Occasionally someone asks me to write something for them. If they’re a non-profit, I say, “Yes”. If they’re not, I say, “How much will you pay me?” If they say, “We’re offering to boost your profile as a writer”, I say, “Fuck off”.

Anyhow, here are some links to odds and ends I have written.

• Bennelong: a foot in two worlds, but a heart in none -Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2017.

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/bennelong-a-foot-in-two-worlds-but-a-heart-in-none-20170606-gwl8aa.html

• Concern over Phillip Ruddock Water Playground: What if foreigners throw their children into the water features? – The Chaser, 10 May 2016.

https://chaser.com.au/national/ruddock/

• Defence Minister names submarines ‘Cousteau Class’ -The Chaser, 3 May 2016.

https://chaser.com.au/national/defence-minister-names-submarines-cousteau-class/

• George Brandis Theatre Opens to Partisan Applause -The Chaser Quarterly 1, 31 October 2015.

• 30 Years on from The Breakfast Club, my greatest fears are realised -Guardian, 20 February 2015.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/20/ive-become-the-greatest-fear-of-the-breakfast-clubs-teen-protagonists

• Australia Day poses curious questions: just what are we celebrating on 26 January? – Sydney Morning Herald, 23 January 2015.

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/australia-day-poses-curious-questions-just-what-are-we-celebrating-on-26-january-20150117-12rp3h.html

• Lachlan Macquarie, the father of Australia – Sydney Morning Herald, 5 September 2014.

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/lachlan-macquarie-the-father-of-australia-20140904-10cmek.html

Read: Extract from The Chaser Quarterly, Issue 1 (2015) David Hunt