If you don’t observe the religious significance of Easter, what remains for us in the Southern Hemisphere? I’ve written on a number of occasions about the incongruity of Christmas in the hot Australian summer, but never about what Easter is like here.
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Whilst some Australia Day events were greeted with “invasion day” protests in the major cities (including a peaceful one in Adelaide), here in Glenelg we welcomed the newest Australians into the community and honoured the achievements of local residents in a ceremony that celebrated the modern multi-cultural Australia. On 26 January 1788 the “First Fleet” carrying
Originally posted on Dr D in Oz:
There’s something in the water! The other night during a beach walk we saw something in the ocean- a seal? A dolphin? A Port Jackson shark? Most likely it was a sting ray. It was dusk and most sensible people were well clear of the water, but we…