In August 2023, well before the Sydney memorial at the Opera House, I was honoured to attend a Camberwell celebration of Barry’s life in his home suburb. Although both were very moving send-offs, if he had to choose between them, I suspect Barry would nominate the Melbourne event. Or would he?

The decision by public broadcaster SBS to screen the documentary Man on Wire on the tenth anniversary of September 11 seemed at first to be either incredibly insensitive or downright cheeky.

In light of the brutal torture and mutilation of 13 year old Hamza al-Khatib in Syria, is it time to admit that the Arab Spring will never lead to an Arab Summer of Love?

It’s easy to poke fun at Earth Hour. I’ve been […]