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  • Ten Years On. The Bloodiest War. the Dirtiest Lies.

    The Bloodiest War, The Dirtiest Lies, The Murdoch Press. Continue reading

  • The Tower

    Warning. This article contains images of Aboriginal people who have passed away. I have long been a ‘worshipper’ of Mount Barker Summit, if that is not too strong a word. Standing aloof and dominant over the surrounding lush countryside, this… Continue reading

  • Shady Grove Dreaming

    I don’t consider myself to be a religious person, but I do have a very strong link with the Shady Grove Unitarian Church, set amongst a bush block off dirt roads near Littlehampton. There are a number of reasons for… Continue reading

  • The Incomparable Jimmy Little

    I didn’t shed a tear for Elvis when he died, even though I had been a fan since 1956 when I first saw Loving You. That was Elvis at his best, before ‘Colonel’ Tom Parker dumbed him down; and even… Continue reading

  • Willow Bank, Littlehampton

    Willow Bank was fifty acres of farmland on an eastern facing slope. There were nine main paddocks, my favourite being the ‘top’ paddock, which was still partly wooded, including many large gum trees. Right in the middle, with a commanding… Continue reading

  • Bush Tucker

    Some writings I recently found of some early experiences in the desert are contained in this entry. This was a memorable day out in the bush with the Yuelamu mob. Strange as it may seem, I was always apprehensive whenever… Continue reading

  • More Early Years

    This period includes the final couple of years living at Grange, my emergence from my wheel-bed to crutches, and my attendance at a ‘real’ school for the first time in my life, in my tenth year. It then covers our… Continue reading

  • The Early Years

    This is the first in an on-going blog which will seek to place on the record an occasional summary of my life, with photographs where applicable or available. The blog will cover my early life, a long period (four and… Continue reading

  • Kevin Rudd, ‘Fiscal’ Conservative?

      Just over a year since the Howard Government was thrown unceremoniously from power, with their leader, John Howard, losing his own seat (his party didn’t have the guts to dump him, but the voters did) it is an appropriate… Continue reading

  • The Ascent of Obama

    My Backwards Bush counter tells me that there are seventy-eight days, fourteen minutes, and twenty-five seconds to go, before Bush the Lessor stumbles away to his inglorious obscurity – while paradoxically, and indelibly, entering history as the worst president ever.… Continue reading