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Election We’re going to build more. We’re going to operate more efficiently. We’re going to have policies that inspire people to great things. We’re going to restore confidence in the system once again. Does it sound familiar? We’re in the thick of an election campaign yet again, and while we might be…

Death and Life It has been said that death is the second most feared thing for most people. Apparently, public speaking is actually the most feared thing, so I guess at a funeral, people would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy. But we’ll leave public speaking aside for today. You see, as…

Preparing for a Cyclone It was just over three weeks ago when our news coverage was dominated by Alfred. He was the unwanted guest that taunted a whole city for days, just lingering outside the city, threatening chaos and destruction. Alfred was to be the first cyclone to directly in hit the city of…

Searching in the cupboard Have you ever had that experience where you want to find the scissors in the drawer full of randoms things. You have a good look. You even look twice before concluding that someone must have taken them. Except that someone else comes along. Opens the same drawer, and pulls out…

Trial by Media Every so often, we get a big high-profile court case being played out on the news each night. Each night we get updates on what various witnesses have said, and we start to form our own opinion. We’ve had the whole Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann case which dragged on for a very long…