"While collectable shops, market stalls and so-called charities pile up their profits, the authors of the work sold and resold get absolutely nothing," bemoans columnist ROBERT MACKLIN, himself an author of 30 books.
As the astrophysicists wax lyrical, "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN wonders if knowing more about the universe makes any difference to life on our tiny blue planet.
"The PM presented successfully to the international leadership without falling prey to the egomania that often accompanies such tap-dancing on the world stage – as happened so embarrassingly with his predecessors," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
"It is Thomson, a whitefella whom the Aboriginal people said, 'thought black', who suffered from his own people the blows of hatred and prejudice that they knew so well," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
“The Chinese – having failed to gain consensus for their latest proposal – will fold their tents and redirect their expansionist ambitions to other more easily infatuated areas of the globe,” says columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Labor was making gains, but 'minority' became a catchword, until just after nine, when the cavalry came roaring in from the West. That’s when, I suspect, the champus corks hit the ceilings over much of Canberra," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Home is where the heart is, and the real measure of Canberra – like everywhere, I guess – may be found in its people and the things they value most," says "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"One side has rejected the 'Uluru Statement from the Heart'. One side is led by a Pentecostal who boasts of 'miracles'. One side is perfectly sanguine about the misuse of public funds," ROBERT MACKLIN has a one-sided view of this election.
"An air of lunacy has developed around the agreement between the Solomon Islands and our biggest and most lucrative trading partner during this surreal election campaign," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.