It is not unusual that Australia is extremely passionate about sports, or that we hold our sports stars in high esteem. All countries put their sporting heroes on pedestals that Dionysus would envy. Sports itself is an exhibition of values that every society holds to; alliance, battle, victory, achievement, and glory. So, when individuals excel(…)
The new reporting restrictions on the Australian media
When it comes to reporting the courts, Australian journalists already deal with many restrictions as to what they are legally permitted to publish and on the amount of information they are given access to. They face not only limited reporting potential but also confusion when they cross the state borders; the rules on court reporting(…)
Petty Theft
A knock on the door with a belligerent greeting from the residency manager to “get your kit on!”and “have you seen your passport lately?” briefly changed the benign face of our lazy Sunday. Under cover of night, thieves stole into the complex and worked their way into 5 units, taking with them portable valuables they(…)
Sorry, there’s no media conference. Would you like a quick one-on-one interview?
I saw a rumour on Twitter this morning about a media conference at 10am at the LNP HQ in South Brisbane about the resignation of two LNP MPs. So I leapt out of bed, put on my shirt and tie and headed out to the bus. When I got there I was told there(…)
TRUTH, HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
The World Press Freedom Day reminds me of the sad and ironic perceptions held by journalists of themselves in comparison to the general public’s perception of journalists. It is a day celebrated by journos, not our readers. People don’t praise us, don’t televise the event and tune in to watch the beautiful people in their(…)
What happened to Dave?
3 May 2010 The first time I remember encountering Dave was at a Redcliffe youth festival in the late 90s. He was with a punk band doing covers of Rancid- one of my favourite bands. For the next few years I remember seeing him from time to time on trains and in Brisbane. We had(…)
I survived 6-hour Endurance Photography
I haven’t been doing much this week because of being ill, but my first excursion in four days (on painkillers) was to Canungra, a good hour’s drive away, for the Avanti 6-hour Endurance cycle. A day of endurance – and not just for the riders. It’s a cross-country cycling race open to ‘4-man’ teams right(…)
My experience as a MOJO
Some of you may have known that my last blackberry drown in the toilet at the Brisbane city council library. It really was one of the most heart-wrenching moments for me, may he rest in peace. And so, for the last couple of weeks I had been lagging around this brick that shook loudly as(…)
Smoke on my coffee run
Today I bumped into an old friend on my coffee run. I was heading to Gloria Jeans (where they don’t surcharge on public holidays) to feed my caffeine addiction, and he was heading to a convenience store to feed his nicotine addiction. I sometimes think I nurture an expensive habit – how many newspaper subscriptions(…)
We laugh at the goal: to present a crisp and welcoming house (one that looks like nobody lives in it!) for a family to fall in love with and imagine themselves living in it. How ironic!
The irony is that we put so much effort into making our home look like nobody lives in it to convince others that they want to live in it. So we are selling, after only living it in for just over a year, our purpose built home is on the market. But have you ever(…)
Cooking… experiences with a three-year-old…..And a husband.
To start the process rolling we first need to find the recipe. Mad dash to find the newly acquired I-phone … yes we cheated and took a photo of the recipe whilst out shopping yesterday. Sneaky? Yes, but honestly it was needed! So out come the ingredients: flour, sugar, coconut, butter…. the first four ingredients(…)
The World Press Freedom Day 2010 Cocktail Event
Tonight Anthony and I went to the Qld State Library for the South Pacific Soiree- or in layman’s terms: The World Press Freedom Day 2010 Cocktail Event. There were no cocktails, but that was not a problem. There were no other JScholars, and that is not necessarily a problem, but was a pity. The invitation(…)