Federal anti-corruption bill not much of an achievement
Age readers discuss the merits of the Labor government’s proposed federal anti-corruption commission legislation.
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Time to redesign the role of our head of state
Readers continue to discuss Scott Morrison’s decision to take on another five ministries.
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Death of Barbara Carolyn Sansoni Lewcock
A rich life comes to an end Barbara’s extraordinary life came to an end on April 23, 2022. Much has been written and will be written of her work by the cognoscenti in the Art world. My impressions and conclusions on her life and her significance is based on observations made directly and indirectly over […]
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Christmas in old Ceylon of The 1930s
by David Jansze Here I am on the ocean liner THE PACIFIC SKY in the Coral Sea on a pre-Christmas voyage from Sydney to New Caledonia. The memories of how we celebrated Christmas in Sri Lanka come back. The house was painted, the walls white-washed with low black tar edgings all round the rooms and the chairs were re-cushioned. The traveling tailor came home, measured the rooms, and made the curtains on our old Singer sewing machine. Red Mansion polish was applied on the cement floor, whic...
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