What to do at Uluru (now the climb has closed)
The magnificent monolith that lies at the geographical – and cultural – heart of Australia has been in the news regularly lately as a best-forgotten era…
The Outback Way, Day 8: Uluru to Warakurna
Wara-where?? Not for the first time on the Outback Way, I’m rolling my tongue around names of places I’ve never heard of before. Warakurna is our…
The Outback Way, Day 3: Treasure hunts and space junk along the Plenty Highway
Even on the longest stretch of driving along the Outback Way, there was plenty to see: space junk, geocaches, outback cattle stations and giant termite mounds.…
A green and graceful idyll
In a flurry of black and white, a small flock of magpie geese rise gracefully into the sky, surprised from the water as our boat skims…
Keeping the presses rolling
I love newspapers. Since the first day I stepped into the organised chaos of a newsroom, and the first time I heard the thunder of rolling…
A Glass Half Full 