16 August 2024

Vital for the functions of a real democracy

Long may P & I continue to add its perceptive voice to our national debate.

3 February 2023

Pearls and Irritations is a sorely needed voice

The only place in our media landscape where I can get a well argued and penetrating alternative view to our overwhelmingly conservative mainstream media.

27 January 2021

Parable for Australia Day: rewriting history with Japanese as victors

I recently wrote an article suggesting we should be sensitive to the pain our choice of the date of Australia Day causes our original inhabitants. A friend replied that we cant bow to the opinion/demands of every minority group and change the date. I noted that a people whod been here 300 times longer than us is hardly just another minority group and offered the following parable. I haven't heard from him since.