Random thoughts and observations
The Red Cross released results from a survey this week which show 45 percent of Australians believe we are less compassionate than we were 10 years ago. While Australians overwhelmingly believe the vulnerable groups in society need more help, far fewer actually involve ourselves in providing it. I asked Kalgoorlie Miner reporter Zoe Rudder to [...]
Overseas readers will be interested to know the story reported in the Cairns Post of a monster python stalking and devouring a family’s pet dog. Daniel Peric said he now would not leave his two children, aged five and seven, alone in any part of the house, after the “enormous” python ate his silky terrier-cross [...]
I’ve returned from a few days visiting Victoria. I caught up with my parents at Moe and made a short trip to Mt St Gwinear. Western Australia doesn’t have any alpine country and I miss it. I haven’t been to the Stirling Ranges yet, but they’re as close as it gets in this state and [...]
The “sorry” debate has come and gone, culminating in Kevin Rudd’s apology from Parliament to indigenous Australians for the “stolen generation”. In reporting reaction to national events, I’ve taken no pride as an Australian in the whole saga. The text of the apology was well crafted and touched a chord. I’m afraid though the issue [...]
My last words on the cricket monkey furore: I think New Zealand Judge John Hansen reached the obvious conclusion. No disrespect to match referee Mike Procter, but the judge knows what he’s doing. Far-reaching decisions like this need to be based on evidence. I found this part of the transcript interesting: Tweet Pin It
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