Indonesia is a developing country with the vast majority of its population economically disadvantaged. The current pandemic has led to almost a hundred thousand people having passed away unnecessarily. Other countries however are in even more dire straits with authorities far and wide being somewhat truth challenged, one of the worst examples of which came…
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Adrift now at sea, she contemplated what she’d left behind and what she would find when she returned, if she was able to return. At the beginning of the mayhem that took the planet by storm, she’d been preparing her yacht for the voyage of a lifetime. Many had sailed single-handed around the world before…
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My name is Fimi and this is my story. It is the first story I have ever written. I’d like to take you on a journey, my journey. It began in Central Africa, then took me to Kenya, Malaysia and eventually to a tiny island in the Pacific. Most children in my old country are…
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I stood back and marvelled at this truly fine example of the rural homes of the developing world. It was absolutely bloody awesome. Before the idea was thought of, every man and his dog wondered how our 12,000 refugee intake would work here in Australia. Europe, with the influx of over a million refugees, was…
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WFSC, a non-profit writers club, meets on 3rd Saturday each month for free morning writing clinics and afternoon workshops with local and visiting authors.
Where is the charismatic leader, the honest politician who would do everything possible to encourage all in society to become and remain a warm and welcoming group of people unique as Australians always have been? Where is this person? Why does politics so often attract mediocre examples of the human species?
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Sophie is a high school graduate and violinist on the cusp of adulthood when her world is blown apart. She battles depression at every turn. Gradually a new-found love and an interest which he brings to their friendship give her the momentum to move beyond her tragedy as she discovers first-hand the healing power of giving.
From warfare to promises, Wheels Across Tibet tracks the inevitable rolling of modernisation into Tibet.
We thought farmers were struggling until we met Mustafa and his wife and the other refugees who arrived in our town