Publisher’s Note

This latest ruckus between the Abbott Government and the ABC, in relation to a young man on QandA that had a criminal record (threatening to kill government officials), making statements and asking questions about the Abbott Government's proposals to strip citizenship from duel citizens and potential sole citizens - has really given me the shits. I don't mind that the...

Governments don't go broke (not even Greece ...). Governments are not businesses (they are supposed to be democratic). They are more than about the bottom line and profitability. Governments do things that no business would ever consider doing ... for example giving billions of dollars away and expecting nothing in return. So why do we get hung up about governments...

'Australia is a lucky country, run by second-rate people who share its luck.' This is the full sentence written by Donald Horne in his commentary of Australians in the 1960s titled, 'The Lucky Country'. Australia has certainly come a long way since the 1960s, where we were riding on the sheep's back, Australia's cultural cringe and the White Australia Policy....

I am sick to death of people asking me, as an owner and publisher of magazines, whether I'm doing it tough?' or 'Is it hard to fi nd people to advertise?'. I assume people ask this question because of the rise of internet based marketing and social media. I generally reply that our business is very strong and that in...