If rugby is still a religion in New Zealand, how should its high priesthood...
Rugby football was the best of all our pleasures: it was religion and desire and fulfilment all in one.
– John...
Media coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s death began well, but quickly descended into farce
In Australia, as in Britain and the United States, professional mass media are part of the Establishment. This status even...
why the monarchy is safe in Aotearoa New Zealand – for now
New Zealanders with republican or just plain anti-monarchy sympathies will have been disappointed (though maybe not surprised) that the Queen’s...
When it comes to family violence, young women are too often ignored
Recent evidence shows the scale of sexual violence against women and children in Australia has been severely underestimated. Family violence...