The truth is, environmentalists are just not attractive. They’re not winning, engaging, amusing or empathetic. For AA Gill a restaurant review is an excuse to pinpoint everything that’s wrong with humanity.
Greenies
Did Miranda Devine incite violence?
There is a smell of blood in the air as well as smoke, as communities, individuals and the media look to find someone to blame for the Victorian bushfires, writes Greg Barns.
The Crikey Ethicist: when is it right to do wrong?
When do special circumstances click in and make acceptable kinds of behaviour which ordinarily would be plain bad, asks John Armstrong.
Queensland’s local problems threaten to go federal
By far the biggest political stoush in Queensland this year has been local government reform. The policy has created angst all over the state, from the rural West to Brisbane’s northerly neighbour Redcliffe, writes Mark Bahnisch.






