23 Apr Home Schooling: Week One
I left that temporary classroom, and took the bottle of sauvignon blanc with me. It really was a bad look, for it to be sitting there each day....
16 Apr Dear Bupa,
Dear Bupa, I’m thinking we might need to break up; I just can’t afford your expensive taste for much longer....
09 Apr To Sir, With Love
Let’s hope the silver lining here is that we learn, as a community, to value so much more the role of a teacher....
05 Mar An Age-Old Lesson From America
Just imagine if we learnt one thing from America: how to value age....
20 Feb Making Sense of the Senseless
That doesn’t happen here, in Camp Hill. Not in our suburb. A car doesn’t explode in flames. Children don’t die. We look out for each other. It’s our home....
23 Jan How to Search for a Lost Diamond on a Long-haul Flight with 400 Other Passengers
And then, washing my hands, I noticed it was gone. A hole where the diamond sat. A big gaping hole....
26 Dec Why I’m Thinking of Jack Beasley this Christmas
A few minutes – and a lifetime of heartache for dozens, perhaps hundreds....
21 Nov Age Has Reached its Use-by Date
What would happen if, at our next doctor’s visit, birth dates were scrapped from our medical records? Would we be treated differently? The question was posed by an expert on ageing and ageism, Ashton Applewhite, this week – but she had the answer handy. Almost definitely....
11 Oct Alan Jones’ Resignation Letter
Many people have suggested Alan Jones resign over his latest controversy. Here, Madonna King offers up a draft....
01 Oct Politicians who stay silent
Every politician will try to skew their message to get the best possible reaction....