"Japan’s membership of AUKUS could hardly be more provocative to a country that suffered the indignity of Japanese control of its Taiwan province and its invasion of the mainland in World War II," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The vice-regal operations would greatly benefit from the 'sunshine of public exposure'... we have every right to know the attitudes and actions made on our behalf by the governor-general herself," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"There’s something about Eddie Betts and his kids that takes it beyond the daily dispute between the contending forces," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
The time has come for Chief Minister Andrew Barr to do the decent thing and fall on his political sword, says The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"All too often lately I’ve been left staring into the darkness and worrying about the real murders taking place in the Ukraine and the Gaza Strip," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"What worries me is the decision of our own former PM Scott Morrison to join the Trump motorcade with his new boss, Michael Pompeo, a weird believer in the 'Rapture'," writes The gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Jake Fraser-McGurk’s innings against the West Indies – 41 off 18 balls – revealed a total game changer!" writes cricket tragic and columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Albanese has the chance to cut those union financial ties as a quid pro quo while cracking down on the chief Coalition source to distorting – not to say corrupting – our electoral system, writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Recently I stumbled on an invention that holds the key to our capacity to survive the crisis of climate change and the rising tide of populist nationalism," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"We have yet to pass from adolescence to the mature identity deserving of an Australia Day to celebrate the special event marking its arrival. That will only occur when we become a republic," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Columnist and author ROBERT MACKLIN popped by the Chinese Embassy on Christmas Day on a small goodwill mission.
"The research has astonished me as week by week I have been guided by a multitude of enthusiasts to an exploration of the real, untold story of Canberra’s beginnings," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
