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Maybe it’s because they know there won’t be any more Adelaide Writers’ Festivals?
January 15, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Maybe it’s because they know there won’t be any more Adelaide Writers’ Festivals?
You wonder what long-term damage has been done to the festival. Pressure groups, who have no stake or interest in its present or future, and a weak willed Premier, who should have been able to see the bigger picture, have driven a coach and horses through the event’s standing.
January 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
You wonder what long-term damage has been done to the festival. Pressure groups, who have no stake or interest in its present or future, and a weak willed Premier, who should have been able to see the bigger picture, have driven a coach and horses through the event’s standing.
Or Hotelling’s Law.
January 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Or Hotelling’s Law.
S&P 500 total return in 2008: -37%.
That wasn’t because of over-regulation.
That wasn’t because of over-regulation.
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
S&P 500 total return in 2008: -37%.
That wasn’t because of over-regulation.
That wasn’t because of over-regulation.
Between kids having fewer pencils and toys in the speech yesterday and abstinence from food and forced exercise today, the US is turning into North Korea, perhaps not entirely accidentally.
December 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Between kids having fewer pencils and toys in the speech yesterday and abstinence from food and forced exercise today, the US is turning into North Korea, perhaps not entirely accidentally.
The ending of Animal Farm comes to mind….
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The ending of Animal Farm comes to mind….
He’ll be calling this playground banter by the time he goes into coalition with them.
December 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
He’ll be calling this playground banter by the time he goes into coalition with them.
Aikman’s hearty laughter as Buck says “and Gillan got pounded” rounds the whole thing off perfectly.
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Aikman’s hearty laughter as Buck says “and Gillan got pounded” rounds the whole thing off perfectly.
Money no consideration squad turnover?
Must keep: Romero, VdV, Bergvall, Solanke, Kulusevski, Maddison, Udogie, Porro
Squad depth: Gray, Kudus, Sarr, Odobert, Danso, Muani, Kinsky
Can go: Bentancur, Paulinha, Richarlison, Tel, Dragusin, Spence, Vicario, Johnson
What were they thinking? Simons
Must keep: Romero, VdV, Bergvall, Solanke, Kulusevski, Maddison, Udogie, Porro
Squad depth: Gray, Kudus, Sarr, Odobert, Danso, Muani, Kinsky
Can go: Bentancur, Paulinha, Richarlison, Tel, Dragusin, Spence, Vicario, Johnson
What were they thinking? Simons
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Money no consideration squad turnover?
Must keep: Romero, VdV, Bergvall, Solanke, Kulusevski, Maddison, Udogie, Porro
Squad depth: Gray, Kudus, Sarr, Odobert, Danso, Muani, Kinsky
Can go: Bentancur, Paulinha, Richarlison, Tel, Dragusin, Spence, Vicario, Johnson
What were they thinking? Simons
Must keep: Romero, VdV, Bergvall, Solanke, Kulusevski, Maddison, Udogie, Porro
Squad depth: Gray, Kudus, Sarr, Odobert, Danso, Muani, Kinsky
Can go: Bentancur, Paulinha, Richarlison, Tel, Dragusin, Spence, Vicario, Johnson
What were they thinking? Simons
This poor bloke- trouble just follows him around. The ill fortune to be falsely accused of two rapes, theft of a vehicle and misappropriation of classified documents.
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This poor bloke- trouble just follows him around. The ill fortune to be falsely accused of two rapes, theft of a vehicle and misappropriation of classified documents.
Gone next week.
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Gone next week.
It’s because he’s a coward who cannot handle face to face confrontation, so he becomes a Beta in those situations where he’s not surrounded by his sycophants.
September 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It’s because he’s a coward who cannot handle face to face confrontation, so he becomes a Beta in those situations where he’s not surrounded by his sycophants.
Perfectly put.
September 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Perfectly put.
That’s what I thought!
September 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
That’s what I thought!
Maybe he was always like this, but I loved Father Ted and The IT Crowd at the time. Now unwatchable for me.
September 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Maybe he was always like this, but I loved Father Ted and The IT Crowd at the time. Now unwatchable for me.
He sounds like he needs to be taking a lot more vaccines. Brain is grinding in a very low gear.
September 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
He sounds like he needs to be taking a lot more vaccines. Brain is grinding in a very low gear.
Regardless of what you choose to believe about how Trump does business, ask yourself whether any of his public pronouncements ever exemplify empathy. He makes every single thing about himself, so bringing empathy to the negotiating table would be quite the pivot.
August 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Regardless of what you choose to believe about how Trump does business, ask yourself whether any of his public pronouncements ever exemplify empathy. He makes every single thing about himself, so bringing empathy to the negotiating table would be quite the pivot.
Just revisited the album on reading this post. Banger after banger after banger. Among the gems, I absolutely love “I’m a man you don’t meet every day” with the gender bending vocal from Cait O’Riordan but there’s not a bad track on it.
August 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Just revisited the album on reading this post. Banger after banger after banger. Among the gems, I absolutely love “I’m a man you don’t meet every day” with the gender bending vocal from Cait O’Riordan but there’s not a bad track on it.
I think he prefers it in prison.
August 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I think he prefers it in prison.
Bookish; Drops of God (wine, beautiful people and amazing locations on AppleTV). On the comedy side, Nobody Wants This; A Man on the Inside; No Good Deed; The Four Seasons (all Netflix). After seeing the play recently, we have only just discovered The Goes Wrong Show.
July 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bookish; Drops of God (wine, beautiful people and amazing locations on AppleTV). On the comedy side, Nobody Wants This; A Man on the Inside; No Good Deed; The Four Seasons (all Netflix). After seeing the play recently, we have only just discovered The Goes Wrong Show.
Sad to see a prospectively epic episode of whataboutery cut off in its prime.
July 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Sad to see a prospectively epic episode of whataboutery cut off in its prime.
So far Australia’s biggest airline, biggest health insurer, 2nd biggest telco and largest non-bank lender have proven to have inadequate cybersecurity protection. It is time for regulatory oversight of corporate Australia’s management of its customers’ data, with powers of prosecution where needed.
July 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
So far Australia’s biggest airline, biggest health insurer, 2nd biggest telco and largest non-bank lender have proven to have inadequate cybersecurity protection. It is time for regulatory oversight of corporate Australia’s management of its customers’ data, with powers of prosecution where needed.
Great article and my thoughts exactly. The culture which leads a business to outsource jobs to Manila- ironically the weak point in the IT security system- is the same one which doesn’t spend enough on cyber protection because every dollar spent there is a dollar not contributing to exec bonuses.
July 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Great article and my thoughts exactly. The culture which leads a business to outsource jobs to Manila- ironically the weak point in the IT security system- is the same one which doesn’t spend enough on cyber protection because every dollar spent there is a dollar not contributing to exec bonuses.
“Strategic uncertainty”
July 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“Strategic uncertainty”