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Very Wicked Camper

Time for some tabloid titillation. In fact, it’s about that virile part of male anatomy.  Sometimes pictures really do speak … More

Wicked Campers

Abbott’s Demolition Derby

The Abbott Federal government was quick out of the starting box in its environmental demolition derby. Any government body with … More

Abbott government environmental vandalism

Kitchen Confidential

Regular readers would know that despite its isolation Kookynie is a social bouillon of new ideas and trend-setting. The foodie … More

Jamie Oliver, outback cooking

Great White Hope

North of Newcastle (NSW) stretches a coast of lightly-inhabited, by humans at least, beautiful beaches and lakes, all the way … More

CSIRO shark study, David Cronshaw, Great White sharks, Myall Lakes, white pointers

Winton’s Woes

Tim Winton’s latest book ”Eyrie” is a curious, indulgent rant of a story of disillusionment and alienation, set in that … More

Eyrie, osprey, Tim Winton

Mombassa Musings

How Chris O’Doherty became Reg Mombassa is not clear. In a recent profile by Nick Galvin (SMH) it’s explained as … More

Mombasa, Reg Mombassa, Sargam

Quarry or Quandary?

The Indonesian government is implementing a ban on the export of some raw mineral ores, particularly nickel and bauxite, to … More

ALcoa, aluminium production, bauxite mining, BHP, Indonesian ban on mineral exports, the Lucky Country

Unplugged Travel

Or, as Lonely Planet announced without apparent irony in a headline article, How to go OFF THE GRID when you … More

How to go off the grid when you travel, Lonely Planet, Phillip Tang, unplugged travel

Bush Bogans

Going bush is of course all about getting close to nature and respectful admiration of her manifest beauty. Unless you’re … More

Abercrombie River National Park, bush bogans, camper pollution

Reefer Madness

So-called Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has approved the construction of three new coal loading terminals at Abbott Point and … More

Abbott Point coal terminals, Curtis Island, Great Barrier Reef endangered, Greg Hunt, Mathias Cormann

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