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Because I’ve read the living tragedy detailed in the Closing the Gap Report. I saw that Aussie kids of indigenous heritage have twice the mortality rate of the rest of the population. You have to leave the developed world to find infant mortality rates that high. These are children. They’ve got no politics. So when … Continue reading Yes

I had an idea for a book once. There was a handful of people in my realm who had all made good from quite difficult circumstances. Not quite rags-to-riches stories, but people who had gone from disadvantage and struggle to a life more of their own choosing. I thought it might be an inspirational coffee … Continue reading How successful people lie.

My eyes kept flicking to the rear-view mirror. Not because the Prado (is there a department of wank that each manufacturer dedicates to the naming of cars? Just wondering) was inches from the bumper of my Commodore (see above). No, a rear end collision might improve look of my Holden’s back end so no worries … Continue reading The Holiday That Hates Me