North Korea versus Northern Territory
As the northernmost capital city of Australia, Darwin has had its share of bad luck, from the Japanese bombing in 1942, through Cyclone Tracy in 1972, to, well, being Darwin …
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The New York Times Style Guide to Alternative Cultural Practices
“The New York Times” decided it will now refer to “female genital mutilation” as “genital cutting”, a term that brings to mind something as harmless as male circumcision (which is …
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What ANZAC Day means to a transplanted Pole
Having come to Australia in 1988 I am what some refer to as a “new Australian”. As such, unlike most of my Australian readers, I can claim no relatives and …
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Peta PM? Oh please
“The most intriguing news of the weekend was the report that Peta Credlin is being touted as a possible future Liberal Party MP. Why stop there? Why not Peta for …
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Liberte, egalite, disunite
Some quick take-outs from the first round of the French presidential elections over the weekend: 1. Emmanuel Macron on 23.8 per cent of the votes, followed by Marine Le Pen with …
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What are the Australian values?
On everyone’s favourite Buzzfeed impersonator, News.com.au, Malcolm Farr has a go at the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for his stumbling answer to the question during the press conference about the …
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How China censors your movies
Remember the outrage late last year about Matt Damon playing the lead role in “The Great Wall”? The movie’s trailer sparked criticism in the US that a white man had …
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No longer Turkish Delight
President Erdogan sometime ago (in)famously (and approvingly) compared the constitutional “reforms” he desired to those of Hitler’s circa 1933-4. Thanks to a small majority of Turkish voters, he now has …
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