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A Tale of Two Shoes

by Michael Kile

February 3, 2012

Everyone knows about that shoe but how many know about the other one? Also a right shoe, ironically, it too slipped off the foot of a woman under duress.

The love bank

by Michael Galak

February 2, 2012

It has mystified me – why Australians are so negative about their banks, especially at the time of the threatened recurrence of the Global Financial Crisis?

Tinker, Tailor, Gary Oldman

by Philippa Martyr

January 31, 2012

Gary Oldman’s wonderful, but only because you know he’s not being Gary Oldman’s usual screen self. Instead he just potters about with a big pair of glasses on.

On Tony Abbott

by Michael Duffy

January 31, 2012

He has become, at least to outward appearances, a man more ordinary.

Constitutional indigestion

by John Izzard

January 30, 2012

Australia Day 2012 may well be the moment when the proposed  changes to the Australian Constitution, to grant special favours to people of Aboriginal descent, unravelled.

Baby power packs punch

by Peter Smith

January 25, 2012

Like a confidence trickster intending to fleece the unwary, the Left will inevitably ramp up a disingenuous campaign to lower the voting age. It is coming. Conservatives better be prepared or be steamrolled.

Back to skool with Julia & Kevin

by Our Correspondent

January 23, 2012

The Perth public high school where I teach last year provided all year nine and ten students with laptop computers. The scheme was a fiasco from the outset.

Racism on the menu

January 23, 2012

Marcia Langton: “Patrick McCauley, speaking for the old Quadrant club of white men who lunch…”

Everybody’s Wiggling

by Philippa Martyr

January 20, 2012

This really is serious news: given the state of the rest of the economy, we may be looking at a Wiggles-led recovery in 2012.

I confess!

by Peter Smith

January 19, 2012

I’m a ninety-nine percenter and I’m not going to take it anymore!

Misogynistic historical fantasy

January 18, 2012

Sam Sorbo: “The filmmakers, seemingly confused about Thatcher’s actual, incredible successes, focus on her dementia and femininity while categorically denying her capability.”

Sweet monsters

by Michael Galak

January 16, 2012

Nothing better brings an understanding of one’s humanity and its imperfections than the necessity to look after one’s grandkids.

Ersatz conservatives

by Peter Smith

January 16, 2012

I don’t know whether Judith Sloan and Heather Ridout consider themselves conservatives. I lose the sense sometimes of what being conservative means to some people.

Bravo real Iron Lady

January 12, 2012

Miranda Devine: “The last movie I walked out of was a Reservoir Dogs video, during the dental torture scene. But I was pregnant at the time and squeamish. This time it was Iron Lady.”

Doomsday fun

January 11, 2012

Tim Blair: ‘Like most normal people, when I think of modern performance art I immediately want the world to end.’

Streep-phobia

January 11, 2012

John Nolte: ‘The overrated Meryl Streep (whose acting meter broke decades ago) proves once again that this current crop of actors the world is saddled with is about as classless a bunch as we’ll ever see (hopefully).’

The Iron Lady

by Christopher Carr

January 10, 2012

Meryl Streep, who plays the title role as Mrs. Thatcher, gives a superb performance.

Gimme, gimme socialism

by Peter Smith

January 9, 2012

Coveting and socialism are more or less synonymous. The whole socialist edifice is built upon some people coveting and confiscating the goods made by others.

The Gillards

by Peter Smith

January 1, 2012

Prize giving time for the worst decisions of 2011.

Tacitus made it up

by Daryl McCann

January 1, 2012

All those fabulous sociological details about the Germani in his history were bogus. Tacitus simply made it all up, borrowing from standard Roman stereotypes about foreigners.