At the last turn of a century I departed salaried employment to ‘have a break’ from corporate life, which then…
Christmas Tree Correction
Well, who knew: the Christmas Tree is like Volkswagen – invented by the Germans and then exported to the world. …
Cancelled Call-Up
On this day 50 years ago, the Australian people voted to end twenty-three years of conservative rule and a reformist…
Amazon Amigo
Jeff Bezos of Amazon is the world’s richest man, with a personal fortune of about US$120 billion. Amazon avoided about…
Flag Flies
While you’re ruminating on the febrile Australian attachment to the English monarchy, have a think about that other cringeworthy relic…
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,…
Holy Smokes!
Today we’re inaugurating an occasional showcasing, without commentary, of a randomly interesting and/or surprising new factoid, which must be shared.…
Monarchy Must Go
The demise of our previous monarch has unleashed a veritable orgy of mass outpourings of grief, veneration and nostalgia. Media…
CBD: Central But Dead
The Emerald City aka Sydney lost its allure for office workers when the pandemic gave them a choice to work…
Stasi Stealth
The Grey Men: Pursuing the Stasi into the Present by Ralph Hope is not literature, but it makes a convincing…
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