It may have by now escaped your attention, but, just a few weeks ago, a very rich and powerful old lady, known by many as “Your Majesty”, the owner of a variety of the most expensive prime real estate, and possessor of lots of top quality ‘bling’, both acquired across…

Signing up to this agreement can only be described as Australia tying itself irrevocably, to a device serving to assist the United States (US), in the defence of its predominancy, against the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Australia’s interests would have been far better served, by sitting back and doing much more serious thinking around the wisdom, or otherwise, of continuing to follow our great friend, the United States, into yet another, potentially disastrous, military involvement.

Like the man said….what have refugees ever done for us? This is a question that, for too many years, kept nagging the deeper recesses of my mind. …

A Very ordinary Australian punter. I am also one among 24 odd million others, and a reasonably long-time resident on this wide, brown land, under the tropic of Capricorn. Regardless of which part of the political spectrum we Australians might individually lean toward, most have become utterly disgusted with the…

Covid and the politicians Australians have proved over the years to be a relatively easy-going lot. Elections have come and gone, the population accepting the various dictates of their leaders. Dangers presented by the current Covid-19 pandemic inspired their confidence to accept the advice of the nation’s medical experts on how best to combat…

This is the cover of a geography textbook used throughout my schooldays during the 1940s. It continued to be used into the 1950s, prior to my migration to Australia in April 1959. Pages 263 to 265 in particular make for illuminating reading. They have a great deal of relevance to…

When will we Australians wake up? I don’t know about you, but as I lapsed into another month of enforced isolation as a deadly virus swept across the globe, having to remain closeted in my home on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, provided both time and inspiration for reflection. As 2020 progresses, it is becoming clear that even…

My part in a unique driver-training programme for young adults — We teach them to drive, while aiming to preserve their lives. — Note: The comments that follow, while calling for more action against road deaths on the roads of an Australian capital city, may also be applicable to issues surrounding the loss of too many young, inexperienced drivers’ lives as a result of road accidents in jurisdictions other than the Australian state…

Looking back — May 1959 saw me — a young hopeful among thousands of migrants flooding into Australia from post war Europe and the British Isles. All were intent on leaving the lands of our birth for the promise of a better future on the far side of the world. We and many…