Unloading the Duelling Constitutional Six Shooters
As far as I can tell, the position of the Australian Republic Movement ever since the failure of the 1999 Republic Referendum has effectively if...
Neutering the Nattering Nabobs of Negativism
This article is a follow-up to my recent long piece titled Northern Territory development, debt and deficit - the long and winding road. Urban development...
MPs’ disqualification and Constitution section 44
I posted the piece over the fold some time ago (early January) but the fact that the federal Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters...
Northern Territory development, debt and deficit – the long and winding road
The media debate about last Monday’s NT Budget sure could do with some context and perspective. The Australian’s Amos Aikman was an honourable exception: Everyone...
An argument for celebrating Australian Independence Day on 9 October
[caption id="attachment_31685" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] "Arrival" by Brett Whiteley, painted for the Bicentennial celebrations of the arrival of the First Fleet on 26 January 1788[/caption] We’re...
Stars falling from the skies*
*cross-posted from Screen Hub. The #MeToo sexual harassment tsunami generated by the unmasking of American screen industry heavyweights Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey has hit...
Lateral thinking on constitutional reform
Australia has a backlog of issues that will need to be resolved by constitutional referendum sooner or later: Indigenous recognition (especially the Voice to Parliament);...