Tag Archives: police

Hoon problem

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Michael

Western Australia has a hoon problem. It exists everywhere to some extent, I suppose, but I never encountered it in the parts of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia I lived in previously. Hoon activity can be doing a … Continue reading →

Topics: Australia, features, justice, Kalgoorlie, motoring, opinion, police, society, Western-Australia | 2 Comments

Newspaper novels: The truth will make you fret

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Michael

There aren’t many novels about newspapers. Stories involving print journalists are far fewer than those about lawyers, soldiers and police for example. That’s a little surprising when you consider that journalists are writers. But when you think about it, we … Continue reading →

Topics: Books, cricket, crime, entertainment, Feature, features, law, list, nature, news, newspapers, office, police, politics, PR, war, work, world, writing | 1 Comment

If I ruled a country …

Posted on July 23, 2007 by

This is one of those five-question blog prompts. I first saw it on Synaptoman. The starting assumption is that you are the absolute ruler of a prosperous, stable country without any immediate threats, no poverty or unemployment. That means I … Continue reading →

Topics: blog, economy, education, employment, media, NSW, police, PR, rant, Sport, transport, WordPress, work | Leave a comment

National police certificate

Posted on December 11, 2006 by

I'm a member of the Hannans Rotary Club and it's now a requirement that Rotary members obtain a police clearance because we sometimes work with young people. I think it's bureaurcracy gone made. We sponsor youth exchange programs but unless … Continue reading →

Topics: Australia, family, gippsland, History, police, PR, shopping, Traralgon, work, youth | Leave a comment

The Fifth Woman

Posted on January 19, 2006 by

The Fifth Woman is the first novel that I’ve read by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankel. I saw a positive review of his work in The Age last year and purchased the book while in Melbourne between Christmas and New … Continue reading →

Topics: Christmas, crime, humor, Melbourne, murder, police, PR, Sweden, work | Leave a comment

Zimbabwe comes close to home

Posted on December 9, 2005 by

I’ve written a few times about Zimbabwe. Today, there’s a personal touch to the comments I make. I visited Zimbabwe in 1991 when it was a prosperous happy country and before Mugabe went bananas. My employer at the time, a … Continue reading →

Topics: children, email, family, finance, government, international, law, news, office, police, PR, school, Victoria, work, Zimbabwe | 1 Comment

Houses torched in cricket conflict

Posted on December 3, 2005 by

Cricket is a marvellous game. It ignites passions, as this report from the CricInfo web site confirms: Nearly 400 people have been injured in a village in Bangladesh in a series of clashes over controversial umpiring decisions in a cricket … Continue reading →

Topics: cricket, fire, police, PR, television | 2 Comments