"Even if we don’t blast ourselves to pieces, our homeland, this beautiful blue planet, is becoming unlivable. And we have no one to blame but ourselves," writes The gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Protecting kiddies is a lovely idea in theory, but until the governments of the world unite, it’s just not going to happen… ever," says The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"If Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office, only a tealeaf reader would dare predict his attitude to the tripartite AUKUS caucus," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Why do our white compatriots so easily forgive the British for not just stealing the Aboriginals’ homeland but then trying to wipe them out," asks The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"I would be very surprised if Albanese survived as prime minister long enough to lead Labor to the 2025 election… the Labor factions, I’m told, are already abuzz with leadership chatter," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Then the seemingly impossible happened and, at the top of the straight, the old jockey surrendered the saddle to his female stablemate," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The Australian experience differed from the West Indies slavery in that the Aboriginal people were enslaved in their own beloved country as their spiritual and physical identities were stripped away," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"On any given day, the ABC's viewing line-up is overwhelmed by repeats; most of the rest are BBC propaganda freebees such as Antiques Roadshow or Grand Designs," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Why, I ask you, is the currawong and crow protected by law when the decorative and charming species are crying out for protection from them," asks The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Like Nixon, Trump is bereft of personal morality, caring only to climb up the castle wall of political favour hand over hand, not realising that we journalists have tended the poisoned ivy that supports him," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.