Over the past weeks and months, I have heard from a great many people living in our locality who are experiencing anxiety, frustration and disappointment that we have found ourselves in this lockdown situation. Every mem...

“You only know who has been swimming naked when the tide goes out.” – Warren Buffett With markets hitting all-time highs this month, it is an obvious time to ask the question, “Is this the top?” No one know...

Being forced to stay at home for months on end due to the COVID lockdown has really made The Unreliable Guide think about what we mean by the word ‘home’. A simple definition suggests that home is ‘the place where ...

Leo Jul 23-Aug 22 Despite an abundance of well-intentioned family and friends, the only person you can rely on in this world is you. Virgo Aug 23-Sep 23 Give a lazy man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a lazy man ...

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin would love to be alive today. Both death and taxes are becoming less certain. Australia has one of the best retirement sche...

Over the last few weeks, I have had plenty of chats with friends, family and constituents who have been desperate to find interesting and permissible things to do, either alone or with family. It has been particularly ch...

How not to transport whitegoods A car stopped by police on Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, had a large fridge precariously strapped above the boot. If one of the thin straps had given way, it could have had lethal consequ...

I’ve joined a book club. I’ve never been in a book club before, and in all honesty, despite knowing we all read the same book and talk about it, I have no idea what to expect. Fortunately, someone else chose the titl...