Emergency Ward  In this mad-house Suddenly erupting about me Of orderlies running with trollies, T-shirted young interns, Bloodstained cops And screams, I look up and keep hold Of the one certain thing: My daughter’s hand.     In Praise of the Singapore Satay Club  This place in not a loved one to watch yourself in front of but a friend who makes no…

  Weatherill solar plan is economic nonsense The decision by the Weatherill State Labor Government to build a solar thermal power plant at Port Augusta at a cost of $650 million doesn’t make economic sense. The plant will supply about 5 per cent of South Australia’s demand. The plant is rated at 150-megawatt capacity and will have eight hours of battery storage (theoretically…

The following is an extract from Patrick J. Byrne’s forthcoming book (Wilkinson Publishing) on transgenderism and the consequences normalising it and writing it into law will have on marriage, education and culture. It will be essential reading as we try to understand what is at stake if we redefine marriage as between “two persons”. At the centre of the debate around the controversial…

STARGAZERS’ GUIDE TO MUSHROOMS by Marlon Cropper Crikey Psychie Books, Pangaea Price: GDP of Ghana Reviewed by Cyril Gunlighter Never before have astronomers been so well served in their fungal needs as by this extraordinary little book. Within the modest span of 28 pages (including appendices and index), this volume manages to cover every aspect of mushrooms as they relate to stars, planets,…

THE FATE OF THE WEST: The Battle to Save the World’s Most Successful Political Idea by Bill Emmott Profile Books, London Hardcover: 256 pages Price: AUD$39.99 Reviewed by Colin Teese   In the course of a defence against the opposition to prevailing Western orthodoxies, Bill Emmott attributes to Vladimir Putin the comment that “there is no such thing as a…