Or should that read “Its not just cricket”? Over the last two days the scandal of ball-tampering has engulfed the Australian Cricket team. I’m not going to comment on that, as my knowledge of cricket is about that of a 6 year old’s: fielding is boring and batting is fun. Until yesterday I hadn’t even … [Read more…]
One thing that can be guaranteed to rally the troops together is to define an enemy. You can see it today in groups who define the enemy as those wicked Christians who won’t embrace anything an LGBTQI+ group proposes. Or, on the other side of things, the enemy are anyone who is at all sympathetic … [Read more…]
Not long ago, a prominent story in the news caught my attention, and I have continued to think about it. A man in London deliberately attacked a group of Muslims outside a mosque by trying to run them over with a van. My initial reaction on reading about this was to think that now English … [Read more…]
Its Easter in the Great Southern. The highways are very busy. The caravan parks are full. People are away for the school holidays, or have had family come visit them down here. Families are taking their last break before seeding begins. Its quite a busy time of year. And in all of this, even for … [Read more…]
The tragic death of 4 people on a ride at Dreamworld last week is still in the news. There are statements about people returning to work there voluntarily, getting paid regardless, but no decision being made as to when to reopen the park. There are the different enquiries being announced. It is still big news. … [Read more…]