Well, book fairies do, at least. Recently I was sitting inside at a table looking out the front window of…
‘The Lieutenant’
I’m a latecomer to Kate Grenville’s writing. So, this is my first book of hers, and what an engaging story,…
Our Afghanistan: War Weary
The US announcement of its 11 September withdrawal of armed forces from Afghanistan was followed a few days later by…
‘Humankind: A Hopeful History’
Translated from Dutch, Rutger Bregman (Utopia for Realists) has made a compelling case in this book, debunking the fundamental belief…
Bad Boys
Here we go again! In the same week, two glaring examples of the nefarious consequences of the ageing ‘elephant-in-the-room’ in…
‘Utopia is Creepy’
I’m backing our government in the current face-off with Facebook. Zuckerberg thought he could teach Australia a lesson by turning…
Uncrowned & Unpacked
(Health warning: reading about corruption and gambling in Australia can be distressing). An enquiry by Justice Patricia Bergin found that…
Facebook Free
STOP PRESS: Kookynie Courier unaffected by Facebook ban on Australian news. Media watchers will remember 2012, when Gina Rinehart raided…
Tale of Two Joysticks
My airline ‘career’ was in the halcyon flying days of last century, which continued hubristically for another twenty years. Now…
Dendobrium Destroyer
Dendobriums constitute a large genus of attractive Australian native orchids, endemic to S.E. Australia, but incredibly one of its hybrids…
