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September 27, 2011

Debate ‘finished’? A Manne vs The Australian debacle

Robert Manne’s 40,000 word critique of The Australian newspaper in the latest Quarterly Essay resulted in what was supposed to be a debate at The Wheeler Centre. But as Matt Smith reports, it was unavoidably a one-sided talk.

The glamours of the Brownlow

The WAGs of the AFL stars walked the blue carpet at Crown Casino in Melbourne last night. Laura Carroll says it was Lauren Tscharky and host Rachel Finch who were the standouts at the Brownlow.

AFL Brownlow Medal running diary

The AFL’s highest individual accolade, the Brownlow Medal, was awarded to Collingwood’s Dane Swan last night. Liam Quinn kept a running diary of the night’s proceedings.

Debate ‘finished’? A Manne vs The Australian debacle

Robert Manne’s 40,000 word critique of The Australian newspaper in the latest Quarterly Essay resulted in what was supposed to be a debate at The Wheeler Centre. But as Matt Smith reports, it was unavoidably a one-sided talk.

The glamours of the Brownlow

The WAGs of the AFL stars walked the blue carpet at Crown Casino in Melbourne last night. Laura Carroll says it was Lauren Tscharky and host Rachel Finch who were the standouts at the Brownlow.

AFL Brownlow Medal running diary

The AFL’s highest individual accolade, the Brownlow Medal, was awarded to Collingwood’s Dane Swan last night. Liam Quinn kept a running diary of the night’s proceedings.

more from September 27, 2011

Debate ‘finished’? A Manne vs The Australian debacle

Robert Manne’s 40,000 word critique of The Australian newspaper in the latest Quarterly Essay resulted in what was supposed to be a debate at The Wheeler Centre. But as Matt Smith reports, it was unavoidably a one-sided talk.

The glamours of the Brownlow

The WAGs of the AFL stars walked the blue carpet at Crown Casino in Melbourne last night. Laura Carroll says it was Lauren Tscharky and host Rachel Finch who were the standouts at the Brownlow.

AFL Brownlow Medal running diary

The AFL’s highest individual accolade, the Brownlow Medal, was awarded to Collingwood’s Dane Swan last night. Liam Quinn kept a running diary of the night’s proceedings.

La Trobe University to host asylum seeker forum

La Trobe’s ‘Ideas and Society Program’ will bring together three key Australians who have made their mark in pressing for more humane solutions to the asylum seeker crisis.