The Middle Ground
The Middle Ground Over the past 150 years, we have seen dramatic changes in countries and their governments. As the time of the divine [...]
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07, 2024
Boom and Bust
Boom and Bust I might have mentioned that I love Alice in Wonderland. In fact I might have mentioned this several times. If you [...]
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07, 2024
The Railway Children
The Railway Children Remembering children’s books is a serendipitous exercise. In my case, some are established favourites, and so Pooh, Rat and Mole and [...]
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07, 2024
Throwing Light on the Matter
Throwing Light On the Matter My father was a physics teacher, and I suspect that it was in one of his collection of books [...]
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06, 2024
The White Album
The White Album No, this isn’t about the Beatles 1968 album The Beatles, which also has the parenthetic subtitle White Album. That collection was [...]
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06, 2024
Cities and Suburbs
Cities, Suburbs and Local Shopping Centres I live in Canberra, and in some respects I can claim to live in an ideal neighbourhood. My [...]
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06, 2024
A History of the World in 100 Objects
A History of the World in 100 Objects Have you ever received a book, thanked the person, and only much later realised what a [...]
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06, 2024
Self-Employment
Self-Employment Several years ago, the Australian Institute of Management would hold regular one-day briefings on the economy and future trends. Many of us enjoyed [...]
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05, 2024
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold One of my current ‘favourite’ authors is Mick Herron. I only started reading his novels three [...]
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05, 2024
Colour Blind
Colour Blind Having a father who was a senior school physics teacher could have ensured all sorts of benefits. He could have helped me [...]
