"Submarines are said to be useful weapons of war, but to be useful we have to actually go to war. Otherwise it’s just money down the drain," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"When the Nazis in November 1938 attacked Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues on 'Kristallnacht', the night of broken glass that signalled the start of the horror, Australian officialdom was silent," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"An allied whitefella group would have understood instantly that the only way to get political action was to expose the community to the reality of the attempted Aboriginal ethnocide by the colonial regime," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
"As the former refugees told of their lives and their gratitude to the country that gave them the opportunity, someone at our place said: 'That’s the Australia we used to be'," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The sea isn't 'cruel'. It merely responds – as science says it must – to the idiocy (and cruelty) of the men who invent the wars and who refuse to slow or prevent further heating of the planet," says "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"In the covid era, the Olympics were a nice distraction for the millions in quarantine or self-imposed solitude," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"We are all trying to survive a worldwide existential threat posed by man-made climate change and one of its most virulent manifestations, the COVID-19 pandemic.," write "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"An awful stench of workplace impropriety came pouring out of Parliament House together with the most loathsome ducking and weaving from the Prime Minister," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"One of the reasons military figures are so useful is that… they can be relied upon to take orders respectfully and even to have their own decisions countermanded by a prime minister such as Morrison," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN
Beyond the art world's mad excesses, dear Bob Baker's art stands forlornly unloved.
"The Australian colonies not only targeted the miners from all other nationalities engaged in the great goldrush of the 1850s and '60s, they then federated and legislated a White Australia policy against the Chinese for the next 90 years," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Instead of a one-day holiday, make it two – one on each side of the weekend. That way we can really make a difference to the travel industry’s plight and to the health and happiness of workers," suggests "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
