On the very day I’m leaving for 5 months I’m thinking about the Australian Governments Work Choices legislation and I’m wondering what type of country Australia is turning into.  The changes that start this week will have a lasting effect on all Australians.   Work Choices is about giving employers the choice of what conditions they offer…

Well my tennis team lost Saturday’s Semi-Final by 2 games.   This was not only my last event as captain but also probably my last at the Mt Carmel Tennis Club.  I couldn’t ask for a better group.   We were expected to finish last but ended up 3rd and 2 games out of a…

Well it had to eventually be bought up again, the Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has suggested that we need a National ID Card.   While it is interesting that the Liberal’s stopped a similar idea in the 1980s when Labour wanted to bring it in it is more interesting how the Government treats our personal details.…

While this site won’t normally become a political commentary forum, my good friend Adrian has inspired me to put down some of my thoughts about what is really happening in the international world.    A lot of people have linked the war in Iraq with oil, WMDs or even to the failure of George Bush…