"It is interesting the way a group of young women have gradually demolished the whole silly aristocratic façade of inherited distinction brick by grubby brick," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Our world is separating itself into two violently opposed camps – the people v. their failed leadership – and an undeclared war between them will mean the destruction of human society as we know it," write "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"With the country on fire and the rivers drying up Australians are watching with growing amazement that Scott Morrison’s belief in 'miracles' extends to a blind denial of science and the evidence all around him," writes "Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Author ROBERT MACKLIN finds himself drawn into murky, security intrigue as Canberra's "secret prisoner", an Australian soldier stripped by the government of his real name, takes on the Alexander Maconochie Centre in court. Who is this man and what is his story?
"Do not think for a moment that Shorten has surrendered his ambitions for The Lodge. His recent half-hearted mea culpa for the loss of the election was nothing but a PR stunt," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"While Trump and his gang are the current horror story, they could be seen as no more than the logical conclusion to a lawless trend," writes "Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Climate change isn’t about politics; it’s about survival. It is those 16-year-olds who will be carried away by the cyclones and floodwaters, the fires and the droughts. So of course they should be given the vote. It’s their only chance," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Have you noticed how policemen in riot gear look and act the same the world over? It’s no coincidence. They have been selected and trained to be that angry person," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Once the broad mass of Australians, new and old, learn the real story of our Aboriginal past, they will respond with that precious quality we genuinely cherish: the fair go," write The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
“Coming back home after the hurly-burly of Sydney is always a joy. It’s not all glitz and glamour on the publicity trail," says The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"They’d put their best publicist on the job and the interviews and events stretched ahead like an endless obstacle course,” writes author ROBERT MACKLIN