Surprising factoids seem popular, so here’s anothery in our new series, as Andrew Blake, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University, … More
Category: Society
Holy Smokes!
Today we’re inaugurating an occasional showcasing, without commentary, of a randomly interesting and/or surprising new factoid, which must be shared. … More
Monarchy Must Go
The demise of our previous monarch has unleashed a veritable orgy of mass outpourings of grief, veneration and nostalgia. Media … 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
Stasi Stealth
The Grey Men: Pursuing the Stasi into the Present by Ralph Hope is not literature, but it makes a convincing … More
Qantas Qandary
Breaking News: Qantas to Phase out Passengers in Plan to Improve Service (PIS) In a new strategy that it says … More
Ukraine Unity
Every conversation in Germany and France, during a recent sojourn, included discussion of the Ukraine war, conveying a palpable feeling … More
Cradle Mountain Dreaming
PART ONE KINDRED: A Cradle Mountain Love Story by Kate Legge is the engaging biographical story of Gustav Weindorfer and … More
Avocado Avenger
DANGER! Here we get to the pointy end of Aussie breakfasts. In the last decade or more, so-called smashed avocado … More
News Really Matters to Automobilists*
Apparently everybody likes our occasional Germany vs Australia jousts, so here’s anothery. Karl Benz patented the world’s first car in … More
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