I know all the talk is on that other, supposedly more important election, but if my memory serves me correctly, I think we must be coming up to the always vital (for budding politicians at least) student union elections. What follows is my, well, somewhat fictionalised, and very silly account of all the fun and […]

THE Member for Parramatta, Ross Cameron, undoubtedly believed his “pre-emptive” strike in outing himself for his infidelity was the best available political option given that the “Sydney Morning Herald” clearly intended to write the story with or without his co-operation. My initial reaction was that the tactic might work because the voters generally are dis-interested […]

Ross Cameron, Member for Parramatta, has confessed, to borrow a euphemism attached to Springfield’s adulterous Mayor Quimby on “The Simpsons”, to “polling the electorate”. Unfortunately, for Cameron, a notorious Jesus freak not blessed with a safe seat, the majority of female constituents questioned by “The Daily Telegraph” on Friday were unsatisfied with his performance, while, […]

This is the third and last instalment of reader reviews. This one was referred by Geoff Muirden, and is written by Jeremy Lee. It was first published in Target, the journal of the League of Rights. For those who know nothing of the League it is on what is generally called the “far right”. Moore […]

VARIOUS commentators have been speculating whether or not the decision by the Liberal MP for Parramatta, Ross Cameron, to “out” himself for being unfaithful in his marriage will harm his re-election chances. If the most recent experience – that of Governor James E McGreevey of New Jersey – is an indication, it may not harm […]

The conventional analysis of Mark Latham’s FTA manouvering is that he has beaten Howard with nimble “new politics” footwork. Like much conventional analysis it is wrong, even if Howard is not able to counter the move. If Howard parries correctly it could be to Latham what the exemption of GST on food was to Meg […]

Christopher Bantick argued in The Age on 10 August 2004 that sex is “the emphasis” of magazines for teenage girls. Even if I used to read Dolly and Cleo, well, when sex was being invented, it was hard to agree or disagree with his thesis, so in a highly scientific study I forked out for […]

Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 is the latest evidence of the decadence of western political debate and an intriguing, if unintentional study of the genesis of evil. Our ability to make sound decisions has already been eroded by the incursion into serious journalism of the convergence of news and entertainment. Now Moore completely eliminates the dimensions […]

Mary Kay Letourneau’s release from a Washington jail last week was partly greeted with a continuation of the romantic notions that were initially expressed when she was first imprisoned for second degree child rape. Now forty-two years of age, Letourneau became movie of the week material in 1997 when her sexual relationship with a 12-year-old […]

THE ink was barely dry on the declarations of local authority results in Queensland just over three months ago when virtually every major City Council began the process of increasing the salaries and allowances of its Councillors in the least transparent way possible. The one exception was the City of Brisbane, where the salaries of […]