I’ve just finished reading about Australia, Singapore and the Malay Peninsula during the Second World War in a novel called ‘To Love a Sunburnt Country’.(1) The story provided a fascinating insight into life at the time and how Australians responded when war… Read More ›
In the 70s, an Australian band called Skyhooks had a hit song called ‘Horror Movie’: ‘Right there on my TV – It’s the six thirty news!’ Nowadays, it’s not just at 6.30pm. We can watch bad news from any country… Read More ›
I was really moved by Greg Fallis’ tribute to a political writer called Molly who died from breast cancer. He quotes her brutal description of the treatment in his post: Having breast cancer is massive amounts of no fun. First they… Read More ›
Sustainability soapbox 