"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.
Has there ever been a war without war crimes? Try as he might, columnist ROBERT MACKLIN can't think of one.
"A month and a bit from polling day, all the signs are pointing to Antony Green calling it for Labor by about 9.30 on election night," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
In these desperate times of war, plague, flood and pestilence, it’s vital to have the occasional hoot of laughter, says "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Who better than Bond, with his licence to kill, at a time when an unbalanced dictator is threatening the world with a nuclear holocaust?," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The 'bubble' that Morrison likes to call his Canberra workplace has popped. All the clever marketing devices have scattered into the public arena as lies, hypocrisies, bullying and deceit," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Since the Queen is 95 and bedevilled by covid and the sexual foibles of favourite son Andrew, we can be fairly sure that her demise could well occur before that hoped for centennial telegram to herself," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
