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Not Tehran6 comments

Neil wrote 1 day ago: I took this a couple of days back in Chalmers Street Surry Hills and posted it on the photo blog. … more →

Tags: Australia, multicultural Australia

Apology to forgotten Australians

Neil wrote 4 days ago: Yesterday was a great day in Parliament. THEY were called the ”forgotten Australians”. B … more →

Tags: Australia, generational change, Humanity, Immigration, Kevin Rudd, malcolm turnbull, Memory, Milestones, South Sydney Herald

On climate change sceptics and qualifications

Neil wrote 1 week ago: Among those patently unqualified to evaluate the science of climate change I would include myself, S … more →

Tags: climate change, Environment, Magazines, Politics

Resting

Neil wrote 1 week ago: Belmore Park, Sydney I am cloning this from Neil’s Sydney on Blogspot because I am really pleased wi … more →

Tags: Australia, Creativity, Environment, Local, Personal, Photography

Aunty Beryl story – South Sydney Herald1 comment

Neil wrote 2 weeks ago: Yes, the South Sydney Herald is out, so I can share the Aunty Beryl story now. Aunty Beryl’s three w … more →

Tags: Australia, Indigenous Australian's, South Sydney Uniting Church, Redfern, South Sydney Herald

Louis Nowra “Ice” (2008)

Neil wrote 2 weeks ago:   That’s my rating; not everyone agrees. I have to admit I had my doubts for a while, but once … more →

Tags: Australia, Best read of 2009, Book Reviews, OzLit

Sunday Floating Life photo 33 AND Friday poem 181 comment

Neil wrote 2 weeks ago: Is that confusing enough for you? Peter Skrzynecki’s “Immigrants at Central Station, 1951” was the s … more →

Tags: Australia, english studies, ESL, Immigration, multicultural Australia, OzLit, Poets and Poetry, Sunday Photo, 20thC poetry

… and on1 comment

Neil wrote 3 weeks ago: Following on yesterday I commend Jim Belshaw’s post Refugees and a contempt for the ordinary person. … more →

Tags: Australia, Human Rights, Humanity, Immigration, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Politics, south asian

The beat goes on

Neil wrote 3 weeks ago: I am still frustrated by the undue attention being given to “boat people” as such and the lack of pr … more →

Tags: Australia, Humanity, Immigration, Kevin Rudd, Political, Politics

Communication, Education, Respect1 comment

Neil wrote 1 month ago: “Those are the only three words in my dictionary,” Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo, an Aboriginal Elder origin … more →

Tags: Australia, Indigenous Australian's, Inspiration

Blog Action Day 2009

Neil wrote 1 month ago: 15 October 2009  “We have 130 countries represented by Blog Action Day bloggers, and climate ch … more →

Tags: Australia, Environment, climate change, Blog Action Day

Two (on the face of it) stories of lack of imagination, even common sense1 comment

Neil wrote 1 month ago: Well that’s how I react at first. What do you think? 1. Byzantine rules for overseas trained doctors … more →

Tags: Australia, Environment, Immigration

Trivialising an important document1 comment

Neil wrote 1 month ago: Six days ago in Something else to brag about… I led with a story about Australia being #2 in best qu … more →

Tags: Australia, Humanity, Immigration

National Human Rights Consultation Report

Neil wrote 1 month ago: The National Human Rights Consultation Committee handed its report to the Attorney-General, the Hon … more →

Tags: Australia, Human Rights

Bit of a mystery

Neil wrote 1 month ago: There certainly was a lot of activity around the nearby housing estate yesterday. No clue in the new … more →

Tags: surry hills, Australia, Local

Something else to brag about…

Neil wrote 1 month ago: … and other miscellaneous bits. 1. Something else to brag about Australia ranked No. 2 for quality o … more →

Tags: Australia, Chinese and China, Current Affairs, Kevin Rudd, Local, malcolm turnbull, Political, Politics, South Sydney Uniting Church

Cheering indeed: from Ramana via Jim Belshaw5 comments

Neil wrote 1 month ago: I think I will let the graphic speak for itself, but it is relevant to my ongoing thoughts arising f … more →

Tags: Australia, Jim Belshaw

Oral: thoughts while reading Mark Davis7 comments

Neil wrote 1 month ago: This is my second spoken post, but this time I used my digital camera to make the recording. I was d … more →

Tags: Australia, Reading, Personal, Book Reviews, Best read of 2009

Waltzing Matilda 21st century style – current reading

Neil wrote 1 month ago: Circular Quay 1938 Illustration from A D Fraser This Century of Ours 1938 How the wool industry domi … more →

Tags: Australia, Best read of 2009, Book Reviews, Culture Wars, Current Affairs, generational change, globalisation/corporations, History, Jim Belshaw


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