"No wonder Albo gave Tanya Plibersek the job of overseeing the environment. He apparently figured that, when desperate, you look for the cleverest woman to camouflage the dilemma," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"It seems a little excessive to find the politically correct censors at work on the delicious tales – beloved by children of all ages – from the mischievous pen of Roald Dahl" writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The very idea that we should even be paying homage to King Charles is somewhere between laughable and revolting," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
"My only concern is one of health. Obesity is a serious condition, and there’s a danger that some people might be encouraged to 'love' a body that’s actually killing them," says "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Somehow, the Kiwis have created a system where parliamentary democracy has found a rare graciousness beyond the raw struggle for majority power," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"It was Queenslander Kevin Rudd who initiated the Apology to the Stolen Generations; and it was Dutton who walked out of the House when he did so," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Nothing comes close to the wild parabola of Kevin Rudd’s journey to the latest plot point in his story: appointment as Australia’s ambassador to the US," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"I've been mates with Aboriginal people since jackarooing in Queensland years ago, but it’s my marsupial friend who epitomises the shame I feel for what went before," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The brain is still a largely unknown quantity. We’re only beginning to explore its geography, let alone the actions wrought by the multi-billion connections between its constituent parts," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"What odds that a young woman named Florence Nightingale who through sheer determination, courage and caring invented the profession of nursing?" asks columnist ROBERT MACKLIN as he muses about some of history's great coincidences.
"Unlike the authors, the charities that sell secondhand books pay no tax, so they get a double dip into the public purse," says veteran author and "CityNews" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
One endeavour, above all others, will be obsessing columnist ROBERT MACKLIN in 2023 – a book full of surprises for Canberrans on the real story of the men (and one woman) who laid the foundations for our National Capital.
