Cauterising at Gate 31
By Melissa Frost Last night I was at Hong Kong International airport, Gate 31 to be precise, dutifully lining up to board flight QF98 to […]
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Medieval combat for ‘the Palace letters’ (part 2)
By Dr George Venturini The coup had been long in the making. A full nine months before the 11 November dismissal, and eight months before […]
Democracy via three-word slogans
By Ad astra Another title might have been Democracy according to Hayne, as it was The Honourable Justice Kenneth Madison Hayne AC, QC, Royal Commissioner in […]
Medieval combat for ‘the Palace letters’ (part 1)
By Dr George Venturini 2. Medieval combat for ‘the Palace letters’ So, was Prince Charles just a visitor to Australia in November 2015? Interpretations of […]
Uncovering the ruthless heart of the Liberal Party
By Ad Astra Dedicated observers of the political scene in Australia owe much to Niki Savva. Although she has been a political correspondent for News […]
Charles III
By Dr George Venturini Charles III ‘Australia Day’ is time for bombastic rhetoric. In 2017 then Prime Minister Turnbull took the occasion for the customary […]
The Unwanted Guests
By 2353NM We’ve all seen the movie or read the book that has, as a part of the plot, a group of relatives who are […]
A conga line of bludgers: Prince Charles (part 8)
By Dr George Venturini On 11 and 12 February 2015 Charles visited Saudi Arabia for the twelfth time since 1986. He had been there in […]
The Peters and the Pauls: The fight for sex work decriminalisation in Queensland
By Jezabel Decriminalisation is being fought for in Queensland right now, with a symposium in Parliament today, the 21st August. Respect Inc, Queensland’s sex worker […]
Be wary of a Trump-Morrison alliance
By Ad astra Have you noticed the growing bond between President Trump and PM Morrison? Morrison has always been fulsome in his praise of Trump: “He says […]
A conga line of bludgers: Prince Charles (part 7)
By Dr George Venturini On 6 February 2015 Prince Charles started an official tour of Gulf countries including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab […]
A conga line of bludgers: Prince Charles (part 6)
By Dr George Venturini At the end of November 2006, a U.K. newspaper revealed that Saudi Arabia had given Britain ten days to suspend the […]
A conga line of bludgers: Prince Charles (part 5)
By Dr George Venturini For the past fifty years, at least, the United Kingdom has been a major supplier of armaments to Saudi Arabia. The […]
When social media turned from a trickle of users into a flood
By Anthony Andrews When social media turned from a trickle of users into a flood, the trade union movement – among others – were quick […]
A conga line of bludgers: Prince Charles (part 4)
By Dr George Venturini Once a year, the Royal Family is required to make some financial information available to the public. The 2018 reports revealed […]