‘In Praise of Idleness’

At the last turn of a century I departed salaried employment to ‘have a break’ from corporate life, which then … More

Amazon Amigo

Jeff Bezos of Amazon is the world’s richest man, with a personal fortune of about US$120 billion. Amazon avoided about … More

Solar Champions: Go Aussie!

Surprising factoids seem popular, so here’s anothery in our new series, as Andrew Blake, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University, … More

CBD: Central But Dead

The Emerald City aka Sydney lost its allure for office workers when the pandemic gave them a choice to work … More

Qantas Qandary

Breaking News: Qantas to Phase out Passengers in Plan to Improve Service (PIS)  In a new strategy that it says … More

Pollies & Property!

Prices of Australian real estate are going crazy again. Shane Wright (SMH 26 June) demonstrates the massive conflict of interest … More

‘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 … More

Tale of Two Joysticks

My airline ‘career’ was in the halcyon flying days of last century, which continued hubristically for another twenty years. Now … More

The Secret Life of Toasters

Most people take their household appliances for granted, but in the bush, with not much company around, we treat ours … More

Jumbo Jets Out

On 22 July the last Qantas Boeing 747-400 departed Sydney Airport on its final flight to retirement in the Mojave … More