The Rudd I respect
Phillip AdamsNo one who saw that press conference, his family frozen in grief, can forget it. After decades in the ALP I resigned and won’t go back.
Weep salt tears for our water
Phillip AdamsIn a rare act of bipartisanship, politicians plan to give unimaginable amounts of it to Adani and to hell with the consequences.
Let us bow our heads
Phillip AdamsThe Gregorians have their chants, Islam has its memorised passages from the Koran. We have our phones.
Moving in the age of mega-junk
Phillip AdamsBlame our disposable, nomadic lifestyles, but what we dump on the footpath is not just astonishing, it’s shocking.
A parable for the age of Trump
Phillip AdamsRichard Flanagan’s new book is a triumph of talent and timing. Spoiler alert: you may need therapy after reading it.
Rock hanging in the balance
Phillip AdamsThe history wars are swirling around one of Australia’s most famous geological sculptures, effectively Victoria’s Uluru.
Layers of loyalties
Phillip AdamsWe are all jigsaws, mosaics, citizens of our families, suburbs, clubs and associations.
Kerry, Ita & a work of friction
Phillip AdamsSome stories are best left neither confirmed nor denied.
Memo to Ms Hanson
Phillip AdamsIt’s hard to be a lonely right-wing voice drowned out by a chorus of unpatriotic leftists.
Some call it progress
Phillip AdamsOn August 2, 1917, 100,000 Australians went on strike in the most significant industrial action in our history.
A billabong half empty
Phillip AdamsOur unofficial anthem is a celebration of failure. No wonder it still resonates.
We have hisstory
Phillip AdamsWe’ve had snakes in the laundry, on the back stairs, in the swimming pool, under a bed, in the four-wheel-drive.
Yours faithfully
Phillip AdamsAfter years of cordial relations, Australia Post is now driving us bonkers.
The spark of life
Phillip AdamsSome of the most beautiful faces are old, archaeological in their ancientness but expressive of long lives.
The feeling’s mutual
Phillip AdamsLoving your enemy is easier said than done, especially when they include Pauline Hanson and Mark Latham.
Great dictator? Don’t laugh
Phillip AdamsFor a time in the 1930s, both world entertainment and politics were dominated by lookalikes with the same moustache.
Great dictator? Don’t laugh
Phillip AdamsFor a time in the 1930s, both world entertainment and politics were dominated by lookalikes with the same silly moustache.
Time to dust off the old scythe
Phillip AdamsSimon Reynolds changed his name to Siimon on numerological advice – a superstition wholly appropriate.
Time to dust off the old scythe
Phillip AdamsDiick believes Australia is doomed without rigid limits on immigration.
In living memory
Phillip AdamsIf you live life to the full, who needs a pyramid?
It’s a mad mix
Phillip AdamsMemo to My Kitchen Rules. Recruit your next contestants from local covens.
It’s a mad mix
Phillip AdamsMore than 60 years of immersion in politics has led me to the sad view that most politicians are nuts.
Scraping the barrel
Phillip AdamsIn the beginning, storytellers gossiped about the gods.
The name game
Phillip AdamsWhat’s in a name? In the case of our city streets, a fascinating back story.
The name game
Phillip AdamsWhat’s in a name? In the case of our city streets, a fascinating back story.
