The ABC has proven beyond doubt that someone really did plunder the Bahgdad museum. In this article reported by the ABC a man has been…….hang on, I got it wrong. It’s all about the Australian Museum. Never mind Auntie, one out of two isn’t bad.

As if Ruddock doesn’t have enough on his plate in his new portfolio an Australian lawyer thinks being forced to do time for a crime against humanity is a greater transgression than doing the crime. No wonder there are so many lawyer jokes. PHILIP Ruddock’s first task as attorney-general should be to clarify the status [...]

Labors decision 15 years ago to place some emphasis on locating defence units in the North has credit but it’s greatest strength is in backing up the Defence of Australia strategy. Dibbs says there is a groundswell of opinion that the Defence of Australia has had it’s day and he might be right but in [...]

I’m off to Legacy now to help set up an Antiques and Militaria auction to raise funds for what I class as a uniquely Australian charity. Legacy exists to help the widows and orphans of veterans killed in wars and those who died afterwards as a result of their war service. The volunteer workforce primarily [...]

The SMH has set up a website titled ‘Rugby Heaven’. Check out the TAG guy – shades of Star Wars. No wonder the baby has a sooky look on his face. Still, looks a lot more professional than an overweight ‘white shirt’ security guy. They’ll be behind the scenes and there will be a lot [...]

A tiny Scottish island distillery has been under observation by US agents. The agency had been monitoring the distillery plant and noticed one of the web cams were faulty. They reported that fact to the company! They said they had been monitoring our webcams because the process of making something very innocuous and pleasant is [...]

Ah, it’s great in the sunshine state. Easy morning, lunch then a dip in the pool. Relax for a bit in the warm sunshine giving little thought to the poor Victorians…I mean 10 celcius, rain and the Lions to play. Half time and I feel a bit sorry for them…but not that much Full time [...]

A lot has been written about the great Australian – all complimentary, all deserved. I was, however, saddened by the fact that somehow or other Peter Garret was there to politicise and lower the tone of the event. Since he politicized the Sydney Olympics I have had little time for the man. His mere presence [...]

I’ve nearly been arrested, or at least spoken to severely in my time about trouser snake problems but this guy apprehended at Sydney International puts a whole new slant on ‘trouser snakes’ The article goes on to mention; King cobras, which can grow up to 5m and are capable of killing an elephant, are found [...]

Earlier in the week a Priest conducting a mass was reported as demanding that a person consume the consecrated host in front of him. I was a bit confused about the article and the significence of the consuming ‘on site’ requirement In a letter in todays Australian,quoted in full below, all is explained. Apparently it [...]