It has always galled me that Alanis Morrissette's smash hit of the 1990’s, Ironic, contains no examples of irony at all.
“Rain on your wedding day” isn’t great, particularly for the photographer, but unless rain signifies impending divorce, ironic it is not..
Read MoreThe revelation was twenty-years in the making following the resurrection of a friendship.
The accusation of an overly-ambitious nature troubled me and forced ongoing consideration of alleged behaviour.
The trouble manifested in different ways: fidgeting, pensive, distracted, and procrastinating to a stop.
Read MoreTo paint a picture of parliament in the 1980s, it was a time when smoking was permitted in the chamber and tobacco companies would send boxes of cigarettes to members who could 'enjoy' a mid-question time 'dart'.
For those with experience or interest in the parliamentary process, the first thing you look for on a new sitting of the state parliament is where members sit.
Read MoreThe Irish Census of 1901 and 1911 were the only two complete records to survive, which makes searching for family history far more complicated.
However, it was at this time that I came across my great-grandfather's service records; the first I have been able to locate although perhaps not even the first veteran in our family.
Frederick William Allen enlisted with Royal Irish Dragoon Guards on March 14, 1874. Remarkably, he was just 14 years and 10 months and would become an army trumpeter.
Read MoreMy first memory of workplace injury and associated trauma remains vivid.
It's staggering to learn that, on average, over the last five years in Australia, 180 workers have been killed while at work performing their duties.
In 2023, 175 workers did not make it home and, already in 2024, tragically, 29 individuals have died because of workplace incidents and accidents.
Read MoreWomen and girls - unashamedly, yes - as a collective - assertive, empowered, and most telling of all, safe.
Safe to walk to the MCG, safe to line-up, safe to engage with fellow fans who they may not have known, and safe to be overcome with emotion. They were free to express themselves; free of judgement, free of society's expectation to conform, and free to move and sing and jump and hug and cry and experience a state of utter happiness for three-and-a-half hours.
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