Sydney is losing its spirit of creative, passionate dissent beneath a blanket of ear, conformity and narrow judgmentalism https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/let-s-revive-the-larrikin-spirit-of-mundey-and-leplastrier-to-secure-our-future-20200514-p54sw1.html
Published: SMH May 2, 2020 Missy the black Burmese is an intrepid mouser. That’s her inner Artemis, the huntress. But she’s an equally determined sub-doona foot-snuggler. A lifetime house cat, she’s an early adopter of the COVID lifestyle, always eager to sneak out but still
The world is in shutdown, yes? Well, actually, no. You and I are in shutdown, strapped to the chair, straitjacketed and muzzled. But the land-clearers, fossil-fuel extractors, single-use plastic waste generators and grabbit-and-run developers are more avid than ever. They’re not just proceeding apace. They’re
Opinion My children were threatened and I just wanted them out December 7, 2019 – https://www.smh.com.au/national/my-children-were-threatened-and-i-just-wanted-them-out-20191205-p53h3m.html So, it’s Advent, the start of Christmas. A single candle is lit. Sydney, though, feels strange, invaded by smoke, brown as billy tea. The air is grey, the sun
Opinion Give thanks, Sydney, for these morsels of sweetness and quietude https://www.smh.com.au/national/give-thanks-sydney-for-these-morsels-of-sweetness-and-quietude-20191121-p53cq2.html You may have noticed new public libraries popping up across Sydney, as though some fond great-uncle had strewn us with cupcakes. It’s lovely, but curious. Just when you thought the book was dead
Opinion ‘That’s the bloody disgrace’: Australia is burning but NSW is cuddling up to coal November 16, 2019 – https://www.smh.com.au/national/that-s-the-bloody-disgrace-australia-is-burning-but-nsw-is-cuddling-up-to-coal-20191114-p53ai7.html Thoughts and prayers? Miracles? Seriously, Mr Morrison? It was already 29 degrees by 9 am Tuesday, when hundreds gathered in Macquarie Street to protest against
Opinion Most modern funerals make you feel worse, but my sister’s was different November 8, 2019 – https://www.smh.com.au/national/most-modern-funerals-make-you-feel-worse-but-my-sister-s-was-different-20191107-p538hm.html The sun shone bright and hot. In the branches of a nearby tree fern a tui danced, hopping and flicking as if to supervise the mourners
Opinion The truth behind Jordan Peterson’s stratospheric success October 11, 2019 – https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-truth-behind-jordan-peterson-s-stratospheric-success-20191010-p52zh8.html Plato believed a philosopher should be king. No doubt many of us would support benign dictatorship, providing we’re in that top spot. The Rise of Jordan Peterson, a new film about the
So I bought a farm. This won’t surprise anyone who knows me. I’ve wanted to for years. It’s why I sold my house. But it surprises everyone else. “What, do you know anything about farming?” they typically ask. “Do you have any idea how much
——————————————————————————– Pub: Sydney Morning Herald Pubdate: 22-Aug-2009 Edition: First Section: News and Features Subsection: Opinion Page: 9 Wordcount: 789 Take it or leave it, Sydney: your ticket to Tiger town Elizabeth Farrelly What is it about this town? Not so long ago, we had trams.
