Time for some tabloid titillation. In fact, it’s about that virile part of male anatomy. Sometimes pictures really do speak…
Abbott’s Demolition Derby
The Abbott Federal government was quick out of the starting box in its environmental demolition derby. Any government body with…
Kitchen Confidential
Regular readers would know that despite its isolation Kookynie is a social bouillon of new ideas and trend-setting. The foodie…
Great White Hope
North of Newcastle (NSW) stretches a coast of lightly-inhabited, by humans at least, beautiful beaches and lakes, all the way…
Winton’s Woes
Tim Winton’s latest book ”Eyrie” is a curious, indulgent rant of a story of disillusionment and alienation, set in that…
Mombassa Musings
How Chris O’Doherty became Reg Mombassa is not clear. In a recent profile by Nick Galvin (SMH) it’s explained as…
Quarry or Quandary?
The Indonesian government is implementing a ban on the export of some raw mineral ores, particularly nickel and bauxite, to…
Unplugged Travel
Or, as Lonely Planet announced without apparent irony in a headline article, How to go OFF THE GRID when you…
Bush Bogans
Going bush is of course all about getting close to nature and respectful admiration of her manifest beauty. Unless you’re…
Reefer Madness
So-called Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has approved the construction of three new coal loading terminals at Abbott Point and…
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