
Get the popcorn! Garry Linnell is having a lend of Hollywood genius
When I heard the news I clenched my fists in anger and wept rivers of tears. It was an act of such...

Garry Linnell visited Martin Bryant in prison. He wants us all to revisit Port Arthur
There is a good reason why we lock skeletons in closets and happily throw away the key. Those cupboards of bones are...

Garry Linnell: How Sweden’s magic trick fooled the anti-lockdown brigade
In 1868 a tall, slim man with piercing blue eyes and a head of unruly red hair became the first person in...

Skin deep: A melting moment makes Garry Linnell ponder fame
I don’t know about you, but I vowed a long time ago to never again wear make-up on hot days. I make...

Garry Linnell: Never trust a man who doesn’t like dogs
I was in bed with my best mate last week when my wife walked in on us. She didn’t seem very happy....

Garry Linnell: Donald Trump sits on a throne of lies. How about you?
Writing this column is easy because my curious mind is always filled with brilliant insights and I never have a problem coming...

Garry Linnell: Advance Australia Fair is just ‘beautiful lies’
Every nation tells lies about itself. It’s how history is made. Little fibs are buffed and shined and presented as facts. Distortions...

Garry Linnell: Clive Palmer is the poet Australia never knew it had
It’s 4am and Clive Palmer has just turned on the bedside light. He yawns, rubs his eyes and wipes the drool from...

Garry Linnell: Remembering the greatest grand final in AFL history
Australian football in the 1980s had become the sport of accountants, full of grim and dour struggles dominated by coaches unprepared to...

Garry Linnell: Stink of politicians and property developers hard to wash away
We had no idea how far the disease had spread until the autopsy was carried out. We’d known something was wrong because...