Reg Hamilton Flat White Getty Images Reg Hamilton 17 June 2025 6:28 PM Donald Horne complained in 1964 that we were ‘derivative’ with ‘second rate’ leaders. The coming of British liberties in 1788 led to remarkably modern liberal democracies in the 1850s. Votes for all men, self-government, and the secret ballot, in the colonies ofContinue reading “Is Australia derivative?”
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Larry Pickering – Controversial Australian Political Newspaper Cartoonist
Posted On : August 11, 2021 Published By : Colin Larry Pickering was among the most known political cartoonists in Australia who has won four Walkley Awards for his work. He is best known for creating the “Pickering’s Playmates” series of calendars that had naked politicians in the cartoons during the 80s. His calendars wereContinue reading “Larry Pickering – Controversial Australian Political Newspaper Cartoonist”
It’s the end of the long 20th century as liberalism exits
James Marriott The Times-The Australian January 8, 2025 The caption reads “The world you were born into no longer exists”. The grainy photograph it accompanies shows a small blonde girl standing alone in an empty park. In the background, against a faded blue sky, are the two silver towers of the World Trade Centre. ThisContinue reading “It’s the end of the long 20th century as liberalism exits”
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