The current Government has delivered its budget and is crowing with delight that it has managed to come up with a surplus, which is great. It comes on the back of full employment (because we drastically reduced the migrant intake during covid) and the coal industry. It’s good to know there’s finally going to be…
It’s already Saturday here in Australia. Over in England they’re doing the final checks for the coronation of King Charles III. It’s sure to be spectacular. The Poms do these gala events so very well – full of pomp and ceremony and steeped in history and tradition. I suppose, in essence, I don’t entirely approve…
ANZAC day has been and gone for another year. It’s our veteran’s day, named after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps that during World War I took part in the attack on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 25th April, 1915. There have been too many wars since then; World War II, the Korean War,…
Today, the 8th of April, is the second day of the Easter long weekend. For Christians, Easter is the most sacred and special period in the religious calendar, marking Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday last week) and then his crucifixion on Good Friday and His resurrection this coming Sunday. This is also the…
It seems free speech is no longer a given in our society. Englishwoman Posie Parker, who is described as either a pro-woman or an anti-trans activist, depending on the point of view of the describer, came to Australia and New Zealand to argue the cause for women. Parker also argues for safe places for biological…
There’s only one thing to talk about in this Saturday’s blog – the Voice. Today the Prime Minister revealed the question he will put to the Australian people in a referendum later this year. “A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Oh dear. It’s baby boomer bashing time again. I can’t help but think that some of these journalists write their articles just for the click-bait headlines. This time Troy Bramston’s headline is For nation’s sake, boomer self-interest must end (It’s behind a pay wall – sorry – but here’s a quote.) “There has never been…
The news is full of commentary on the treasurer Jim Chalmers’ projected changes to superannuation, despite the fact that before the 2022 election, we were promised that no changes would be made. What was that Peter Garrett said in 2007? “Once we get in we will just change it all.” Seems the wolf is stripping…
I have always been a reader. As a child I was good at it, and I loved it. I loved Enid Blyton. Noddy and Big Ears, the Secret Seven, the Famous Five. I read the adventures of Rupert Bear and Blinky Bill and I still love Winnie the Pooh. I never read Roald Dahl, though. …
It has been a mild summer in our part of the world. Just as we were getting comfortable, February arrived, along with mid-thirties temperatures and soaring humidity. We’ve had the air conditioner on for a couple of days, first time this year. You’d think the folks in the media have never experienced summer before. ‘Old…