Author Archives: patriciawa

What should I call this modern age?                                                                    … Continue reading →

Posted on August4/09/2020 What should I call this modern age, I ask myself, putting pen to page Trying to describe the world I see Which continually surprises me. Men carry babies on their chests, Once seen only at the breast, Even … Continue reading →

Please!   Legislators, regulators and parents, please don’t close our schools and kindies! With or without this Corona virus  pandemic kids are always safer supervised at school.  Historical data every year shows they suffer more deaths and injury, in their … Continue reading →

To bin or not to bin? But which bin should I put what in? The question rings inside my head, As wearily I go to bed. Newspapers here with glassware there? I’m a lefty; it’s just not fair That neighbors, … Continue reading →

Was that Budget Question Time?  An ABC transmission? Or was it free hustings time for the Coalition? Was that our Treasurer,  informing us as he should, Of affairs of state?  Or was he doing what he could, As the National/Liberal Member for Kooyong, To shout party propaganda … Continue reading →

 NOTES:  Reading about the untimely death of Laverton School Principal, Trish Antulov,  in The West today took me back several decades and reminded me of my own experience in that role.  I thought about the many years she must have labored long and tirelessly … Continue reading →

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  Why?   ‘Cos it’s St Valentine’s Day? Will the Nationals unite and say ‘You are our leader still today!’ Question Time – so many speeches! Turnbull said he saw no breaches, Surely not – ‘he wore no ‘breeches!’ Now that’s pommie speak … Continue reading →

Euthanasia – can it ever be truly ‘voluntary’? I have been asking myself as I have read, listened and watched increasing numbers of commentators respond to the legislative initiatives to legalize euthanasia.   

I watched the ABC program this evening on Aussie masculinity.  I was interested to see how boys and men in Oz experience life and growing up today compared with three quarters of a century ago in working class wartime England. … Continue reading →

What a great picture and story behind it to come out of the Adam Goodes controversy! Reading about Adam Goodes and his dance demonstration against the booing of some footie fans, I was very touched by the story of his … Continue reading →