Making waves: the tsunami risk in Australia

Australians are well versed in the homegrown natural hazards that we encounter every year, from bushfires in summer to storms in winter, cyclones up north and flooding along our rivers.

But we don’t often stop to consider the threat posed by tsunamis. Should we?

Tsunamis are essentially a series of waves in the ocean. Where regular waves are caused by wind, tsunamis are caused by the large-scale vertical displacement of the water column.

Events that can...

The election for the Senate hasn’t ended well. To have four senators from One Nation in the upper house is worse than unfortunate.

If Malcolm Turnbull had not called a double dissolution, but settled for a normal half Senate election, Pauline Hanson would probably have been elected but not with three other One Nation candidates.

The potential sway of Nick Xenophon’s Team (NXT) received much attention before the election but it has secured one less Senate place than Hanson’s...

Middle Eastern delights with a difference

Last night saw the official opening 40 Thieves Middle Eastern restaurant. It has joined a bunch of refreshed spaces down near the Acland/Carlisle Streets intersection.

After months of renovating the space and a soft opening, owners Ali and Michael have fully styled and added a special touch to what is now a very welcoming venue. Arriving last night we were offered a glass of champagne and some sumptuous snacks prepared to thei...

This is the value that the jihadist terrorists really put on life, and the values they teach their children! Sydney jihadist Khaled Sharrouf's son — a child, 7, raised in the suburbs of Sydney — struggles with both arms to hold up the decapitated head. This raises barbarism to a level that is both beyond belief, and is beyond crimes against humanity. Until Arab nations raise their voices against this type of action, their silence will be taken as consent. It makes no difference to how much ...

"The reality of Plastic Ono Band is that it contains eleven of Lennon’s most accessible and gorgeous melodies and riffs." (Gerry Mullholand - BBC review 2010)
"An album that will be as much analysed as Sgt. Pepper over the years." (Billboard - 1971)
"It remains one of the most audacious, iconoclastic albums in all of rock and roll." (Guitar World 2016)
"The album certainly shows that he had yet to work through many unresolved matters, and that he still had much anger...

So, what are the 100 greatest Australian singles of the 1960's?

Some consider the 1960's as possibly the halcyon years for Australian music. The groups were fresh, the music great, the performance venues many and radio stations revelled in playing Australian music. There were just so many great artists and great tracks laid down, and some of the very best were released on that wonderful media of the times - the vinyl 45 rpm discs.

Now, if you want to generate an interesting...

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So, what are the 100 greatest Australian singles of the 1960's?

Some consider the 1960's as possibly the halcyon years for Australian music. The groups were fresh, the music great, the performance venues many and radio stations revelled in playing Australian music. There were just so many great artists and great tracks laid down, and some of the very best were released on that wonderful media of the times - the vinyl 45 rpm discs.

Now, if you want to generate an interesting...

My husband Alan went to a posh English boarding school Stowe in Buckinghamshire. I went to a state school on the rural/urban fringe of Sydney.

Stowe school was the Duke of Buckingham's country residence and he built a similar looking residence in London, you probably know it as Buckingham Palace. Stowe's 250 acres of landscaped gardens were designed by 'Capability' Brown and are now maintained by UK's National Trust.

Stowe has produced some of our global leaders from...

15 – 29 January 2015



Melbourne International Jazz Festival are presenting their 2015 Summer Sessions which brings world-class jazz to Bennetts Lane Jazz Club in January 2015.



Over six nights, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club will play host to a series of intimate gigs including Belgian piano virtuoso Jef Neve, a celebration of John Coltrane's seminal album 'A Love Supreme' and a showcase of some of this country's finest jazz pianists in...

Right now it's a sad and sorry time if you're a fan of radio. The ABC's had its feathers trimmed, if not not completely shorn off. Commercial radio's dominated by a mix of boofy fuckwitted brekky, afternoon and drive crews dismally failing at being funny, or opinionated overpaid senior citizens who are happy to embrace the paid for views of their biggest sponsors, and make them their own. Sad thing is that the number of people who listen to this crap means they stay on air. Furth...