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From a perspective of some eighty years it is possible to misunderstand or underestimate the intensity of the fears—but also the hopes and aspirations—of the British people as they faced up to another colossal existential challenge, less than a full generation after what, it was now suddenly clear, had only been the first world war.
Sep 10 2024
11 mins
The Republican presidential contender is an acquired taste. Given the alternative, it's a taste persnickety conservatives should make the effort to acquire
Sep 09 2024
4 mins
Sound Advice for Amorous Swains
One of the things that seems to have been killed off in today’s woke world is the art of seduction. Forget the theme songs of the many Hollywood movies that entertained teenagers and their parents in the ‘50’s and ‘60s such as Bing Crosby crooning to a wavering Doris Day, “Baby it’s Cold Outside” or Doris returning mixed but encouraging messages in her “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps…” The implicit message: Maybe. Convince me…
Things got a bit more heated by the Eighties when AC/DC belted out “She Shook Me All Night Long” and Joe Cocker followed that up with the equally explicit “You Can Leave Your Hat On … (yes, yes, yes )…”
These days No means No, right? Well maybe not if you’re a Labor state government keen to ignore the overwhelming “No bloody way” rejection by 61 per cent of the voting population to the divisive Voice referendum. No, they’ll ignore the electorate’s veto and pursue their goal by other means (but with the same…
The proportions of Aboriginal children and young people placed in a relative or kin placement or with an Aboriginal foster carer have decreased, and the proportion of Aboriginal children who were reunified with their families has declined.
Sep 09 2024
17 mins
If we imagine a metric called the Pinocchio Scale, which measures the number of lies told by a politician as a percentage of his or her overall public statements, our current prime minister (for want of a better description), Airbus Albo, has moved well into uncharted territory.
Sep 06 2024
5 mins
