"It was John McEwen who provided the engine that powered the Menzies government through those days of plenty as our country grew towards adulthood," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Instant worldwide communication has brought the plight of all nations to global attention; and we’re all learning from each other’s successes and failures," writes "The gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"It's time to kill the 'zombie' that equates government finances – surpluses and deficits – with ordinary household debt. In fact, they are as different as breathing air and seawater," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"For all their self-congratulation, the members of the so-called National Cabinet had failed to see and heed the obvious lessons from a near neighbour. No, not NZ," writes "Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"That’s the ABC. That’s Aunty. That’s the most respected and reliable teller of the Australian story. And that’s what the Morrison government is cutting off at the knees," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Scott Morrison would quite like to be seen as the champion of a broad movement toward reconciliation, particularly if he were able to 'wedge' the Opposition along the way," says "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
“We supply some $112 billion to the nation’s GDP each year. We employ vastly more than coal or iron ore,” writes “The Gadfly” columnist and author ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The evidence of failure is all around us in the fires of prejudice most recently lit by the orange man in the White House," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"We’ve allowed ourselves to become the meat in a sandwich torn between Trump’s schizophrenic US…
"What is it in our system that makes it impossible for men such as Malcolm Turnbull and Kevin Rudd to prosper in the rough and tumble of federal politics, particularly when they are committed to policies that the great majority approves?" asks "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
WITNESS J, the prisoner held secretly in Canberra’s Alexander Maconochie Centre for more than seven months, is soon to publish a book on his incarceration with some of Australia’s most odious paedophiles.
"While we have turned Australia upside down for one tragedy, we’ve done virtually nothing for the other," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
