Month: October 2017
One hundred years of double standards: why communism still gets better press than Nazism
This month, we remember the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik coup d’etat, popularly misnamed the Russian Revolution (the real Russian revolution, abolishing the monarchy and introducing democracy, took place in …
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part IX
[Warning: adult content and language] Goodness, has it really been more than two months since the last instalment? And has there been eight already? Since my recent trip to Europe …
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He’s got more to give
Christopher Pyne has been in the federal parliament since 1993, or my second year at university. I only vaguely remember the “GST election” of that year, since it was only …
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The “far right” Thatcher fan
She is a lesbian politician (with a Swiss Sri Lankan partner) who wants to attract more women to support her, and she idolises Margaret Thatcher, but needless to say, according …
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The Rise And Fall And Maybe Rise Again Of BJ
I feel sorry for Barnaby. I can’t pretend I know the guy – though unlike one of his Cabinet colleagues who calls him “my dear friend Barnaby”, I don’t actually …
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Very Lonely Planet’s Guide to Canberra
The residents of Canberra have woken up this morning to a novel sensation: somebody out there actually likes their city. In fact, the travel guide gurus Lonely Planet have put …
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Australian graffiti artist goes to the Israeli West Bank Wall – you won’t believe what happens next
As many of you know, more than a decade ago, Israel has built a security wall more or less along the border with the West Bank. As the trusted Wikipedia …
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