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Newsletter 436
Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 Newsletter,If you’re wondering what happened to last week’s newsletter, there is no nefarious explanation. I was in the country for more than four days, and didn’t have much opportunity to look at the website or my emails. I did, however, notice that the Herald had managed to sit on another Saturday column, so the only […]
Newsletter 435
Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 Newsletter,Is Scott Morrison a racist? I sincerely doubt it. Is he capable of using a racial slur to advance his own interests? Well… The jury is out this week on Scummo’s preselection for the seat of Cook on 2007 – the point at which our current troubles began. He’s said to have killed off his […]
Newsletter 434
Monday, April 4th, 2022 Newsletter,Will Smith should have asked himself how Richard Williams would have responded to an offensive joke before he marched on stage at the Academy Awards and whacked Chris Rock across the chops. If we are to believe King Richard, for which Smith won the Best Actor award, Williams simply stared down every setback, every insult, […]
Newsletter 433
Monday, March 28th, 2022 Newsletter,How good is the Australian government for announcing it will accept New Zealand’s offer to take 450 asylum seekers from offshore detention centres – a full nine years after the offer was made!! This cruel and unusual practice has cost almost half a million dollars per person per year, so why didn’t the Coalition didn’t […]
Newsletter 432
Monday, March 21st, 2022 Newsletter,This week I’ve been working on yet another obituary – for Peter Powditch, who died a few weeks ago. As per my agreement with the Sydney Morning Herald, I can’t run these pieces until they’ve appeared in print, so it will be a little before it gets to the site. Next up is Ken Whisson, […]
Newsletter 431
Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 Newsletter,There are so many experts discussing the war in Ukraine every week – and so many self-appointed experts – that it’s apparent nobody really knows what’s going to happen. It seems inconceivable that Putin, with his massively superior fire power, could actually lose this war, but with every day of successful resistance the Ukrainians and […]
Newsletter 430
Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 Newsletter,Another week when art seems to pale into insignificance alongside the major events of the day. The war in Ukraine appears more diabolical whenever one turns on the TV, and looks like it’s only going to get worse. Meanwhile, the NSW north coast is under water, and it seems the Lismore Regional Gallery may have […]
Newsletter 429
Monday, February 28th, 2022 Newsletter,Even allowing for Albo’s “hot” new look being plastered across the pages of the Womens Weekly, there’s really only one story this week. Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine has the same ominous feeling as 9/11 – it’s one of those moments that will change the world forever. While commentators and politicians have been saying it […]
Newsletter 428
Monday, February 21st, 2022 Newsletter,It was only too predictable that every week leading up to the federal election would produce a new batch of lame stunts, as Scummo tries desperately to convince us he’s a good bloke. This, apparently, is the summit of his political ambitions. He’s already dismissed the idea of leaving a legacy, saying that he’s focused […]
Newsletter 427
Monday, February 14th, 2022 Newsletter,As usual, one can only have mixed feelings about the Olympics opening ceremonies. On one hand it was the familiar cavalcade of kitsch – right down to the choice of music, from John Lennon’s Imagine to Beethoven’s Ninth. All those noble sentiments expressed about the need for everyone to live together in peace and harmony […]