I am, you are, we are Australian
It was supposed to be a historic moment — the first time a Victorian premier had opened Melbourne’s Midsumma Carnival. But the demon La Nina …
Time to take a hard line?
A new HIV prevention ad running in New York is not only dividing campaigners in the USA, it’s stirring up demands for a similar tougher …
A modern nativity
And it came to pass in those days, that some women cleaved one unto another, and many men also likewise. And wished to be married, …
Christmas presents
Congress is giving the Pentagon the authority to end Don’t Ask Don’t Tell – and they don’t have to open the parcel and actually use …
Our obsession with celebrity outings
Oprah is on an outing to Australia. And she wowed the Melbourne crowd, working them like an old fashioned black gospel preacher. I’ve seen nothing …
Don’t ask — and don’t tell WikiLeaks
As more information comes out of WikiLeaks, the world is focussed on the sites founder, Julian Assange. But the information being released allegedly came from …
Keeping left … ish
It was evident by 9.30pm, Saturday night that Labor had lost the Victorian election, but Premier John Brumby took to the stage an hour later …
All over bar the shouting
You can tell the argument for equal marriage has been won. Opponents have been reduced to futile rearguard actions. From here on in it’s all …
When size doesn’t matter
How firm is your election? Not very, if your name is John Brumby. Labor apparatchiks are running around Victoria like headless chooks, predicting the imminent …
The art of compromise
Mark Arbib, powerbroker of the Labor right, has come out in support of equal marriage, suggesting Labor MPs should have a conscience vote on the …