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Google GL-ASS…

For this month’s article I’d fully intended on writing about 457 visas and the chronic shortage of digitally skilled workers in Australia. Yet in the interests of dodging controversy I’ve decided against it. And let’s face it, the average person doesn’t give a f**k if someone from the subcontinent, the UK or a paramilitary university [...]

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Burgundy Wines – Part 3 of 4: Burgundy Proper

Last month I touched on the levels of Burgundy at the end of my article. If you haven’t read it, check it out – it’ll help your understanding of this article. The ‘main bit’ (very technical term) of Burgundy consists of the Côte d’Or (which is split into the Côte de Beaune and Côte de [...]

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Don’t Come The Raw Prawn, Or Shrimp, With Me

The expression “Don’t come the raw prawn with me” originated among the Australian services in World War II. It refers to an attempt to deceive someone or misrepresent a situation – basically, “Don’t try to put one over me”. While a raw prawn might be difficult to swallow, prawns have always been a part of [...]

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The Weather: A Pommie’s Favourite Topic

It is with a certain sense of inevitability that the time has finally come for this column to focus attention on every Pommie’s supposed favourite topic: the weather. But this Englishman isn’t here to uphold the stereotype and whinge about it (even though this is being written in the middle of an epic three-day rainstorm [...]

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Make The Time For Fishing This May

Inspiration is everywhere on any given local fishing trip: crystal clear waters, the sun’s bursting rays scattering as crystal ripples across the ocean’s oily surface, and the fish swimming deep below, streamlined silhouettes in an ecosystem full of life. Our hometown holds its own as one of the real gems of coastal sports fishing, all [...]

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Video of the Week – Anzac Day

ANZAC from Marcus O’Brien on Vimeo. On 25 April every year, Australians commemorate ANZAC Day. It commemorates the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. In 1917, the word ANZAC meant someone who fought at Gallipoli and later it came [...]

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A Bad ‘Taste’ In My Mouth

I’ve had a crack at foodies before in this monthly column and I have to admit I thought it was just another case of Eastern Suburbs one-upmanship that encouraged these wankers to waffle on about their latest culinary conquests. But, spurred on by the success of Masterchef and My Kitchen Rules, the foodie craze has [...]

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Vagrants, Pirates, Storm Riders… Ocean Wanderers

It’s May already! Summer seems long gone and the days are noticeably shorter. Cold stiff breezes are more regular and frequent again, and the warm waters off the coast are receding north. Any cool changes now will be colder as the weakening sun and cooling sea increase their influence over our weather for the next [...]

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Two-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream

Have you got some bananas in the fruit bowl, verging on the brink of being overripe? You might be tempted to make them into banana bread but, honestly, this is a much better use for them. Those past-their-best bananas could be turned into a rich, creamy, indulgent dessert, minus the calories. Just two ingredients are [...]

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Who is Sydney’s Most Stylish Woman?

Style. It’s that air of self-assuredness, the indefinable je ne sais quoi that appears effortless, uncontrived. While Parisian women have style by the designer bag-full, it looks like many of our local ladies do too – as voted by you in my current survey: ‘Who Is Sydney’s Most Stylish Woman?’. The vote so far is [...]

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