Emptying the Haunted Air

This evening’s report on that nirvana of news and current-affairs, Lateline, about population growth and urban sprawl in Australia’s major cities, made for bonerifically nifty viewing – and not only because it featured a debate between two of Australia’s most intelligent, erudite former leaders, Bob Carr and Steve Bracks, both of whom possessed the rare [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] So, we’re back to the ‘History Wars’, are we? I suppose it’s in keeping with the hyperbole in the phrase that the underlying debate is ongoing. And quite a few people are weighing in, though not yet its most famous veteran. The term ‘History Wars’ falls strangely upon [...]