"The anger rises whenever I look back at the hospital starved for funds that could at least have provided treatment for my weeping neighbour in the plastic ED ward, and a bed for myself in the extremis of despair, writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
"While women play the team sports of cricket and the footy codes under the same rules as the males, they bring to all sport a grace and a geniality that is still too often missing in the men’s game," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Biden’s fate is blowing in a much fiercer wind than confronted either of his high-wire predecessors. The chances of his reaching his goal is diminishing with every television news feed from the Gaza Strip," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Not even the finest fine printer will save the insurance industry from the worldwide ravages of climate change," predicts "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The Israelis favour their 'Yahweh' while the Muslims plump for 'Allah'. And each claims that their champion performed 'miracles' in Jerusalem, the so-called holy city, that give them preference over the other," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Only when the truth is known to the nation can we take that vital step to draw a line under the colonial mindset and celebrate the unique wonders of our country and its native creatures – our Aboriginal inheritance," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Ambassador Rudd’s intervention exposes the potential problem of a former prime minister as Australia’s representative in such a sensitive post," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Recent polling reveals that only 57 per cent feel Trump’s Republicans will keep America 'safe' from their enemies and a risible 36 per cent say Biden and his Democrats will do the job," reports "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN remembers his glory days of playing footy for Queensland at 14 and why he still gets a quiver of pride every time he sees a maroon jumper.
"The three elements of the campaign were in the wrong order – it should have been hearts first, heads second... before the treaty, of which the Voice is part," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
"In the absence of a government Denticare Program there’s a perfect opportunity for dentists themselves to volunteer their services to transform Aboriginal lives," writes "Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"I remember long ago when I looked forward to collapsing into the sack, reading a chapter of a good book, then just before my eyes closed, flicking off the light and surrendering to the lovely dark," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
