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Spies like us in Berlin – The Australian newspaper T&I
Of all the standard spy movie cliches (the briefcase swap, peepholes cut into the newspaper, the villain’s elaborate death machine), my favourite is the...
“Different Slopes” – The Weekend Australian T&I
When you’re standing at the top of your favourite ski run this season, looking out over the Australian Alps, ready to carve fresh tracks...
“Escape from Reality” – The Australian T&I
Cut adrift from the corona-crisis on a tour of East Gippsland
It feels like I’m floating on the border of two worlds: of what once...
Rapid descent into rafting – The Weekend Australian T&I
I’m sitting in an eight-person inflatable raft in the middle of the Nile River in Uganda, near the town of Jinja, two hours east...
“The reel deal at Kimberley Coastal Camp” – The Australian T&I
Tub remembers the date of the last rain as clearly as he remembers the size and shape of every snag in the Lawley River,...
Bright prospects – The Australian newspaper T&I
Photo credit: Greg Scott
John Pooley could be a walking, talking advertisement for the virtues of taking on a project to stave off retirement. The...
Take a bow – The Australian newspaper T&I
A barrage of bewildering but urgent-sounding nautical commands is flying across the deck. Slack away forward. Trail a long line aft. Fenders up. Slack...
Vintage Pearl – The Australian newspaper T&I
Football commentators are fond of the expression “lowering the eyes”. It describes an astute decision by a player to forgo trying to kick a...
Road trip guide to Tasmania’s north-west – Broadsheet
Photo credit: Ricky French
The wild north-west of Tasmania is one of Australia’s great road-trip routes. Home to coastal towns, sailing clubs and sandy beaches,...
Nature rules at Rydal Mount – The Australian newspaper T&I
A tour of William Wordsworth’s Lake District home reveals a lot about the romantic poet.
You can tell a lot about someone by spending time...