American Shoots Australian Soldier - Aussies Fight Back
Dec 06, 2011 0 Comment(s) ››Seventy years ago this month American forces arrived in Australia to help repel the imminent Japanese invasion ndash and one year later they were fighting each other on the streets of Brisbane One Australian soldier was killed others wounded At least a dozen Americans were injured when the Aussies retaliated Australian authors Peter…...
Continue ReadingAh, coincidence
Dec 05, 2011 0 Comment(s) ››Ah coincidence from Dickens to Didion it is the meat and drink of the writer 39 s art Even readers know that But what they do not know and we do is just how big a role it plays before we begin to write the story It matters not at all whether our specialty is fiction memoir non-fiction or even fantasy the moment we start…...
Continue ReadingThe Jesus Delusion - the sad truth revealed
Dec 04, 2011 1 Comment(s) ››As we approach Christmas and the traditional celebration of the birth of Jesus a new book reveals for the first time the human figure behind the supernatural myth Award-wining historian and biographer Robert Macklin returns to the original sources to cut through the distorted and dishonest picture of Jesus created and promoted by the…...
Continue ReadingTinnitus - The Hidden Scream
Nov 01, 2011 0 Comment(s) ››nbsp By Robert Macklin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp I call it lsquo the hidden scream rsquo The correct medical term is Tinnitus and it is affecting an increasing number of Australians of all ages Indeed the latest figures suggest that victims are getting younger…...
Continue ReadingChemist shop assistants rude & unhelpful no longer
Jul 05, 2011 0 Comment(s) ››Regular readers will recall that a few months ago I complained about Canberra rsquo s rude and unhelpful Chemist shop assistants At the time it became something of a talking point and I received lots of rude and unhelpful emails nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp So it rsquo s only fair that I should report the…...
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