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Bushfires in Bendigo, part 1: why I’ve been humming The Clash’s “Should I (we) stay or should I (we) go now?” in my head all night

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My uncle’s house, Eaglehawk (Bendigo) Australia, 1.30am 8/2/09:My how quickly things can change. This morning I woke at 6.30am, made coffee, then answered emails that had come in overnight from UK editors before getting stuck into writing the book. During a coffee break around 11am, I blogged about my online pottering during coffee breaks. Terence … Read more about Bushfires in Bendigo, part 1: why I’ve been humming The Clash’s “Should I (we) stay or should I (we) go now?” in my head all night

Melbourne, a grisly view from a bridge: Father throws 4 year old daughter off the city’s West Gate bridge

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A horrific act that Australians are at a complete loss to comprehend has dominated the media for the last day: a 35 year old father threw his 4 year old daughter off Melbourne’s West Gate bridge. Witnesses reported seeing the guy, an IT consultant, stop his white Toyota Landcruiser at the top of the bridge, … Read more about Melbourne, a grisly view from a bridge: Father throws 4 year old daughter off the city’s West Gate bridge

South Australia: from heavenly summer days to the living hell of a heatwave

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A couple of weeks ago we were holed up writing in an apartment overlooking the sea at Glenelg beach, Adelaide, South Australia. While the days were warm and balmy, topping 30 degrees celcius, a little higher than the typical heavenly summer temperatures they get here, the evenings were deliciously cool. Cool enough to pop on … Read more about South Australia: from heavenly summer days to the living hell of a heatwave