Reasons to be worried
She was blonde, bulky and she'd been drinking. She told us with deafening certainty that it was "inappropriate" to talk politics in a New York bar.
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Martin Flanagan
Martin Flanagan is a journalist and author who writes on sport, Australian culture and the relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous Australia.
Mystery man whose song defined 1970s Australia
Gypsy Queen is a song of the road no less than the poem Walt Whitman wrote a century earlier.
Face that launched a thousand rip-offs
There were plenty of good-looking actresses around in her day but, as a star, she has outshone them all.
Thanks for the offer, but I'm really not that old
It's not the end I mind. It's the bits and pieces dropping off along the way like a rusty old car with the exhaust pipe dropping off.
Multiculturalism: not an ideal, but a reality
We need to create human societies from people of many different backgrounds.
Many happy returns to Tassie
Tasmania has a scandal that the rest of Australia would do well to learn about.
60 Minutes: overcooked and insincere
The Lebanon child-abduction saga has given us a revealing insight into the culture of commercial TV current affairs.
It's about pride, passion and tradition
With respect, a meeting of tribes can be a time for celebrating our shared culture.
The Easter Uprising impact endures
The ramifications can still be felt today, not least in Australia.
Baby delights until he empties bladder
Baby appears to be able to perform to my command as if he is in Riverdance, until I try the trick once too often.
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