Opinion
Antarctica
The getting of wisdom from the frigid depths of a life-filled sea
The people of Portland Bay, black and white, shed a conflicted past to pay homage together to a magical message from Antarctica - the Upwelling.
- by Tony Wright
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Four tough adventurers face the Atlantic in a rowboat and one bucket
An ex-ASIO spy, a former soldier with PTSD, a submariner and a navy lawyer to row the Atlantic to help damaged veterans, and Aboriginal women in the Kimberley.
- by Tony Wright
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World Boxing
Famechon: last Australian rock star in the sweet science of bruising
Festival Hall was Melbourne’s home to rock stars in the 1960s. Some of them earned their status not with guitars but boxing gloves.
- by Tony Wright
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Tax reform
Black tie stirs thoughts on a British madness, buried too late
The social disparity that is so obvious in Britain cannot be compared to Australia’s growing inequalities. Yet.
- by Tony Wright
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Optus data breach
Switchboard operator Beryl to the mute generation: secrets aren’t safe
Telephone users once kept their secrets off-line, lest the switchboard operator was listening. Now, a generation remains mute, but has its secrets stolen anyway.
- by Tony Wright
The peal of 96 bells and a haunting air composed by a troubled Australian
Nothing that had gone before could compare with the military and religious grandeur that all but closed London and beyond on Monday.
- by Tony Wright
Observing the steadfast silence of a determined people
From a viewing platform inside Westminster Hall, Tony Wright discovers a patient resoluteness that seems almost a throwback to another age.
- by Tony Wright
Why the Queen will be buried in the tiniest, plainest sanctuary in the world’s largest occupied castle
After all the rich pageantry, medieval costumery and solemn ceremonies of the past week, this will be the most modest of burials.
- by Tony Wright
England’s swans are among the new possessions of King Charles III. But that’s not all...by a long way
From swans and dolphins to property and jewellery, King Charles III has quite a bit of portfolio adjustment to deal with in his accession to the throne.
- by Tony Wright
‘I don’t want to miss out’: Mourners seeking pole position in the land of the endless queue
The vanguard arrives very early indeed for what promises to be London’s longest queue - to view the Queen’s coffin lying in state in Westminster Hall.
- by Tony Wright
A new King Charles steps lightly where the first Charles met his end
Charles III felt the weight of history as he addressed MPs for the first time as King. It is quite a weight for a King called Charles.
- by Tony Wright