AustLit

The poem presents a satirical portrait of the remaining, elderly figures of the Polish government-in-exile in London ca. 1990, still living with reference only to pre-World War II Poland.

The column is a review of a new Polish Australian literary and cultural magazine, 'Aspekt'. Gawronski is critical of what he considers the magazine's lack of daring, but also welcomes 'Aspekt' as a new addition to the Polish Australian press.

The column offers a satirical response to an article making fun of Polish Australians, which was published in a 1991 issue of a Warsaw magazine, 'Przegląd Tygodniowy' (Weekly Review).

The column appeals to Polish Australians not to take offence so readily at differences of opinion, and at satirical representations of their community like Andrzej Chciuk's novel, Emigrancka opowieść. It suggests they should emulate Australian politicians, who shake hands and joke with each other across party lines, when not in parliament.

The column pokes fun at the contemporary Australian fashion for wearing ragged clothes, for not shaving or washing hair (men) and wearing mini-skirts in middle-age (women).

The column expresses bemusement at the fact that (deceased) German Australian fraudster John Friedrich was appointed to a publicly funded position after his fraud was discovered.

The column criticizes the 'Rada Naczelna Polskich Organizacji w Australii', the Chief Council of Polish Organizations in Australia, for its lack of openness to debate.

The column expresses the author's dismay at the lack of unity among Poles in post-Communist, newly democratic Poland.

The column is a response to a new Polish tabloid-style newspaper titled Nie (No) published by the former Communist government spokesman Jerzy Urban, who during his time as an official was widely reviled for his mendacity. Gawroński acknowledges that Urban's satirical columns are clever, but affirms that he remains a deeply off-putting figure.

The column is critical of Polish Australians' indignation at the number of votes won by the former Communist party in the 1991 elections in post-Communist Poland. The author points to widespread unemployment in Poland and decades of life under a totalitarian regime as factors that help to explain the election results.

The column decries two instances of public rudeness by Polish Australian women.

The column comments on the retirement of the Polish community newspaper 'Tygodnik Polski' editor Jerzy Grot-Kwaśniewski, and appointment of the new editor Michał Filek. The author praises Grot-Kwaśniewski's work ethic and suggests that his editorship of 'Tygodnik Polski' will be hard to match. The column also discusses the rivalry between two Polish community radio stations, 3ZZZ and 3EA.

The column pokes fun at the oversensitivity of Polish Australian readers to satirical representations of them by journalists like the author.

The column expresses the author's horror at the recent death of a woman in Australia at the hands of an exorcist. It refers to a number of cults, including the Church of Scientology.

The column expresses the author's bemusement at the existence of homosexuality and the concept of homosexual human rights. The author asserts that sexual life should be a private domain, not discussed in public.

The column discusses examples of malicious behaviour among some Polish immigrants in Australia, which the author sees as deriving from an inferiority complex.

The column is a critical response to an admiring review of Paul Johnson's book Intellectuals by Polish journalist Waldemar Łysiak, published in the Polish Australian newspaper Tygodnik Polski. The author takes issue with Łysiak's representation of the left-liberal Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza [Electoral Gazette], which had published a critical review of Johnson's book.