Random thoughts and observations
It’s the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in most parts of Australia. I’ve written before that this holiday and others should be scrapped in favor of a whole new system. It isn’t even close to the Queen’s actual birthday (April 21) this weekend. The date is possibly a throwback to the reign of George V; his [...]
Trooper Mark Donaldson, 29, from Newcastle, has been awarded Australia’s first Victoria Cross since the Vietnam War. He was presented with the country’s highest military honor for his rescue of a wounded Afghan interpreter from heavy fire in Afghanistan in September. Congratulations to Trooper Donaldson, pictured above with his wife.
