The worlds attention has been captured by the disappearence of Madeline McCann but Australia has it’s own missing child who has received minimal publicity. Rahma el-Dennaoui went missing aged 19 months in 2005 and no trace has been found of her since. The magazine, New Idea, has posted a $20,000 reward for new leading to … More Spare a thought for Rahma.
After years of torture and abuse at the hands of the Americans David Hicks has finally been returned to home soil. True under the terms of a biased and illegal trial he will have to serve 9 months in an Australian prison. However, this is a small price top pay for his release from the … More Welcome home David.
Does anyone else but me buy the Big Issue? I can’t claim to read every issue avidly, but whenever I’m passing someone selling one I’ve not read I always buy it… and of course read it! 🙂 I find it full of interesting comment on the political and social scene generally from a perspective that’s … More The Big Issue
The Beeb has finally decided Neighbours has priced itself out of their market and is abandoning the bidding war that’s been going on in the UK. What baffles me is why it should be such a big deal to begin with? Why on earth would 5 million people tune in to watch the antics of … More Neighbours moving on…
This is the picture of a guy wanted for sexually attacking one of two teenage girls whilst in company of another man. One guy held her down while another jabbed his fingers into her… a third man filmed it all on a mobile phone. There are some real sicko’s about! If you recognise him… or … More Another perv wanted!
Wow!! Paris Hilton the ultimate vacuous party girl and soon to be jailbird is *so* ‘good’ her 45 day sentence for driving misdemeanors has been reduced by half! Despite not yet having actually set foot in jail… her ‘good behaviour’ has paid dividends!! One has to ask if this good behaviour might have included the … More Paris… how good is she?
Yes I *did* say ‘Becker’. No idea if it’s been seen in the UK but this was the sort of show that brings hope that somewhere in that morass of below mediocre crud spewed out by the TV industry is some real talent. The scriptwriters had a field day with the cast bringing out the … More Brilliant Becker.
Shirley Bassey, Burly Shirly, Our Shirl… what a singer… what a performer! What brought this to mind? Sitting in the car this morning listening to “Hey Big Spender”. She is/was such a great act. That voice, that ‘presence’. A true diva.
The late Steve Irwin’s little daughter Bindi Sue Irwin has been voted the ‘Favourite Face of Australian Tourism‘. What this mini-wildlife-warrior thinks of this hasn’t been reported but seeing her with her trademark grin at the NY Press Club the other day you have to say ’she’s back’. Not that she’s really been away as … More Bindi back on track.
Driving the kids to school yesterday I noticed in passing a flying fox hanging on wires at the side of the road. Wasn’t sure then if it was alive or dead. Since it’s there this morning I have to assume it’s dead. It’s the ‘circle of life’ stuff again I suppose… but it’s still quite … More Flying fox flying no more.
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