In other news Peter Costello is not dead yet
Culture wars
The new culture wars: Melbourne vs Brisbane, pincers Sydney
Battle lines are drawn in the fight for domestic cultural tourism with Melbourne and Brisbane going mano a mano to attract visitors, writes Ned Keene.
Conservative heroines: must be pretty and enrage liberals
Clare Werbeloff is Australian for Sarah Palin … well almost.
Deconstructing Blair’s law
Daily Telegraph Opinion Editor Tim Blair is very proud of his eponymous “law”, which essentially says all Leftists are confused idiots who mindlessly support idiotic causes.
The Oz dons its fatigues, re-ignites the culture wars
The Australian is frothing at the mouth at the appointment of Stuart McIntryre to the National Cirriculum Board. Not an entirely surprising development, writes Overland editor Jeff Sparrow.







