News & Commentary Manus Island disaster – and not a squeak from Turnbull, Dutton and Bishop Warwick McFadyen The words that are not said at times speak more powerfully than those that are. Herewith a few words of …
News & Commentary The closure of Manus Island Detention Centre is a ‘process’ (for want of a better word) Warwick McFadyen “Everything is processing at this point.” Such is cruelty wrapped in the banal language of the bureaucrat who serves as …
News & Commentary Jill Hennessy MP says See You Next Tuesday (On Wednesday) Warwick McFadyen The cut and thrust of parliamentary debate, such as the recent imbroglio involving Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy and her Deputy …
News & Commentary Australia steps through the looking glass and joins the Human Rights Council Warwick McFadyen The Human Rights Council is . . . made up of 47 states responsible for the promotion and protection of all …
News & Commentary Tony Abbott: a prophet discarded in his own land Warwick McFadyen Verily, for though Tony Abbott lives among us, his spirit dwells in earlier times. It has the shape of a …
Music, News & Commentary, Recorded Nobel Prize: time for Bob Dylan to hand the baton to Joni Mitchell Warwick McFadyen Update: This article was published before the announcement of British author Kazuo Ishiguro being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. …
Music, News & Commentary, Recorded Tom Petty dead at 64, his music undimmed Warwick McFadyen *News of Tom Petty’s death has been confirmed since this story was published this morning I am listening to Tom …
News & Commentary Trump and Kim Jong-Un’s insults are all tip and no iceberg Warwick McFadyen It is a puny weapon in the scheme of things, and even smaller in the context of nuclear Armageddon, but …
Music, News & Commentary, Recorded You don’t just listen to Roger Waters, you walk within his mind Warwick McFadyen Slide the CD into the player, find the symbol to stream. Click. The waves hit you. You go under. You …
News & Commentary Donald Trump. Beautiful. Sad. Madman Warwick McFadyen Who sees beauty in death? Or rather who sees beauty in the bringers of death and destruction? A person of …