I was brought up on pictures of real-life kings and queens: of princes and princesses, dukes and duchesses. Mum loved the photos of the royals in glossy publications, such as [...]

When Grace Tame from Tasmania fled to Santa Barbara in California in 2019, she was diagnosed with high functioning autism. This diagnosis, coming nine years after the abuse event began, [...]

The Class of 1961-1962 A large group of us seated in front of the hallowed walls, doors and columns, of the College on the Hill, in wet October weather. A [...]

How would you fare if, like Alan Parkes, you were sent to "Bourke and Beyond" to run a small school in your first year out of Teachers' College? Anne Writes: [...]

Did you know that Australia is a world leader in Stuttering research and treatments? See: The Australian Stuttering Research Centre. But first, let me tell you a story. Many years [...]

This is a guest post by Gordon Forth, a fellow student at Armidale Teachers College, who started there in 1962, a year after me. Gordon writes: Please find attached my [...]

I'm reposting this Conversation article by Denis Altman, to mark my backing of the new model being set up by the ARM. The republic debate is back (again) but we [...]

Reference: ABC Online: Future Australia While the Federal government has come to the party at the COP 26 (Glasgow) on net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, our 2030 targets still [...]

A Hermit State Forever More? The normally united states of Australia, have entered a chequered phase of mistrust and anger. Victoria hates New South Wales for not locking down sooner [...]

That is, reading on the beach I live at Coogee, close to the beach in a unit with my husband of 47 years. Coogee Beach is located on Sydney's famous [...]