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  • John Rowe and the seed of South Australian secession

    This was published in Quadrant Online under the title, ‘You’ll be Sorry When We’re Gone’ – here. In his 1972 novel, McCabe PM, John Rowe tells the story of a maverick Prime Minister from New South Wales Prime whose authoritarian tendencies reach the point where, after South Australia and Western Australia announce their intentions to…

  • Confucius for Oz

    This was published in The Spectator Australia – here. Reading the works of Confucius and other Chinese ancients recently, with their guidance for a life of introspection and honesty of soul, I was saddened at the thought that these philosophies are no longer wanted in their homeland, with the government of China suppressing them out…