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An hour of my life stolen

James Farrell
July 19, 2011July 19, 2011
Since some episodes are good and others bad, I could never see the point of being either a declared friend or enemy of Q&A. But...
Immigration and refugees Politics - international Sport-general

Can cricketers do Rudd’s job for him?

James Farrell
July 11, 2011July 13, 2011
Peter Roebuck, the Fairfax cricket writer, has joined Mike Atherton in suggesting a boycott of Sri Lanka. For England that means next year; for Australia,...
Economics and public policy Films and TV

Last chance to weep for Iceland

James Farrell
April 19, 2011April 19, 2011
'You go with the information you had...' I'm probably almost the last person to have seen Charles Ferguson's documentary Inside Job. But the film is...
Climate Change Economics and public policy Politics - national Uncategorized

Shorten and the cake

James Farrell
March 1, 2011March 1, 2011
Three things emerged from qanda last night. The first was that Malcolm Turnbull is out of control, and thinks he can undermine Tony Abbott at...
Music

Pinchgut 2010

James Farrell
November 30, 2010November 30, 2010
Orpheus and Eurydice by Carlo Cignani (1628-1719) O everlasting gods! I see your lovely eyes and your beautiful face, and yet I cannot believe my...
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The ‘raw, impassioned core’

James Farrell
November 19, 2010November 19, 2010
A fertile collaboration A brief reflection, albeit belated, on the passing of Henryk Górecki won't be out of place in such a hive as ours...
Music Theatre

Don’t cry, go and see Rigoletto!

James Farrell
October 12, 2010October 13, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0jOiz7pXk Joan Sutherland has passed on. Inevitably, obituarians are taking the opportunity to contend that she was the greatest soprano, or even the greatest singer,...

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