Brittle then broken Australia has a batting problem.

A few thoughts on Australia's brittle batting ... faulknera.substack.com/p/brittle-th...

Sending a warship called HMS Prince of Wales east of Suez into an active battlefield because of some vague deterrent mission always goes well

Overnights - ABC listen On Overnights, there's great music and interesting guests from Australia and all parts of the globe.

Loved talking 1979 music with the brilliant Trevor Chappell this morning (and many knowledgeable callers/texters). Thanks to Trevor and the ABC Overnights team for having me on. (From 2:22:50) www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Puzzling why it took three days to confirm?

Still a few trickling out the Dillons door ... #RadioStars

Exactly.

Is that a grandstand or a haunted house?

Sharri Markson is writing a book with a notorious Israeli propagandist about Bondi

Congratulations to HarperCollins for discovering the scientific formula for the worst book in the world

Pastoralists, farmers and ABC Rural staff have ridiculed me frequently over the years for proposing exactly this, refuges to stop the deaths of hundreds of thousands of livestock from floods. Now it’s reported QLD DPI is trialling it. #farming

It's simple rhyming slang. No need to complicate things.

Serious shelf envy.

My goodness. Nearly a full complement of battalion histories!

Book extract: Radio Stars Why 1979 is music's greatest year

Here's an edited extract from my new book. I hope you enjoy ... faulknera.substack.com/p/book-extra...

One of his greats

Last drinks We are getting new clubrooms.

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Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53 Award-winning Tasmanian artist’s work was published by The Australian, The Saturday Paper and The Hobart Mercury Jon Kudelka, the Australian political cartoonist, has died at the age of 53. His wife Margaret Kudelka announced the news in a statement on Tuesday: “We are sad to tell you that our beloved, brilliant Jon Kudelka died peacefully in South Hobart on Sunday afternoon, surrounded by his family and friends.” Continue reading...

Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53

Get this: the Israeli president’s visit will be so divisive, according to NSW Police, that the appropriate response is to ban all public assemblies while he’s here, rather than, say, him not coming.

Sales have dropped off but somehow clinging onto prime real estate in Dillons Norwood Bookshop ...

Rob Hirst was a force of nature, a born showman who led Midnight Oil from the back Phenomenal drummer and percussionist was an equally accomplished songwriter who embodied the band’s bloody-minded spirit

I wrote this some time ago - with all of us knowing this day would come, and Rob, of course, fighting like the bloody-minded bastard he was to the very end. He irrevocably changed my life - and how our country saw itself. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

It's on the way ...

When this blows over I might have to share some of the emails I’ve received over the days which really make me wonder why I am the one accused of hatred. There is deep unresolved trauma being spewed by some of these people and we cannot consent to living according to their warped reality.

Adelaide Festival / Writers’ Week now the biggest collapse in South Australia since the state bank (probably)

The Bartlett book is a great read.

As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.

A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.

Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.

Genius nightwatching from Neser. Take a blow to the arm, the treatment for which sees us through to an early finish, allowing a legitimate retired hurt first thing tomorrow. Pro. #Ashes 🏏

Thanks to all who have bought my new book. Still some copies at Dillons Norwood Bookshop. Otherwise DM me and we can meet/arrange a delivery. #RadioStars

Andrew Faulkner (@andrewfaulkner675186) Andrew Faulkner “It's probably the worst Australian team since 2010 when England last won.” With the Ashes retained by Australia in three Tests, Stuart Broad was pilloried by the host country’s tabl...

Getting back into a bit of cricket writing ... substack.com/@andrewfaulk...

Merry Christmas Chez. Happy reading in 2026.