Powerhouse to dusty old outfit
Melbourne University Council has decided that the Australian book market is ripe for an injection of dry, turgid, unreadable academic texts. Prepare yourself for …
A reminder of Labor’s history of stuffing up golden situations
The final sitting day in the parliament yesterday provided a timely reminder that Labor has a long and illustrious history of finding itself in …
Liberals sleepwalk to an electoral calamity
The Morrison government is sleepwalking to an electoral calamity. Can the Liberal Party be roused from its slumber in time at least to save …
Front row seats for the brawling Greens
If you listen closely you can hear it. The sound of muffled shrieks and angry recriminations. The dull thud of the slipper being sunk. …
Writers, we’re a horrendously boring bunch
I’ve always said I’d never go to writers’ festivals and true to my word, I never have. The mere thought of sitting in a …
Wentworth, you’re stepping in it
The denizens of Wentworth gather tomorrow at polling booths to determine the fate of Israel, the Iran Nuclear Agreement, the future of Judeo-Christian civilisation …
Malcolm in the middle… again
Keep your heads down, folks. Prepare yourself for the ghastly din of the ABC engaging in impassioned discourse with itself. It could go on …
Standing room only on the grassy knoll
It’s standing room only on the grassy knoll. Or at least it is if you believe the garbled conspiracy theories being peddled around by …
How to pick a cancer faker
Another day, another cancer faker exposed. In July, in the Adelaide District Court, Kelly Val Smith pleaded guilty to four counts of deception and …
ABC News 24: when too much non-news is never enough
While we contemplate the tragedy that has befallen the once great party of Billy McMahon, let us also consider what’s on Bill Shorten’s to …