Monthly Archives: January 2022

Stories of a shady past and an unpredictable future

As the pattern of a new year begins to emerge, Australia Day is once more upon us. When I was young it passed almost unnoticed, marked only by a long weekend, but we’ve since become more determined patriots. Along with … Continue reading

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Fox and I: a friendship of free spirits

In Fox and I, her remarkable book about life in a tiny corner of Montana’s Big Sky country, Catherine Raven quotes a passage written by a Hungarian biologist, Albert Szent-Györgyi. Szent-Györgyi, who won a Nobel prize for isolating vitamin C, … Continue reading

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Can we plan for climate change? Covid suggests not.

Let’s be blunt: Omicron is going to infect huge numbers of Australians. Some of us may not even know we’ve had it while others certainly will. A small number of us may suffer longer-term health impacts, or die. There are … Continue reading

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