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Newsletter 426
Monday, February 7th, 2022 Newsletter,Much as I might try and avoid politics it’s a subject that just keeps coming back, week after week, as we head towards a federal election. This time around there was one obvious ‘bad sight’, which saw Scummo laying hands on koalas. Although he was promising a measly $50 million to help the koalas while […]
Newsletter 425
Monday, January 31st, 2022 Newsletter,Over the years some readers have told me these newsletters are too “left-wing”, others have found traces of arch-conservatism or various crimes against race or gender. For the record, the newsletter is never intended to be a piece of publishable writing, it’s more like a diary in which I blow off steam about things that […]
Newsletter 424
Monday, January 24th, 2022 Newsletter,After Tonga was virtually wiped out by a volcanic eruption the Australian government announced it would be giving them a million dollars in aid. This, of course, is only a fraction of the billions gifted to friendly corporations during the lockdown, but hey, when was the last time Tonga made a substantial donation to the […]
Newsletter 423
Monday, January 17th, 2022 Newsletter,Bad sight of the week was definitely Scummo at the cricket. Just when you thought it was safe to turn on the TV and watch a little Ashes, up pops this smirking goon, sitting in the commentary box with Adam Gilchrist and Isa Guha. I’m trying lately not to look at him, as he makes […]
Newsletter 421
Monday, December 27th, 2021 Newsletter,Another Christmas. It seems to mean less and less every year when you’re not actively engaged in trying to keep children happy. If it feels even more subdued than usual in 2021, the reasons are not hard to find. Now the Health Minister, Greg _unt, is telling us we don’t need to wait five months […]
Newsletter 420
Monday, December 20th, 2021 Newsletter,As we get closer to Christmas things only seem to get busier. This week has been madder than ever, so I’m not going to try and write a proper newsletter. The most noteworthy thing may be the stealthy increase in COVID-19 cases, and the growing indifference of government and the general public. As I write, […]
Newsletter 419
Monday, December 13th, 2021 Newsletter,I’m afraid the increasing lateness of these postings is an index of the mad scale-up in activity as we come out of the COVID-19 lockdowns. I had a feeling that as soon as we could get back to something approaching normality, life would be frantic again. And so it has come to pass. I’m having […]
Newsletter 417
Monday, November 29th, 2021 Newsletter,Apologies for the lateness of this newsletter. I can blame a combination of factors but I’ll spare you the excuses. The art column this week is the delayed Doug Aitken review, which looks at the American artist’s show at the MCA, which will stretch on over summer. The movie is Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, […]
Newsletter 416
Monday, November 22nd, 2021 Newsletter,I’ve held back this week’s newsletter wondering exactly what was going to be published on the weekend. The Herald has a review of the Doug Aitken show at the MCA and two other pieces I’ve written, but a space crisis has prevailed and the column is on hold again – which means it’s also on […]
Newsletter 415
Monday, November 15th, 2021 Newsletter,This week the biggest news may be the launch of a new 007 movie. If that sounds suitably trashy I can only agree. The James Bond franchise has been powering along with the same formula for decades and No Time to Die, as you’ll read in this week’s film review, offers no radical departures. It’s […]