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What Bill and Albo can learn from Ed Miliband
2September 15, 2013 by brettdgale
The British Labour Party is set to win the next UK election whenever it occurs. Consistently ahead in public opinion …
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Why Gatsby is Great
2June 8, 2013 by brettdgale
I don’t think I’ve been more scared about anything than I have been in going to see Baz Luhrmann’s Gatsby. …
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Tramp Down the Dirt
1May 24, 2013 by brettdgale
A political song can be a dangerous thing for a songwriter to undertake. Get it right and you have the …
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Last Night in Jungleland
4March 19, 2013 by brettdgale
I have seen the future of Rock and Roll. Or perhaps I’ve seen its past. Or maybe last night I …
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The Hawke Legacy: 30 years on
Leave a commentMarch 5, 2013 by brettdgale
It’s a sad truth that by and large Australians have been ill served by their democratically elected leaders over the …
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Showdown: Tom Wolfe v Carl Hiaasen
Leave a commentFebruary 17, 2013 by brettdgale
“Mac starts screaming, “Speak English you pathetic idiot! You’re in America Now! Speak English!” For a second the rude bitch …
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The Greatest American – An Australian Political Hero?
1February 10, 2013 by brettdgale
Steven Spielberg’s bio-pic of the 16th President finally opened in Australia this week. Dealing as it does with Lincoln’s political …
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Sounds of Then – The Great Aussie Playlist
3January 28, 2013 by brettdgale
As I stood there in the pose of the great Australian male, endlessly turning blackening snags on the barbie in …
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Advance Australia Where?
Leave a commentJanuary 27, 2013 by brettdgale
It wasn’t that long ago that Australia Day was little more than a long weekend postscript, a surrogate for the …
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