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I was going to write you about the ballet today, because yesterday I saw the Royal Russian Ballet. A friend gave me a ticket (this is the only present for a while, I was told, and looked at the price … Continue reading
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Yesterday was Wattle Day. Some years the Australian Government makes a big thing of it, and so does the media. Many people clip sprigs of fluffy yellow flower on their clothes. I say this, but I’ve not noticed it for … Continue reading
Last night in my sleep I created a Punch cartoon. It was of a teenage robot that had cleverly made its maker and its maker’s family into its servants. I woke up thinking, “I need to write about Australian food … Continue reading
I’m still thinking about food. For you, it’s a fortnight later than when I last thought about food. For me, it’s the same day. My chicken porridge is in the fridge and my soup is quietly cooking and I’m nearly … Continue reading
Today I’m a bit timewarped. My July and August are basically impossible, so I’m spending a freezing July evening pretending it’s an even more freezing evening in later July or maybe a milder evening in August. I hope to be … Continue reading
I suspect I need to give a trigger warning for today. The first few paragraphs are fine, but after that… I’m writing this on Thursday because we’re getting three blasts of cold air from the Antarctic, starting around now. The … Continue reading
Winter in Canberra has ground everything to a halt. That’s what it feels like, anyhow. July has come early and July is Canberra’s bad month. When the bad month hits it doesn’t matter how much there is to write about, … Continue reading
The moment that grabbed most of Australia this week was Bob Hawke’s memorial. He was a favourite Prime Minister, partly because of what he did while he was in power, but also because he represented an important element of our … Continue reading
Here in Australia we’re entirely past the elections. For what it’s worth, the Coalition won and their leader called it a ‘miracle.’ They won largely because the far right gave them lots of preferences and there was a major surge … Continue reading
I promised that I would answer questions about Australia and this puts me in the difficult position of explaining last weekend’s election result. There are so many factors, and they’re not all clear yet, so consider this a beginning rather … Continue reading