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22 May 09 Tasmanian devil
It’s a shame to hear the Tasmanian Devil is now endangered.
The iconic Australian species was listed as vulnerable after the appearance of a facial tumor disease in 1996, but it has now wiped out 70 percent of the population.
11 Apr 09 Sunshine state
I’ve been in Queensland (Yeppoon) since Friday and haven’t seen the sun yet.
There hasn’t been much rain, just endless grey skies. The forecast is for more of the same indefinitely.
I have to question how the “sunshine state” got its name.
9 Mar 09 A new Heineken commercial offers a true reflection on the difference between men and women.
7 Mar 09 Are you a handyman?
My handiness is confined to helping people with computer problems or anything that involves words.
Sadly I’m near helpless with household tools, running repairs and odd jobs.
In circumstances when a drain needs unplugging or such like we hire a little man.
Sadly I’m near helpless with household tools, running repairs and odd jobs.
In circumstances when a drain needs unplugging or such like we hire a little man.
24 Feb 09 Britain's Zimbabwe lifeline
It’s great the British Government is planning to offer a lifeline to its estimated 750 citizens who are struggling as pensioners in Zimbabwe.
What about the elderly white people who served the colonial government, but don’t have British citizenship?
When Mugabe came to power they were promised pensions under the Lancaster House Agreement. They also had a reasonable expectation of proper health care.
Britan should have sought years ago to enforce that agreement, using military means if necessary.
6 Feb 09 When I started using the internet
it was late 1996. I was 29 and my second son had just been born.
I had bought a Windows 95 PC with a 2GB hard drive and connected by dial-up to a local telecentre.
Netscape was the preferred browser. The web seemed a giant brave new world, but in reality there was very little content online then.
South Australia is enduring a heat wave. It should be a lot cooler there, and if it’s not I’ll escape to the beach.
25 Jan 09 Australian of the year
Aboriginal leader and academic Mick Dodson has been named Australian of the Year at a ceremony outside Parliament House in Canberra.
Professor Dodson, a tireless campaigner for indigenous rights, was presented the award by the prime minister a year after Kevin Rudd apologised to the stolen generations.
The Yawuru man, originally from the Broome area, takes over the mantle from country singer Lee Kernaghan.
This award should be scrapped. A country singer one year, an Aboriginal leader the next. Next year a tiddlywinks champion.
16 Jan 09 Hot wheels: Smoke billows from a W-class tram after it caught fire in La Trobe Street, Melbourne.
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