Clearing the Decks
The Prime Minister has obviously decided that his recent tactics were creating too many heroes…More
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What's Left of Land Rights?
While social justice campaigners around the country were patting themselves on the back after the…More
Skating for Refugees (and Votes)
Whether it’s dancing on ice with Channel Nine’s celebrity circus troupe, sucking up to the…More
The Kiss of Death
The only thing in Canberra that was louder than the verbal stoush between Labor leader…More
Secret Private School Business
At last, the Howard Government’s school funding system is to be investigated via an inquiry…More
The Finer Points of Western Humour
Some months back, I made an awful mistake. In New Matilda, I wrote that Rupert…More
The Theatre of War
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are responsible for an unprecedented refinement of State terrorism. Its…More
Avoiding the Road to Damascus
Despite the pall of wartime smoke obscuring much of southern Lebanon these days, one thing…More
Instability the New Black
Mark Steyn, that savvy columnist or conservative polemicist depending on your point of view has…More
Questioning Israel
In 2002, Robert Fisk, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, wrote that talking about the…More