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Phillip Adams is a writer, broadcaster, film-maker, farmer and the former host of the ABC’s Late Night Live program on Radio National from 1991 to 2024. He also enjoyed a successful career in advertising, developing iconic campaigns such as Slip,Slop Slap and Life. Be in it.

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MAN’S BEST FRIENDSThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Big-eyed naughty obese cat showing paws on wooden table. British sort hair.

As a dog person, I reckon cats are catastrophes

Show me a cat that can be trained to pull sleds and sniff out drugs at airports. Or corpses after earthquakes. That can bark at burglars, muster sheep or cattle, and guide the blind.

FILTHY RICHThe Weekend Australian Magazine

(FILES) Co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025. Tesla is expected to begin offering robotaxi service on June 22, 2025 in Austin, an initial step that Elon Musk's backers believe could lead to the company's next growth wave. The launch -- which comes as Musk refocuses on his business ventures following a controversial stint in Donald Trump's administration -- will employ the Model Y sport utility vehicle rather than Tesla's much-touted Cybercab, which is still under development. The long-awaited launch follows the dramatic meltdown earlier this month in relations between Musk and Trump, which saw a cascade of bitter attacks from both men. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Here’s why we should thank the world’s billionaires

We should be grateful to our Rineharts, Pratts, Forrests, Lowys, Palmers, Packers, Triguboffs, Cannon-Brookes and Farquhars. Just hear me out.

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

A small group of babies lay on the floor in a circle, with tehir heads together as they pose for a portrait. They are each dressed casually and are smiling in this aerial view.

As I turn 86 I ponder: what is time, really?

Babies are full of potential, and enjoy the comforting delusion that they’re the centre of the universe. Only later, as time exiles them from that brief age of innocence, do they learn they’re just one of eight billion or so on the planet.

GOING, GOING, GUNDYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

EMBARGO FOR TWAM, 05 JULY 2025. FEE MAY APPLY. Gundy General Store, NSW. Photo: Supplied

I love my little town. But it’s disappearing fast

Only two business premises in our town survive, but it will soon be one – unless this column inspires a buyer.

SIMPLY THE BESTThe Weekend Australian Magazine

President Donald Trump AI image of himself as the Pope. SourceTruthSocial

An open letter to the finest leader in the universe

That Chinese upstart Xi Jinping might seek to challenge you for the title of President of the Universe, but he doesn’t yet have the economic dominance, let alone the number of ballistic missiles.

LIVING HISTORYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

A local corner shop in East Sydney in 1934 that was both a grocery store and a meeting point. Pic Image Library, courtesy State Library of NSW.

The dramatic ways the world has changed in my lifetime

On my planet, divorce was a scandal. Ditto illegitimacy. Abortion was a crime. As were homosexuality and SP gambling. Drugs? Pretty much limited to aspros.

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

-- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024 -- Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc., in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.. Donald Trump was hit in the ear in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman at the campaign rally in a chaotic and shocking incident that will fuel fears of instability ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. The 78-year-old former president was rushed off stage with blood smeared across his face after the shooting while the gunman and a bystander were killed and two spectators critically injured. (Photo by Rebecca DROKE / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024

My wild conspiracy theory about Donald Trump and JD Vance

Was the assassination attempt of Trump during the 2024 campaign a set-up? A scam? I confess to feeling certain suspicions, and now, I’ve let my imagination run wild.

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Broadcaster Phillip Adams who celebrates 20 years as host of ABC Radio National's 'Late Night Live', pictured in Sydney.

After the ABC evicted me due to old age, the hits just kept coming

As you may have read, I’ve had some bitter disappointments in recent months. But I do have some good news.

HOME AND HEARTHThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Feet in wool socks warming at the fireplace. Escape 2 June 2024 Destinations Photo - iStock

I’m so sorry, Netflix. You can’t compete with this

There are undoubtedly many easier and less messy ways to get warm. But to me, the open fire combines art and science – and at Elmswood, makes winter welcome.

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Lenin inset with Christ the Redeemer Phillip column TAWM

Ever noticed the similarities between Communism and Catholicism?

Neither of these two bodies of faith are in good shape. The Soviet Union was pronounced dead decades ago and Roman Catholicism is losing market share to happy-clappers.

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