Articles
Brisbane Life
Once upon a time, and not so very long ago, the City Hall clock tower was the tallest building in Brisbane. It was the tourist symbol of the city...
Ceylon
The surest sign of optimism in Sri Lanka’s troubled tourism industry is the current restoration of the south wing of the Galle Face Hotel that’s been closed for 23 years...
Childhood
It’s an odd fact of life that when you go back to childhood haunts you seem to shrink right down to child-like size. And see things as you saw them then...
Group Travel
There’s a lot to be said for group travel. I know indeed the thrill and excitement of the great adventure,the unplanned journey …..but oh,the bliss of not having to think about the next hotel or worry about which train to catch...
Nobody Told Me About The Gumboots
Nobody told me about the gumboots. See Venice before it sinks,they said,and so I did. But my very first purchase was not a piece of Murano glass but a pair of rubber gumboots...
Australian Government’s Ministerial Dementia Advisory Group - Productivity Commission
Dear Commissioners, I am writing to you in my capacity as co-chair,with Ms Sue Pieters-Hawke,of the Australian Government’s Ministerial Dementia Advisory Group...
Sallyanne Atkinson Bio
Sallyanne Atkinson has a wealth of experience in government,business,social affairs and the community. As someone who has been directly involved in Local Government...
Sicily
The history of Sicily is the history of European civilisation. Everyone who was anyone was there…. Phoenicians,Greeks,Romans,Arabs,Germans,French,Spaniards. Oh,and Italians too...
Qantas Inflight Magazine Article
There couldn’t have been a greater contrast...flying to Buenos Aires exactly a week after being in Winton,outback Queensland, for the 90th anniversary of the first meeting of the Qantas Board...
Know Thyself
Know Thyself,said Socrates and several other people besides. He also said that the unexamined life is not worth living,a suggestion that we should all regularly have a good hard look at ourselves...
Obituary for Dr William Everingham
Dr William Everingham was many things in his lifetime. Liberal Party president, plastic surgeon, founder member of several organisations...but most of all he was a good friend.
Beaches
This is a tale of three beaches… Miami, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and, well, anywhere on Australia’s long coastline. Whilst beaches all over the world are...
