The arguments over his presidency will continue. Good, bad or mediocre – it’s a matter of opinion but in his 43 years of service after his time ran out in the White House, Jimmy Carter, a good man driven by his profound Christian belief, became great.
As we have become hooked on sugar, governments would quickly become dependent on the revenues a sugary drinks tax would raise.
It was said that 2024 was the year of elections around the world. While Australians watched the chaos unfold from afar, the new year offers our own dabble in democracy.
The stunning debut of Australian cricket’s next star is a testament to the extraordinary self-belief of our country’s younger generation.
The notion of a prison swap between a forlorn Australian vegan incongruously fighting on the battlefields of the Donbas and a grossly obese, sweaty man holed up in an apartment in Woollahra, claiming diplomatic protection, invites a raft of fat jokes.
Readers may recall I recently discovered I am a New Zealand citizen by descent. Now I realise my NZ credentials are phony, an elaborate hoax played on me by the Kiwis to join their cult.
Neanderthals have suffered from a poor reputation in many people’s minds, but a new study may just elevate their key role in human evolution
There are shades of Kristallnacht in Melbourne. Across the country a pogrom of sorts has been underway in this country for more than a year, left to fester and ultimately rupture multiculturalism in the absence of political leadership.
Parents are genuinely overwhelmed by the force and power of social media but rather than impose their own rules, they are much happier leaving it to government.
Watching the white flag presser with Bandt and Chandler-Mather was like peering into a world of Temu sadomasochism. The pained expressions on the two men’s faces looked genuine but the punishment was felt only by those watching.
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