CanTeen helps kids help their mothers and each other
This May, in the spirit of Mother’s Day, youth cancer charity CanTeen reaches out to the 15,000 Australians aged 12-24 years who have a...
Women at the top
I have been speaking to men who have served in the ADF who expressed to me their concerns at the feminist push to have...
Stay vigilant against autumn asthma
Tweed Coast residents with asthma are being warned to be extra vigilant this autumn, as the season delivers a trifecta of asthma triggers –...
Measure your own consumption
How many Australians are aware of how they can measure the electricity that they consume at their homes, from the meters in their fuse...
Plain packets lead to black market cigarettes
The Federal Government’s determination to proceed with plans to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products ignores the threat of an increased trade in black...
Subsidise electricity, not tax carbon
Chief Climate adviser Ross Garnaut says the cost of electricity would rise $4 -$5 per week from the Carbon Dioxide Tax. Wouldn’t it be...
Is tennis like politics?
I’ve watched some cricket and tennis finals in my day. One does not like to see the ultimate winner win purely on their opponent’s...
The real issue of climate change
Climate change is no longer a scientific issue; it is a cultural political issue.
Denial is simply a response to avoid the dilemma which we...
World Red Cross Day and International Volunteers’ Week
both World Red Cross Day and International Volunteers’ Week in May, I would like to thank our many Red Cross volunteers for the amazing...
Coal Seam Gas Mining
Until a week ago I had not heard about Coal Seam Gas Mining or fracking, but I then heard it was going to happen...
Australian Justice System
There is a need for an in-depth review of the Australian Justice System for the following reasons:
(1) All Magistrates and Judges are not equipped with the same degree...
Top brass
In the Australian newspaper (12/4) our top brass, Defense Force Chief Angus Houston, looked haggard and drawn while a man half his calibre; federal politican Stephen...
