Michael Fullilove
Michael Fullilove is the director of the global issues program at the Lowy Institute in Sydney and a nonresident senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. A lawyer and historian by training, Michael studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and served as an adviser to Prime Minister Paul Keating. He writes widely on international politics in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Daily Beast and Foreign Affairs.
Articles by Michael Fullilove
Yes he can: Obama claims middle ground on health
In an effort to regain the momentum on health care reform, President Barack Obama gave a very good speech to…... Read more
Kev and Obama’s friendship bolsters the Alliance
The alliance between Australia and the United States is currently being managed by a Labor prime minister and a Democratic…... Read more
The speech that could make the world a safer place
In August 2007, Barack Obama promised that if he were elected president he would ‘travel to a major Islamic forum…... Read more
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The yips. It’s an old golf term which refers to golfers who lose the ability to putt. They stand…
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…
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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
