The 9/11 generation: Those awoken by violence now sleep through it
For those who immediately lost their innocence on 9/11, I feel every act of organised terror since has not reached us as we’ve adjusted our eyes to the flash of violence.
Current Affairs Wrap: Tourists meet disaster abroad, Sydney’s leaning tower, Father pesters daughter at work
What a state of affairs. The last week of 2018 featured Italian flair reaching Sydney, one Dad’s loving micromanagement and many tourists not making it back from their holiday.
While you were asleep: Aretha Franklin passes, Scotland does well, World proves couple wrong
Friday. Woo. Overnight, we lost Aretha Franklin, Scotland gained a nonsense award we should heavily salt and one couple attempted to make a difference.
Defeated in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State is now rebuilding in Indonesia
They might have been chased out of the Middle East, but Islamic State is now setting up shop on our doorstep.
Dutton’s tougher airport laws completely correct, addresses a reality of our time
The news that police will soon be able to stop anyone at airports and ask for their ID was met with hideous criticism. However, the move seems to be grounded in logic.