An outstanding letter to the Sydney Theatre Company. Dear STC, I am 54 years old. I have been a patron, subscriber, supporter and fellow traveller of the Sydney Theatre Company for over 35 years. My parents have been subscribers for my whole life. And my grandparents, all

And he was Australian originally, the grandson of five-time NSW premier John Robertson. We should claim him more enthusiastically as one of our country's greats ...

Breaking: The BITTER fallout between New Zealand rugby league and the NSW Blues has taken another twist. 💥🔥👀

American photographer gets a mild scolding from the Queen for asking her to remove her crown

He says BBC is too white. “It’s really affecting me that I walk in and all I see is white people.” He went on: “The hardest thing is to walk into a room, look around and nobody looks like you.” Perhaps he could carry a mirror or portrait of himself? telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/11/2…

“We’ve got to break the back of this generation of Democratic leaders,” Kissinger told Nixon, plotting to use foreign policy for domestic advantage. Nixon agreed: "We’ve got to destroy the confidence of the people in the American establishment.” thenation.com/article/world/…

In today’s episode, Tom and Dominic discuss the traumatic aftermath of Kennedy’s assassination - the blood spattered car rushed to Parkland hospital with his fractured head and sobbing wife, the hunt for Kennedy’s killer, and the first inklings of conspiracy…

I keep coming back to the start of this David Remnick piece on the war in Israel - “the only way to tell this story is to try to tell it truthfully and know that you will fail.”

New - Tony Blair reveals his institute is on course for revenues of $140m, with 1,000 staff and advising governments in 40 countries. "This could grow to be much bigger than we are now. I don’t know how big." Financial Times interview: me and Jim Pickard 🐋 ft.com/content/bcf1f1…

This column emphasises modern industrial policy's broader objectives beyond traditional sectoral support, noting positive impacts with nuances in implementation & efficacy. Reka Juhasz UBC Economics, Nathan Lane Department of Economics, Oxford, Dani Rodrik Harvard Kennedy School ow.ly/3Czm50QfxgW

2023 was a tumultuous year, marked by violent conflicts, democratic erosion, and record-high temperatures. James M. Lindsay looks back at his list of the 10 most impactful events of the year: on.cfr.org/48itFLl

Another New Year’s Day, another father-son mini-hike! This was our third annual trek from our front door to the base of Black Mountain Tower. 3.5 km most of it relatively easy but a very steep last 600-800 m. Lovely little ritual with which to begin the year.

What started with the Great Resignation has become the Great Exhaustion, Cal Newport writes. What’s next for worn-out knowledge workers? nyer.cm/KrGosT2

A crazy stat I just read on the 2005 Australian Open wiki page: The 2005 Australian Open is the only grand slam tournament that Federer, Nadal and Djokovic all played but none reached the final. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Aust…

quite a serve from ACT Police for the Summernats car festival crowd - "moron tourism", "a sub-species of the human race" (cop also said "they haven't evolved very far") canberratimes.com.au/story/8479577/…

The era of hybrid work has spawned a new kind of office culture. What challenges does it bring? Listen to today’s episode of “The Daily.” nyti.ms/3S8Oum9

Not only does increased housing density improve affordability, being in walking distance of the shops, restaurants and transport that accompany higher density makes life more pleasant.

12 Traps for Democrats to Avoid🧵 1. The Issue Trap: Don’t get trapped in issue silos. Unite around common values such as Freedom and a government Of, By and For the People. Full Link at FrameLab: theframelab.org/p/twelve-commu…

The widely respected Labor veteran David Epstein wrote an exceptionally thoughtful essay on the Hawke Labor government for our latest #Tocsin magazine, 'First in the World: Labor Making Australian History'. In 1984 alone Medicare became law and the Sex Discrimination Act was