WorldThe Taser debate, Down UnderA video of police tasering an Aboriginal man 13 times has led to outrage, and demands for an inquiry
OttawaThe upside down usEmboldened by Canada’s defeat, Australia now seems well-placed to win a seat on the UN security council. Alas, their bid is almost...
OttawaAustralian algebraHowever loopy matters were here in the early winter of December 2008 , we can now look with some pity upon the Australians, they...
WorldThat’s a bit personalHer opponent pulls out the family card in an effort to topple the childless Prime Minister down under
OttawaA devastating critique of the nation’s political journalismWELLS: Australian election coverage is a funhouse-mirror reflection of the way things work here
OttawaDown under, upside down; or, names that rhyme with MuddSo the Labor caucus in Canberra will vote at 9 a.m. — soon — on whether Kevin Rudd should remain as the party’s leader and...
OttawaA democracy bonusEight years ago, in an essay for Policy Options, professor Bruce Hicks made the case—with reference to Athens—for the sort of...
UncategorizedAnd speaking of AustraliaThe Liberals made note this morning of the similarity between the title of today’s Throne Speech and the title of former...
UncategorizedMiniature Canadian flags for everyone (II)During the Olympics, the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee told an Australian reporter that we owed a great debt to Australia...
CanadaThe Bilodeaus: an inspirationWith the support of his big brother, Alexandre Bilodeau makes Olympic history