I see that one of the trending items on Facebook today is a video titled “How To Talk Like An Aussie”. Watching it made me realize that not as many people do speak like Aussies anymore, and I am wondering if this is a result of our being part of a more ‘global’ community these … Read more
Occasionally, you meet someone on Twitter or Facebook that shakes you into action! Last year I wrote about 75 Children Who Need You, and how my friend George Karahalios was seeking to help them via our Facebook group, Kathaluwa. It Happened Again Yesterday! I met Cate Bolt, an Australian business woman who has an amazing … Read more
On January 26 1788, the ‘First Fleet’ under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Sydney Cove. Today, January 26 is celebrated as ‘Australia Day’, but has also been known down the years as ‘Foundation Day’. Many indigenous Australians mark the day as ‘Invasion Day’, the day that British settlers began the destruction of … Read more
One thing that really bugs me about the climate change debate is the way that variations in the weather seem to be twisted to suit particular points of view. If the weather’s warmer than at this time last year, global warming is a fact, if it’s cooler, then it’s a fallacy.
