Au Courant

It appears that the word "fashion" has become somewhat debased in recent years.  In a publication known as...

The Winter Campaign

Bonjour mes amis. C'est un beau matin d'Adélaïde. N'est pas? Oh... I forgot Napoleon lost the Battle of Waterloo. Who will win the current campaign?

Perhaps if...

Arts Policy

Many members of the Mozarty Party have been very busy this morning, plastering posters onto virtual lamp post, ethereal public buildings, and metaphysical cathedral doors.  They have also been...

The Employment Revolution

After we have all finished our tea this morning, the more enlightened of us will be off to experience the launch of the Mozarty Party's Very Important Jobs Policy. To give you a tantalizing preview of what to expect, just imagine a world where...

Always Vote for a Genius

The Mozarty Party has not yet decided who its candidates should be for the Australian Federal Election, to be (tentatively) held on Saturday 21 August 2010.  The problem we are facing is...

Moving Forward with the Mozarty Party

We have made our first election promise on the spur of the moment:  Good health care services for the next 250 years at least.  (That should encourage the global media to provide us with...

Enlightenment and the Australian Federal Election Campaign 2010

Oh my goodness!  I was informed, earlier today, that we now have even less time to plan our strategy for...

Revolutionary Stirrings - Part Four

I am currently enjoying a simple, low-fat luncheon with the ladies of the Revolutionary Climatological Needlepoint Committee.  We have just decided...

Revolutionary Stirrings - Part three

The only thing stirring in my vicinity today is a spoon in my English bone china cup of organic, fair trade, Darjeeling tea.  You may not think that tea is at all...

La Fête Nationale Pour Tous Les Australiens

I am wondering why Bastille Day is not a national holiday in Australia, or at least in South Australia, the most revolutionary of all the former British colonies.  By most revolutionary, I mean...

Revolutionary Stirrings - Part two

The rumours are continuing.  My honorable and honorary role as...

Revolutionary Stirrings - Part one

Whenever I hear the word, mob, I immediately think of...

Contemporary Parliaments are Meant for Parlour Maids

In my own parlour, I often prefer to...

How to Write an Opera - part two

Lyric poetry is an essential part of any good opera.  This morning, I began writing...

How to Write an Opera - part one

Writing an opera is fairly straightforward.  Writing an opera that will become a regular part of the repertoire of every reputable...