When you walk in, the studio is simple - a minimalist set-up delivering a popular news program.
Blue and green screens, an archaic autocue, a single television camera, two small desks with stools, a hard copy of the bulletin as a backup, and pencils to underline difficult to pronounce words and complex phrases complete the set.
Read More“As school leaders, we have to be our very best every single day, we can't let them down," the leader concludes.
"In the bright and cheerful office, a moment of clarity has blissfully interrupted a hectic day.
Read MoreHe strides onto stage, Akubra Stylemaster positioned precisely, exuding a calmness that makes nervous anticipation fall over the gathering, patiently, waiting.
We are in the presence of presence. It is a trait rarely witnessed; the ability to fill a room without saying a word.
Read MoreTriumph is often associated with war, competition and, ultimately, victory. Great achievements borne of great struggle and sacrifice become stuff of legend.
Tragedy, conversely, quickly shelves the euphoria associated with triumph and balances the highs of victory.
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I had never visited the Murray River/Ngarrindjeri/Tongala.
Of course, I had read, seen and watched the images and politics of the most contentious waterway in the country.
But I had never experienced the Murray River firsthand.
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Water holes, creeks, and dams are dry. Any water still captured is stagnate. Mosquitos are content and disease is rife. Any water dropped on the dry earth does not provide a desperately needed drink, rather it splatters like a butterfly symmetry painting.
Read MoreWe are deeply saddened by the devastation the fires across Australia have caused. Hearing that much of the beautiful New South Wales town of Mogo was destroyed remains heartbreaking.
Read MoreFor all the change and worry that living in an unpredictable landscape stirs, it also generates inspiration for greater understanding. Artists have continually asked questions through their works and I am glad our children are doing the same.
Read MoreMuch loved Scottish Comedian, Billy Connolly recently offered in his lament, the melancholic television series, Made in Scotland, “But tea is the best substance in the world. Tea, I love tea. It makes me feel good. It makes me feel jolly. Tea is the substance,” he said.
Read MoreThe 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, glimmered hope of bringing the troops home from chaotic war efforts in Vietnam when he prematurely offered in the early 1960’s, “There’s light at the end of the tunnel.”
Read MoreRichard ‘Harry’ Harris exits stage left. The audience hold their applause until he is out of sight.
Read MoreI don’t have anything against four-wheel drive vehicles nor those who traverse the beaten track. In fact, we own a car capable of such adventures. However, my relationship with the four-wheel-driving community was once, best described as, strained.
Read MoreTasmanian House of Assembly Speaker Sue Hickey recently described our public housing system as "not fit for animals".
Housing Minister Roger Jaensch's immediate response was to announce the second stage of Tasmania's Affordable Housing Action Plan 2019-2023 (Action Plan 2).
Read MoreOne airport, one runway operating and winds reaching 70 km/h cancelled my flight from Sydney on Friday afternoon. Collectively, travellers appeared calm and understanding, many having viewed the aborted landing of QF12 from Los Angeles.
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