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Why Sydney is the Goldilocks of Australia
The weather makes living in most places in Australia – except Sydney – impossible.
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 weather makes living in most places in Australia – except Sydney – impossible.
James Harrison should be feted as a hero for his invention of the world's first ice-machine. But he has melted into obscurity.
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.
Time for us all to stop and smell the consumer surplus – and International Roast – in our lives.
There are many reasons to live to a ripe old age – starting with a political truce, climate change deniers and RM Williams boots.
The pre-digested, pre-selected news we are being fed via Facebook and Google may have nasty ramifications.
Richard Glover defends the noble history and purpose of making wine against a sea of doubt.
So many people are happy to criticise the dress rules of other cultures without seemingly noting the strange rules of their own.
Tic Tac proves to be a real friend, but Man and Lady are a never-ending mystery to Clancy, aka Richard Glover's kelpie.
Books robbed of their peculiarity are robbed of joy, and sales, as Enid Blyton's publishers discovered.
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