If you work in Australia, you’ve definitely heard it. CEOs, keynote speakers, meeting hosts, chair persons, team leaders, students, community members and others have said it. You’re attending your company’s annual town hall meeting. You’re looking forward to ol’ Joe’s speech. He’s a barrel of laughs. His cheerful voice always has a joie de vivreContinue reading “I acknowledge the… BORING!”
Tag Archives: Aboriginal history
Haven’t we heard the Voice before?
Ah referendum time. For Australians, this will be the 45th Referendum since Federation with the last one in 1999 attempting (unsuccessfully) to establish a Republic in place of a constitutional monarchy with a President replacing the Queen as Head of State. For us Brits, we had one in 2016 (which did carry) resulting in Brexit.Continue reading “Haven’t we heard the Voice before?”
Bungaree – the unsung hero
Who was the first Australian to circumnavigate the continent of Australia? Last year, during NAIDOC 2022 week, I wrote blogs on 2 of the 3 Aboriginal leaders mentioned in my novel The Last Gundir. I talked about the resistance fighter Pemulwuy, highlighting the respect and fear that people in the region had for him. “TheContinue reading “Bungaree – the unsung hero”
(Aboriginal) Survivor Series
I’m going to confess something at the risk of public ridicule. When I was a kid, I used to enjoy watching WWE wrestling on TV. When I was 8 years old, my favourite used to be The Ultimate Warrior. Then when I was 13, my favourite became Bret “The Hitman” Hart (who I was veryContinue reading “(Aboriginal) Survivor Series”
#1 – The beginnings of The Last Gundir novel
Hello to you reading my first blog. I am the author of The Last Gundir, a vessel that takes you on a journey of discovery into Australia’s past. This blog is the first of a 10 part series on my personal journey – fraught with heartbreak, joy, disappointment, frustration, gratitude, racial discrimination and happiness –Continue reading “#1 – The beginnings of The Last Gundir novel”