Ordinary monsters
Compassion is a civilising virtue. Increasingly, on Anzac Day we highlight the compassion of Simpson…More
Tagged: australian politics
The hillbilly dictator
‘Joh madness’, indeed. Mike Steketee’s look at the demented Joh for PM campaign in the…More
Farewell Sir Joh
The one certain way of stirring up a Labor Party branch meeting in days of…More
Signing on the dotted line
The Howard Government, just like the Bush Administration, has for years been averse to treaties,…More
S/he made me do it …
‘Every minute in the world a woman is raped and she has no-one to blame…More
Australia in Asia
Approaching the ninetieth anniversary of Australia’s most masterly military extrication, John Howard pulled off a…More
Rethinking Education continued
In Issue 33 of New Matilda (link here) I set out a bold assumption on…More
True political courage
If you’re in my neighbourhood, please drop in. I’ve just put the finishing touches to…More
Trafficked women's priest jailed in Italy
Italian priest Don Cesare Lo Deserto managed the Regina Pacis (Queen of Peace) immigrant shelter…More