Allan Cockerill writes for you…
Below, a picture of someone’s study (It looks nice, but it’s not mine!)
I’m sitting here in my study at present, trying to ignore the cold draught that’s dancing around my toes.
Stopping to warm up now would mean another interruption to my writing schedule, and that’s one thing I don’t need at present!
It’s been a [...]
One thing that really bugs me about the climate change debate is the way that variations in the weather seem to be twisted to suit particular points of view.
If the weather’s warmer than at this time last year, global warming is a fact, if it’s cooler, then it’s a fallacy.
For example this report from News.com.au [...]
On January 26 1788, the ‘First Fleet’ under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Sydney Cove.
Today, January 26 is celebrated as ‘Australia Day’, but has also been known down the years as ‘Foundation Day’.
Many indigenous Australians mark the day as ‘Invasion Day’, the day that British settlers began the destruction of their culture.
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I remember listening to Dr Ed Cole (right) once as he explained how we define our world by our words.
He used the Book of Genesis as an example where the Creator spoke the worlds into existence. Ed then went on to talk about mankind being made in the Creator’s image.
I’ve thought about that long and [...]
It’s not until you see a hero out of their super hero outfit and in their everyday clothes that you realize just how remarkable they are.
Take my friend John Cole (left) for instance.
We’ve known each other since Adam was a boy, both growing up in the same country town, both working in the health system, [...]