The indignation expressed by your correspondents relating to a wharfie strike at Botany seems to be widespread. (Letters, 29/9). Ironically, the only reason the AWU has a stranglehold on the […]
Read MoreSpain could learn from Oz approach
While the “rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain”, the post-flood mud (and a good dose of crowd indignation) was heaped squarely on regal shoulders during protests after Valencia’s […]
Read MorePassage to India
While the legacy of the once expansive British Empire is often referenced in the context of the Australia Day “invasion” and matters driving the republican movement, other long-lasting effects on […]
Read MoreHeritage vexed issue
On the surface, Adrian Leopardi’s clever analogy of the Voice and British royal kingship both being based on ancestry and therefore compatible intellectually in our constitution is a great example […]
Read MoreDeath & politics
Tim Blair’s brilliant appraisal of the 2022 US midterm elections has finally set my anxieties to rest, explaining convincingly that cheating was not the explanation for the Democratic Party successes. […]
Read MoreCharles heeds caution
With 115 recorded cases of COVID-19 and the first death in the United Kingdom, I commend Prince Charles for cancelling his Prince’s Trust Group Dinner. (Chicken Chuck’s gaffe, 6/3). Doing […]
Read MoreDivine reward
Whether miracles are done either by the hand of God, the probability of fate or whimsically happen because some are lucky, the salvation of four young Australians and two Indonesians […]
Read MoreBenedict’s message
As the deep-pitched tower bells in the churches lamented the depressing news that former Pope Benedict XVI had died, it was surely only a matter of time before a discussion […]
Read MoreFundraiser tough sell for returning ISIS brides
The repatriation of ISIS brides and their children has caused much angst across Australia, with Western Sydney mayors Ned Mannoun and Frank Carbone objecting to their backyards being used as […]
Read MoreConscience vote call
Although completely wrong in her reasoning, motivation, timing and insensitivity on the complex matter of Palestinian recognition, Senator Fatima Payman highlights one of the biggest problems with politics in this […]
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