― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
What I love most about rivers is, you can’t step in the same river twice.
—Pocahontas, Disney’s Pocahontas
The world is like a stage: one in the royal box, the others trained to keep quiet.
"I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behaviour never lies."
~Winston Churchill
“The only writers who have any peace of mind are the ones who don’t write.”
When people talk behind your back
AFP Platypus 1993
Webdiary supporter - Brilliant, adored, flawed: Dr Charlie Teo unmasked
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo is revered by Australians for his ability to deliver hope and save lives. But his behaviour has raised serious questions.
Sulphur-crested cockatoos raiding wheelie bins are (annoying) examples of animal behavioural adaptation ABC Australia
Sulphur-crested cockatoos raiding wheelie bins are (annoying) examples of animal behavioural adaptation ABC Australia
Barn owls reflect moonlight in order to stun their prey The Conversation
Thousands celebrate East Timor’s 20th anniversary but the scars remain ReutersWWII’s start marked in Poland with German remorse, warning AP
Biohackers are pirating a cheap version of a million-dollar gene therapy MIT Technology Review
Taxpayers lumped with another joyless expenses joyride
Shaming people into doing the right thing doesn't work on the shameless. For proof, look at the latest parliamentary expenses.
Father's travel history among reasons why Tamil family's case is 'hopeless', says lawyer
Pro-refugee activism and the travel history of a Tamil father could see a Biloela family at the centre of an immigration row deported, an experienced immigration lawyer says.
HERE'S MY LIST: Might the publisher
of leading metropolitan tabloids and the national broadsheet have more
influence than our auditor-general?
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
— Joshua J. Marine”
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