The world has long known that despite its endless boasting, America is not - and likely has never been - the greatest country on earth....

Lot of brouhaha about 'redskins' and 'chicos' changing their names. I understand. If there's one thing that's important to me in this...

I woke this morning to hear that British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is in a spot of bother over an off-the-cuff comment that the...

I'm proudly Australian. I'm not a flag-waving Australian, but that's more to do with a personal disdain for vexillology, rather than any...

It's been quite ridiculously cold in Perth these last few mornings. Frost on the ground. Frost on Windows. Frost on pets and duvets, for...

Possibly the most vexing "issue" in Australian politics is one that has become so convoluted and distorted that I'm struggling to even...

The United States just can't seem to get past the pain of September 11, 2001. I'm not surprised, but I fervently wish that for their...

It seems that fast food has been on the receiving end of some unwanted attention of late; at least, it's unwanted from the point of view...

The Queensland Floods My wife and I went to the movies on the weekend. We opted for some fairly mindless entertainment, settling on the...

Some thoughts on the lives and deaths of Andrew and Myuran... Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. These two were, at one time, foolish and...

It’s an interesting time to be an Australian. I’m not sure I’d call it exciting (as Prime Minister Turnbull might prefer), but you’d have...

ADAM GOODES The hard thing about wanting to post something about the booing of Adam Goodes is knowing where to begin and when to step...