I’m a satisfied NBN customer but…
I know it’s not popular to admit this but I am a relatively satisfied NBN customer. My shiny new NBN was perfect for around …
Stop the ugly victim blaming
For the record, I made several appearances on the ABC’s panel show The Drum some years ago for which I fully apologise to all …
Cupboard boy descends to the toilet
We all do it when we have a spare moment. Bang our names into Google’s search engine and see what comes up. Julian Assange, …
A humble human guinea pig on Keytruda trial
Last night I went to bed early with a raging sore throat and a runny nose. If anything, those symptoms are a touch worse …
The real question is should governments govern?
When the time comes for me to scratch away at the voluntary postal plebiscite, I will be voting no. And I say so presuming …
Blue Murder 2 – When fiction is stranger than fact
When did fiction become stranger than fact? The answer would appear to be when an Australian television production company gets hold of a cracking …
Jail those who cover up sex abuse
Hippy spiritual groups to the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the Salvation Army, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Uniting Church, Yeshiva schools in Melbourne and …
In Australia, The New York Times of our lives
I have been perusing the pages of The New York Times so you don’t have to. With great sound and fury, the NYT recently …
Losing is just as good as winning
After his loss to Gough Whitlam in the 1974 election, Sir Billy Snedden, former Liberal Party leader and superlative psephologist of yesteryear pronounced: “We …
The Corby circus keeps rolling on
Let’s face it, it’s been a tough week. What we need now is an issue that will unify the nation. Happily we have one …