Author Archives: Stephen Hill

JOHN HOWARD CANBERRA PRESS CONFERENCE 13:02 AM 12/8/04 HOWARD: I’d to thank you for all coming. I would like to discuss the spirit of the FTA which the leader of the opposition has so heinously ridiculed showing his anti-American and … Continue reading →

The Hon. MICHAEL COSTA: This censure motion is a joke, just like everything else that Opposition members do in this House. I have absolute contempt for Opposition members because they are lazy, they do not produce policies and they do … Continue reading →

Gummo Trotsky has a delightful recollection of a particularly teacher who we have probably all encountered in some form, in some class, which has sent memories flooding back to the daze of secondary school. One such teacher I can recall … Continue reading →

According to the Guardian Football’s most senior administrator attracted the wrath of the women’s game last night by suggesting female players wear tighter shorts to promote “a more female aesthetic”. Sepp Blatter, the president of the world governing body Fifa, … Continue reading →

You’re Bhutan! With the body of a gnat and the mind of a dragon, you are a bundle of energy.  You enjoy mountain-climbing, rock-climbing, stair-climbing, pretty much any kind of climbing you can manage.  This has lifted you into the … Continue reading →

In his usual idiosyncratic fashion J.M. Coetzee has orated his Nobel Lecture through the persona of Robinson Crusoe. With great plagues, decoy ducks, parrots and mutliple Defoe references Coetzee weaves a fascinating tale of isolation, unease and confused identity. Worth … Continue reading →

Its just three weeks from Christmas so I thought I’d help those news organisations with a few ole trusty news angles that appear every Christmas. Early this month we had a new variation with Cocaine Christmas cards from Chile, which … Continue reading →