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Suicide or something more suspicious?
The mysterious eclipse of the centre-left, and plenty of other things I found
Oct 3
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Nicholas Gruen
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September 2026
Accountability from above and below
Accountability or accountability theatre
Sep 27
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Nicholas Gruen
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Political fundamentalism: what is it? And what is it good for?
(Hint: less than you think.) And plenty of other things along the way
Sep 26
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Italian Film Festival
2026 ST ALi Italian Film Festival viewing guide
Sep 21
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Nicholas Gruen
Hobbes on spin and bullshit
The more things change, the more spin and bullshit pile up!
Sep 20
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He gave away billions but it made him sadder
And some less sad things I encountered this week
Sep 19
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Nicholas Gruen
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Put your hands in the air
And things that didn’t go viral this week
Sep 12
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Nicholas Gruen
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The Odyssey: the last word
And some other great things I found this week
Sep 5
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Greek Film Festival 2026: a Melbourne viewing guide
In the same way I produced a guide to the Melbourne International Film Festival, here is a guide to the Greek Film Festival in Melbourne.
Sep 3
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August 2026
Paul Keating as Lennon to Bob Hawke’s McCartney
And other things that coursed through my mind this week …
Aug 29
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The late Jason Arday: Gulliver among the Lilliputians?
And other highlights of my week
Aug 22
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Nicholas Gruen
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Academia: from inefficient effectiveness to efficient ineffectiveness
The great failure of university reform wasn’t intensifying competition, but gormlessly ignoring the prior question: what institutions and public goods…
Aug 16
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