David Flint
David Flint is an emeritus professor of law. Formerly chairman of the Australian Press Council and the Australian Broadcasting Authority, he is national convenor of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy.
Articles by David Flint
Let’s ditch preferential voting - but only in the House
If our election on 21 August had been held under British, Canadian, Indian or American rules, we wouldn’t have had…... Read more
Trivial independents miss chance at making history
A hung parliament is a golden opportunity for serious reform. The independents should not waste their extraordinary power on ephemeral…... Read more
The Tony Abbott I know
Tony Abbott is an unusual politician. Let me give an example. Some years ago I was invited to join a…... Read more
Fraser’s late swipe at a man unable to defend himself
In an extraordinary attack on the memory of the late Governor-General Sir John Kerr, former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser claims…... Read more
The Prince William effect: republican celebrity converts
Prince William’s coming visit seems to have resulted in the dramatic conversion of a republican celebrity. This is none other…... Read more
Republican losers would scrap our oldest holiday
The losers in 1999 have the utter gall to demand we abandon our oldest public holiday celebrating our oldest institution,…... Read more
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The humourless hysteria of the holier-than-thou
In I Spit On Your Grave, a young woman is gang raped in a remote woodland. She is beaten and tortured…
Cash mobs aren’t so flash
For a moment in the mid-naughties, they were the coolest of all cool social media-fuelled meme-thingos.…
If we wanted reality, we’d turn off the television
“Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential…
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
