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Vegemite experience
Emily of Paroxysm of Outrageous Random News (otherwise known as P.O.R.N.) has been to Australia. She even wrote about Nick the Awesome Aussie guide. Emily left this comment on Vegemite: I have to...
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Migrant review timelines under pressure
Being as buried as I am in my own case on a day-to-day basis, this particular article escaped my attention until today: Migrant tribunals under resource pressure (see related articles below). I have...
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Fact or myth?
This article was in part prompted by a reader’s comment on my article Love and The Law on May 28. I’m feeling a bit guilty about doing this, as I noticed the use of similar inspiration on And so we...
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Doc Robyn and Kid Equus
Many readers may know of Balladeer, otherwise known as The Blackwater Kid, writes the most amazing Frontier sagas! He has written Doc Robyn and Kid Equus for John and I. We are honoured to share it...
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I am an atheist and we don’t live in Kentucky …
… which is just as well when I see this story this morning. A small Pike County church has voted not to accept interracial couples as members or let them take part in some worship activities. The...
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D for Deprecation
Self-deprecation, that is. Australia is renowned for self-deprecation. OK, I cheated a little on the D. Sue me. We don’t like to boast and we’ll rip down (our famed “tall poppy syndrome“) those...
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Still tired, still alive
So much has happened around the world this week it is hard just to keep up with the craziness. There was much sadness in the USA, probably the toughest event to comprehend. Our hearts go out to the...
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Now for some travelling: visiting Florida in October
This is going to be interesting. I am leaving my family to their own devices for a while in October. I will be attending a business conference in Florida. Yes, Florida, USA. That horror flight...
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Another life needlessly taken
A life was not lost. A life was taken. Stolen. Jordan Davis did not live to celebrate his 19th birthday today. He was shot by Michael Dunn. Michael Dunn drove away from the scene like this was a normal...
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Vegemite experience
Emily of Paroxysm of Outrageous Random News (otherwise known as P.O.R.N.) has been to Australia. She even wrote about Nick the Awesome Aussie guide. Emily left this comment on Vegemite: I have to...
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Language, Free Speech, Racism and Sexism
On October 2012 I expressed my concerns over the use of language in society. Since then things seem to have worsened. We still have nasty personal attacks being made in the public domain and I am often...
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Why Dysfunction?
Originally posted on Lew Bornmann's Blog:It seems to me… “In politics stupidity is not a handicap.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte. Our political parties have fundamentally different visions of what kind of...
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