Category: Australia

  • Sunset over Randwick

    Sunset Over Randwick Took this on July 27. Something about the way the sun was setting caught my eye; so bright and vivid, almost like an aurora. I think it came out pretty well.

  • Why do people perceive you differently?

    I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Some of it’s from personal experience and some is just observation, but I remember thinking during my Dark Teenage Years that I’d really enjoy getting past 18. For some reason I had this idea that 18 was the age when you’d be treated differently… not so much…

  • Time on Earth

    Seems like it’s been a busy few months in music. Groups and bands we’d all thought had played together for the last time have reunited; while the Spice Girls grab the headlines, news that The Police, The Verve and Rage Against the Machine have reunited has brought equal excitement to their fans. In contrast I…

  • When does protection go too far?

    This hasn’t been a good period for John Howard. Howard forgot a Tasmanian Liberal candidate’s name on air, and then the ridiculous upgrades to the government’s VIP aircraft were revealed: $100,000 worth of upgrades, including $9000 in silk wall panelling and $6200 in almond-coloured leather added to the ceiling (refits that were later dropped). The…

  • Banning people with HIV from entering Australia

    HIV border control suggested to stop outbreak Am I the only one who finds John Howard’s comments here difficult to understand? Or am I getting senile or something, because the reaction to these new guidelines has been very muted. The new system proposed by Tony Abbott would require visa applicants over the age of 15…

  • SavageGarden: 10 years on

    I was thinking earlier just how amazing it is that it’s been 10 years since SavageGarden’s first album came out. It really doesn’t feel like that. Their music is still played on the radio all the time, and Darren Hayes’ career is still going well, if not with as much commercial success as when he…

  • David Hicks and why people can't debate

    Miranda Devine: Australian prisoners also wait years for day in court I was reading Miranda Devine’s column in The Sun-Herald recently (see link above) and something struck me about it. I read Devine’s column when I can and though I rarely agree with what she says, I still find it interesting; she makes her points…

  • David Hicks and why people can’t debate

    Miranda Devine: Australian prisoners also wait years for day in court I was reading Miranda Devine’s column in The Sun-Herald recently (see link above) and something struck me about it. I read Devine’s column when I can and though I rarely agree with what she says, I still find it interesting; she makes her points…

  • Earth Hour a succees… kind of

    Saturday saw the first Earth Hour here in Sydney, a campaign encouraging Sydneysiders to turn off their lights from 7.30 to 8.30 pm to raise awareness for Global Warming. According to The Sun-Herald more than 65,000 homes and 2000 businesses and government departments turned off their lights. And it was quite a sight, I have…

  • 5 favourite Nick Cave songs

    5) Henry Lee4) Rock of Gibraltar3) Where the Wild Roses Grow2) Into My Arms1) As I sat sadly by her Side