Charles Firth
The Nation Reviewed
Pirate Politics
Charles Firth
By this time next year, Australia’s political system could be controlled by pirates. In June this year, Sweden’s Pirate Party secured 7.1%...
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The Nation Reviewed
The Black Polo
Charles Firth
Some questions are taboo.At 7.49 pm on Friday, 24 October, two twenty-something women, both about 170 centimetres tall and with brunette...
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The Nation Reviewed
Lies, Damned Lies
Charles Firth
My mum has been lying to me. It's either her or Telstra, and I always take Telstra at its word, so it must be Mum.This month marks the...
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The Nation Reviewed
Dogs of War
Charles Firth
In the advertising business, there is a phenomenon called the Puppy Dog Effect. When a firm is pitching several different concepts for a...
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The Flatbed Scanner of Democracy
Charles Firth
It is vitally important to the health of Australian democracy and the economy that everyone buys a flatbed scanner.A few weeks ago I was...
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The Nation Reviewed
Veritable Listeria
Charles Firth
My sister recently became the minister for cancer, women and climate change in the New South Wales government. That is an absurd thing for...
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The Nation Reviewed
The Real World
Charles Firth
A few years ago, I was asked to speak at the Screen Producers Association Fringe Conference, in Byron Bay. I can't remember what my area of...
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Charles Firth
It is a hard life bending to the whims of Sally Warhaft. Sally is The Monthly's editor - for the moment, at least - and she is a tough...
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Over Here, Over Fed, Over-Funded: As destitute universities count their pennies, students at one Australian institution count their blessings
Charles Firth
It is seven years since I finished up at the University of Sydney, where there were 30 times the number of students ADFA has and yet no...
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