Category Archives: Opinion

Hear, Hear

A flea in the ear For decades it had been my experience that General Practitioners at the Medical Clinic I attended were too busy to be bothered with whatever ailment I might have had. The Clinic in question became progressively … Continue reading

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Our ship’s come in More a traveller than a tourist, once aboard the ‘One and All’ – a late twentieth-century version of a mid-nineteenth-century brigantine – at Port Adelaide for a tall ship day sail earlier this week I braced … Continue reading

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You are elles for a rejuvenated society Yasmin Poole  Sammy J Bo Seo Dr Kudzai Kanhutu Dr Neela Janakiramanan Alison Pennington Sally Rugg Dr Emma Shortis Sarah and Dr Stephen Morse Sally McManus & Michele O’Neil None of those listed … Continue reading

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Karstens and Margys

Respect for the bush or glib tourist promotion? There’s much to be said for initiatives to promote social cohesion but handing the job over to the Karstens and Margys to convey the message is bound to yield pap, isn’t it? … Continue reading

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