Betraying our basic values
In the lead-up to the recent Federal election, I toyed with the idea of leaving…More
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Cartoon journalism
In the election post mortems the media’s role as a participant in the process has…More
Facing the fact
In this week’s New York Review of Books Joan Didion brilliantly defines the New Normal…More
Appealing to self-interest
The long term national interest was not on the agenda of either party during the…More
Phone spam and other campaign tactics
‘Hello, this is John Howard. I’ve taken the unusual step of contacting you with this…More
Of PETA the sheep and pixels
For all I know you can probably get an electronic device that plugs into the…More
Ramona Koval interviews Greg Dyke
Ramona Koval’s recent interview with Greg Dyke, former director-general of the BBC, raises many issues…More
After the fact – subscribe to New Matilda
‘After the Fact’, the latest issue of NewMatilda, is filled with must read coverage on…More
The Great Trainwreck deconstructed
On the railway gauge the 2004 election result for Labor was not a trainwreck, nor…More
Outdoing Menzies by a mile
We should not be in any doubt now that John Howard is the man for…More