We are all born into this life without our consent. Nobody asks us whether we would like to play the game of life in human form. Observing the unfocused gaze of a newborn babe one witnesses a magical tabular rasa moment. Consciousness is, it seems, at its earliest manifestation, the state of the watcher. A […]
In Australia, we have just completed a Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Some people were shocked at the findings, which emerged out of this enquiry. More than 10, 500 submissions and the testimony of 600 witnesses were considered during the two years it ran. Elderly Australians have been abused, drugged into submission […]
by Robert Hamilton When I was asked to write something about the recent passing of celebrity chef and raconteur, Anthony Bourdain, I realised that he had been a part of my own culinary journey. His death by suicide, whilst shocking, does fit with the narrative contained within his first book. I received, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures […]
It seems to be a modern phenomenon the 4WD adventure holiday. Man vs terrain or vehicle vs terrain to be exact. Driving skills are important of course in this equation too. The powerful 4WD vehicle testing its mettle upon the rough and treacherous terrain explicitly present in outback Australia. Who will ultimately win out in […]
The getting of wisdom traditionally comes with pain. No pain no gain. This is why we call these third molars wisdom teeth. A third set of teeth that come through around the age of 20. For the lucky few these four molars can be a useful asset but for many they are supernumerary and super […]
The Greek Chorus, for those who don’t know, was a device employed in traditional Greek theatre and defined as “the chorus in Classical Greek drama was a group of actors who described and commented upon the main action of a play with song, dance, and recitation.” That seems pretty close to what we find the media doing […]
Much of what we read about ourselves, as a species and collection of civilisations, praises our advanced qualities. However, if an intelligent alien were to evaluate our recorded history questions would be raised and another kind of judgement handed down. Consider a few examples and see what conclusion you would come to yourself. Homo sapiens […]
Funnily enough I am not a new Australian. I am not a mere visitor to these shores. I have lived and breathed the blessed air of this great southern land since Molly Meldrum was straight and Kent had it all together. Despite my many years wracked up on both the west and east coast of […]
Sport in Australia is akin to a naked fat man in a fishbowl bending over. There is way too much scrutiny of a silly game through the lenses of multiple media channels. Talk of AFL coaches and players facing unreasonable levels of stress and pressure in their jobs is all too real. In this country, […]
Watching the North Melbourne Kangaroos play the Western Bulldogs on Good Friday answers that question – why we need relegation in AFL. Footy pundits in the media sounded off in the lead up to this game about how the Kangaroos needed to be competitive in this stand-alone Melbourne game. They urged their fans to attend […]
The tide is turning against the current Australian Government, as women march against sexual abuse and violence in this nation. The Liberal National Party coalition is recognisable by its lack of gender equality in terms of membership and parliamentary representation. In fact, some male members of the federal government boast about their gender superiority via […]
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