Grumpy Old Journo
Thursday, December 3
It's time to say goodbye.
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It is my sad task to inform you that Ian Skinner is deceased (the term passed away was always abhorrent to him) He died peacefully in h...
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Sunday, November 29
My word is my bond. What a quaint idea.
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Once upon a time, children, conservative men regarded their honour as paramount. Proud men would face one another with pistols at dawn if...
Tuesday, November 10
I love praise, but is this a bit stiff?
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Like any other blogger, I love praise . So when this notification of a new comment turned up in my Inbox today, I was chuffed: I don’t know...
Monday, November 9
Remembering the republicans' defeat
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Where is the passion we felt ten years ago when we argued about becoming a republic? The 10th anniversary of the republican movement's ...
Thursday, November 5
Merry makes a tidy Cup profit
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A nice triumph for my wife. She backed the third placegetter, Mourilyan, giving me the pleasure of going down to the pub to collect $36.50 ...
Monday, October 26
Taking the moral low ground – the prerogative of the harlot through the ages
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Rudd's inspiration? image from Wikipedia What a tawdry fortnight in Federal Parliament as our political leade...
Thursday, October 22
When it's deadly, it's outstanding
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"That's a blackfella word. It's the ultimate praise anyone can give you" – performer Leah Purcell defines "deadly...
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