Lessons from the past for Vincent Tarzia
Far be it from me, humble hack, to offer advice to new Liberal leader Vincent Tarzia about how he should go about his business, but maybe it’s ok to point out a few lessons from history. To have a quick squizz at some of his predecessors in the job and see if there are any…
Olympics are a cocoon of good news in a bad world
What are we going to do when the Olympics are over? For the last couple of weeks they have provided a cocoon of human warmth, inspiring stories and against the odd tales. Newspapers everywhere have been wrapped up in the warm embrace of the Olympics, radiating all that sporting joy and happy nationalism. The Advertiser…
South Australia. The nation’s North Korea. A one-party state.
South Australia is becoming the nation’s own little North Korea. A one-party state. Sure, we go through the process of having elections. But like North Korea, the result is never really in doubt. There was a shock last year in the North Korean poll when some official candidates received less than 100 per cent of…
The AFL must hate the game’s fans
The start of the AFL year is upon us and it’s hard to remember a more low-key start to the season. And I say this as a Swans fan whose team is playing tonight. As ever the AFL, thinking themselves the smartest people in the room, reveal themselves to be the dumbest. In reaching for…