What do Keating, Thatcher, Putin and Trump have in common?
Every politician can be categorised into one of three groups, and these four leaders all share a particular trait.
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Bovine bromance almost enough to make me a vegetarian
Over our 40 years at the farm we’ve had a plethora of pets but one has loomed largest, and it caused plenty of concern for my safety.
Who knew Japan were working on a bomb too?
A Japanese nuclear project at the very least changes perceptions about Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
America, depraved: a history of violence in the US
With as many handguns as hands, since its birth the US has had hardly a year – a day – of peace.
Wisdom comes with age … but not for me
I have six honorary doctorates and I know next to nothing. Perhaps I could get a chatbot to write a grovelling letter to Eltham High and see if they’d let me sneak back in.
Cricket and religion: more than just a coincidence
The following may come as a shock. Three stumps? The Holy Trinity. The red ball? Satan. The twelfth man? Who else but Judas Iscariot.
How my late friend dispelled famous Disney urban myth
As a raconteur, my old friend Peter Ustinov had no equal. This story about the death of Walt Disney shows that.
Is this the dumbest way to die?
‘The father of tragedy’ Aeschylus died when he was hit on the head with a tortoise. You might well laugh, but I survived a similar incident.
There’s no way I’m bowing out to Sinatra’s My Way
I’d prefer something less self-aggrandising and more cheerful to be played at my funeral. Suggestions welcome.
If Australia had superheroes, who would they be?
Call that a mask? This is a mask. Superheroes tend to be all ultra-American. How about BradMan, Wombat Man and Beetroot Man?
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/phillip-adams/page/9