At the meeting point Grey dawn at Heathrow.Jet-lagged, eyes smarting, sleepless,I stumble alone towards the Meeting PointThrough the grey shoals of the crowd.And suddenly,My loved one’s arms are about me,Her lips are on mineAnd the air is fullOf light and music. Hal G.P. Colebatch

A true choice booklet It is not often something attractive comes out on the subject of abortion, and can be accessed directly on a computer. But the Texas Department of State Health Services has brought out a booklet for women to read, to help them make decisions regarding a very personal matter that can change their lives forever through unexpected pregnancy. It is…

The following is a summary of the address by Craig Milne to the 2017 NCC National Conference in Melbourne on January 27–29. The announcement by Toyota of the date of its closing its plant at Altona was an unhappy reminder of the loss Australia is about to undergo. It is not just the 2,000 jobs that will disappear from Altona, as bad as…

THE WICKED BOY: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer By Kate Summerscale Bloomsbury, LondonPaperback: 307 pagesPrice: AUD $27.99 Reviewed by Michael E. Daniel   In July of 1895 Londoners were horrified to read about a boy who had murdered his mother. British author Kate Summerscale, the author of other true crime books, recounts the story of Robert Coombes in…

THE EVOLUTION OF MONEY by David Orrell and Roman Chlupaty   Columbia University Press, New York Hardcover: 320 pages Price: AUD $72.50 Reviewed by Colin Teese   Who would have thought of linking money and quantum physics? Well, Orrell and Chlupaty have done just that in The Evolution of Money, perhaps the best book on money I have ever read. …