Why Sydney is the Goldilocks of Australia
The weather makes living in most places in Australia – except Sydney – impossible.
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Richard Glover
Richard Glover is the author of 12 books, including the prize-winning memoir “Flesh Wounds”. He presents “Drive” on 702 ABC Sydney and the comedy program “Thank God It’s Friday” on ABC local radio. For more: www.richardglover.com.au
The world-changing Australian inventor no one has heard of
James Harrison should be feted as a hero for his invention of the world's first ice-machine. But he has melted into obscurity.
Artificial intelligence could be our biggest threat
As we are getting dumber – losing the ability to reverse park, recall phone numbers from memory and spell the word "bourgeoisie" – robots are getting smarter.
We are richer than we realise
Time for us all to stop and smell the consumer surplus – and International Roast – in our lives.
Why is life worth living? To see what happens next
There are many reasons to live to a ripe old age – starting with a political truce, climate change deniers and RM Williams boots.
The filter bubbles that may be choking us
The pre-digested, pre-selected news we are being fed via Facebook and Google may have nasty ramifications.
How wine can save us from alcoholism
Richard Glover defends the noble history and purpose of making wine against a sea of doubt.
A tale of tragic old-man's cardigans and saggy-daggy jeans
So many people are happy to criticise the dress rules of other cultures without seemingly noting the strange rules of their own.
A letter from the puppy with advice to the humans
Tic Tac proves to be a real friend, but Man and Lady are a never-ending mystery to Clancy, aka Richard Glover's kelpie.
Mercy me, sanity prevails in restoring the jolly language to Enid Blyton
Books robbed of their peculiarity are robbed of joy, and sales, as Enid Blyton's publishers discovered.
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