This was followed by his presenting his sable acquaintance with a fig of tobacco, whereupon, instead of thanking the donor in the usual way, the black signified his gratitude by throwing a spear at twenty or thirty yards' distance.

A re-issue of the Examples of the Architecture of Venice. By John Ruskin... With the Text, and the 16 Plates (10 Steels and 6 Lithographs) as originally published.

If representation and recruitment is an objective, self-styled mavericks like Kelly and his Queensland sidekick George Christensen have some utility. This duo operates like an extended wink and a nudge; they tell voters the Coalition is a broad enough church to be a home for fringe views.

I have no objection to 'convicted' criminals being forced to give up the loot. The idea of seizing someone's wealth without convicting them of a criminal offence is distictly unEnglish. It doesn't accord with the priciples of English justice I was brought up to respect. It simply turns the police and courts into thieves.