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Australasia

Viva Riva
A good meal is hard to find in celebrity-obsessed London
Lisa Hilton

Underrated: Tony Abbott
Australia's no-nonsense leader is a lightning rod for progressive hatred
Elena Douglas

Underrated: John Howard
The former Australian leader's continuing popularity has befuddled the news media and the political class
Keith Windschuttle

Easy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown
Australian liberals missed their opportunity to vote for a monarchy-free state; it may be a while before the chance for a republic comes around again
David Free

Exposed: Carnita’s Cover Story
A ticket for a burqa-clad driver in Sydney became a national controversy and reopened the debate about multiculturalism
David Free

The Drumming of an Army
The Australian floods were encapsulated by underrated national poet, Dorothea Mackellar, whose poem "My Country" best captured the post-diluvian mood
Clive James

Old-order Collapse
Australia's performance in the Ashes is symptomatic of the newly-prosperous nation's fixation with consumerism
Stephen Fay

The Lesson of Oz
"Australian politics is in turmoil of a type and intensity not seen for 70 years"
Geoffrey Blainey

Gone are our Frontier Values

‘The objection to pooftahs was indeed characteristic of Australians, even clever ones’

Jamie Whyte

A Modest Proposal for Rugby
No doubt the haka is all very well in its time and place – but that place was long ago and far away. It’s essentially a cannibal war dance designed to scare the living daylights out of those you hope to kill and eat
Roger Sandall

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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