So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbyeee!
Considering how much the media seemed to enjoy writing about him, the orgy of memorialisation…More
Tagged: commentariat
Trouble in the Suburbs
The myths that dominate Australian public life don’t start at the bottom and work their…More
Swan's Rules
Ever since the new Parliament first sat in February, media commentators have been buzzing about…More
Miranda Magorium's Wonder Emporium
You have to feel sorry for the neo-conservative commentariat – their crusade against the nasty…More
Gerard Henderson and Muslims
Some months back, I examined Gerard Henderson’s rather selective approach to the involvement of churches…More
Of Standards Bearers and Jokers
Members of a major political Party busted doling out fake pamphlets; Walkley-award-winning journalists losing it…More
The Truth about Gerard Henderson
In Tuesday’s Sydney Morning Herald, Gerard Henderson moved into wholly unexplored realms of stupidity. His…More
Miranda Devine and Postmodernism
‘To avoid endless head scratching, it might help to borrow the scrambled brain of a…More
Paul Kelly and The Lucky Country
In October’s edition of The Australian Literary Review (ALR), journalist Paul Kelly offers an intellectual…More
Truly, Madly, Deeply
Piers Akerman Philip Adams recently mused that if Piers Akerman were an aircraft, he would…More