June 2021

I love reading new books but I find equal joy in rediscovering old friends – or frenemies | Paul Daley

One new friend is Charmian Clift’s Mermaid Singing, a memoir of trauma and self-discovery and a reminder of what could have been

Sometimes, re-reading a novel is like slipping on a favourite old jumper. You know you’re going to get warmth and comfort.

Other times it can be as discomfiting as plunging into an ice bath.

Continue reading...

I love reading new books but I find equal joy in rediscovering old friends – or frenemies | Paul Daley

One new friend is Charmian Clift’s Mermaid Singing, a memoir of trauma and self-discovery and a reminder of what could have been

Sometimes, re-reading a novel is like slipping on a favourite old jumper. You know you’re going to get warmth and comfort.

Other times it can be as discomfiting as plunging into an ice bath.

Continue reading...

Finding way through fog of war: reputations on line in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation battle

The towering Victoria Cross recipient was unmissable as he entered the court on day one of his high-stakes defamation trial against two of Australia’s most distinguished journalists

Ben Roberts-Smith walked resolutely, by himself, towards the federal court in Sydney on day one of his quest to prove himself the victim of what his lawyers insist could be the most damaging and costly character assassination in Australian history.

Finding way through fog of war: reputations on line in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation battle

The towering Victoria Cross recipient was unmissable as he entered the court on day one of his high-stakes defamation trial against two of Australia’s most distinguished journalists

Ben Roberts-Smith walked resolutely, by himself, towards the federal court in Sydney on day one of his quest to prove himself the victim of what his lawyers insist could be the most damaging and costly character assassination in Australian history.

Australians back a voice to parliament. The moment is there to be seized | Paul Daley

Right now there is the same type of hope that was in the ether in 2000. But reconciliation must be more than a week – or a word

This year Australia’s National Reconciliation Week went with the theme: More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.

Yes, the need for meaningful action is urgent and hard to fault.

Australians back a voice to parliament. The moment is there to be seized | Paul Daley

Right now there is the same type of hope that was in the ether in 2000. But reconciliation must be more than a week – or a word

This year Australia’s National Reconciliation Week went with the theme: More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.

Yes, the need for meaningful action is urgent and hard to fault.