April 2008
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April 2008
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April 2008
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April 2008
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Geoff Russell
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The Monthly Essays | April 2008
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April 2008
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Mungo MacCallum
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The Nation Reviewed | April 2008
Banker-turned-politician-turned-commentator Professor John Hewson is very cross with the Australian media. He thinks journalists have become infatuated with Kevin Rudd and will probably continue to back him uncritically "until long after he's relevant".
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Robyn Annear
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The Nation Reviewed | April 2008
God works for V/Line, the Victorian country rail service. Actually, it's God for short; full name Godfrey, he's an ex-conductor now employed on station duties. "Pass us that stapler, God," you'll hear a colleague say to him. But not even having God on...
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Alice Pung
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The Nation Reviewed | April 2008
"If you tell your leg to stop hurting," says the Venerable Monk, "does it listen to you?" We're not meant to look at him when he's speaking. We have to focus on our sitting, because he's walking around with the incense board in his hand. The...
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Sean Dooley
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The Nation Reviewed | April 2008
On Anzac Day in 1949, 15-year-old Len Robinson went to pay homage to a little Aussie battler. After making the considerable trip from his home outside Melbourne to the CBD, he walked a mile through the mixture of wasteland and remnant salt marsh known as Fishermans Bend....
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David Marr
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The Monthly Essays | April 2008 | Society & Culture
We climbed down and after some hesitation found a spot where waves were washing through a rock pool. A couple of fishermen had lines in the surf not far off. One of the young friends wanted to read a love poem by Cavafy and said a few words about Manoly meeting the poet in...
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