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Category Archives: Review
How can the University of Queensland recover from the Drew Pavlou affair?
The management of the University of Queensland, and in particular Peter Hoj and Peter Varghese, stand condemned today by the international media, by both Labor and Liberal politicians, by both left-wing and right-wing Australians, by its own students, and by … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Critique, Democracy, Humour, Journalism, Politics - national, Review, Science, Social, Social Policy
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Yes Minister: hilarious, truthful, too good to be true.
Here at Troppo we have referred to the ‘Yes Minister series’ many times because of its brilliant commentary on the timeless issues of government, exemplified in the skit above. I have gone through three phases with the series: when it … Continue reading
Love, Love, Love by Red Stitch
The supreme vice is shallowness Oscar Wilde to Bosie I went to see Love, Love, Love by the terrific actor’s ensemble theatre company Red Stitch tonight. I’d previously seen Grounded which I thought was an Arthur Milleresque masterpiece which was … Continue reading
Wolf guy is worth it
As usual I’m a year behind the publicity machine, so I missed the original reviews of this book, as well as the fanfare during the Sydney Writers’ Festival, which the author Mark Rowlands attended. This post is for any reader … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Review
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The Colours by Peter Houghton : Another Club Troppo Gold Star Review
If you are of a certain age, you will know what people mean when they refer to “The War”. You will be able to cast your mind back and imagine a type of blustery former warrior, of proud bearing, … Continue reading
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