Deaths of despair can be avoided
I have in front of me the final report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. I am…
I like the idea of Xavier Herbert
Men no longer write long fiction. The days of the million-word book are gone. At 850,000 words, Xavier Herbert’s Poor…
My granddaughter may have saved my life
I was visiting my daughter in Canberra in early November when she asked if I could do her a favour…
Daylight saving be damned
I don’t like daylight saving. Never have. I was intolerant of it when I had to endure it from November…
Is NSW’s far South coast prepared for a future firestorm?
Locals are still scarred by the last one
Between the living and the dead
This week, May 15, is the hundredth anniversary of my great-grandfather’s death. Here’s another fun fact: I am now the…
Fighting off Wuflu at seventy
I am narrowly and slowly recovering from a bout of Wuflu. It’s a bit like a really, really bad dose…
