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Read more about the article In Dylan Thomas’ town, 1986

In Dylan Thomas’ town, 1986

I wrote this piece back in 1986 or 1987, after a visit to the British Isles with my friend and fellow journalist Scott Bevan. It's obviously out of date, and many of the observations I made at the time are probably unfair or incorrect. But it brings back nice memories, so I'll place it here. It happened, like all the best things, completely by chance. We had been driving almost all day; from the English-Welsh border town of Chepstow, along some of the most bewildering motorways in all Britain, through shirtsleeved Cardiff, past the tragic industrial…

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Read more about the article Icing on a badly made political cake
A wry comment from my former Newcastle Herald colleague Peter Lewis. Used with permission.

Icing on a badly made political cake

Sometimes what seems to be the cleverest solution to one problem can prove to be the dumbest when other factors are considered. I have a feeling that Attorney-General Christian Porter’s defamation actions against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan may become a case in point. The move must seem irresistibly clever to Coalition strategists. It provides a piece of cover for the Government’s already strenuous efforts to shut down discussion of the historical rape allegations against the Attorney-General. It involves putting massive pressure – including more financial pressure – on the Government’s hated ABC. It shows…

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Read more about the article Just the two of us: a gallery of couples

Just the two of us: a gallery of couples

In old photo albums and negative sleeves there are often photos of couples, having fun, clowning around or just posing for the lens. Here's a small selection from different decades. A fashionably dressed couple from the 1920s or 1930s, proudly posing in front of their car. The same pair, in a nice outdoor setting, with some young spectators. Here's a curious double-act Continuing the theme of the great outdoors Love on the beach Something a little odd about the lady?Newcastle lass Pam Parsons with well-known cartoonist Eric Jolliffe at a fancy dress party. It's the look…

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