Artificial reefs created using ex naval ships provide fantastic opportunities for us semi-aquatic Beasts to enhance our enjoyment of our beautiful ocean. The NSW state government has recently built a fishing reef 1.2 kil...

Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke took time to tell a joke at the recent celebrations of the 30th anniversary of Australia’s America’s Cup victory. On stage, in the same legendary jacket he wore on telev...

The young honeymooners desperately held hands in fear that this magic day would turn into their last. The inclement sub tropical weather had forced their scheduled aeroplane flight to be transferred to another airport. T...

Where are you originally from, Whippet? I’m from Bronte and I’ve resided in Bronte all my life. Were you born in Bronte? I was at Paddington so from about three days old I’ve resided in Bronte. I thought you were f...

Who doesn’t love Thai food? Thai cuisine, or at least Aussie Thai takeaway, is filled with lots of vegetables, fresh herbs and spices and is relatively healthy compared to other cuisines… or is it? From what I can ga...

Around twenty years ago, on the night of Halloween at my home back in the UK, there was a knock on the door. I answered swiftly, armed with a bowl of sticky sweets in readiness to fend off any macabre spectres that might...

Unlocking The Truth – Malcolm Brickhouse & Jarad Dawkins from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo. I wish I was as cool as these two when I was a young bloke. Kriss Kross this ain’t. Lock up your daughters: thes...

Whistling Kites are moderately common in the Sydney region. They may be seen circling gracefully in the sky alone, in pairs or in small groups, often along highways in more rural areas, searching for road kills to feed o...

Having a look at the tech and online news for the month shows us a mixed bag. The usual stuff is in there: the ‘free world’ tut-tutting as the extent of Western government Internet spying is revealed further – ...

The election has been announced and nearly everyone in the Eastern Suburbs is thinking the same thing: why the hell are we voting for Malcolm to be our local member only and not our prime minister? Tony Abbott is quite c...