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Barbara Easthope

‘I want the right to die with dignity, instead I face the future with dread’
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Barbara Easthope

Barbara Easthope

Barbara lives in the Copper Triangle in South Australia. She spent a great deal of her working life in Canberra and that’s where she raised my three sons.

Barbara returned to Adelaide and worked a few more years until retiring to live in her husband’s retirement project, a renovated church. She gardens, reads and spends some time at mosaics.

Moonta Bay Jetty, South Australia. Source: Barbara Easthope
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My Town: The secret holiday spot in South Australia that offers the best of Cornwall

My Town: The secret holiday spot in South Australia that offers the best of Cornwall

"On the northern end of the Yorke Peninsula, a little more than two hours’ drive from Adelaide, the area encompasses the towns of Moonta, Wallaroo and Kadina (also known as the Copper Triangle)."
‘I had a beary close encounter on my visit to Canada’
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‘I had a beary close encounter on my visit to Canada’

‘I had a beary close encounter on my visit to Canada’

This traveller had a close call with a black bear while she was visiting family in Canada....
Victorian MP Julia Banks quit the Liberal Party, suggesting its poor treatment of women as the root cause. Source: Getty
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‘We need to address the bullying and harassment of women in politics’

‘We need to address the bullying and harassment of women in politics’

I've read claims that it is only because the women are being treated as 'equals' in parliament that they cannot take it."
There are many reasons why victims of sexual assault don't speak out sooner. Source: Pexels
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‘Why victims of sexual harassment and assault don’t come forward sooner’

‘Why victims of sexual harassment and assault don’t come forward sooner’

Barbara looks to answer the question of why some victims don't speak out sooner.
Barbara says we need to move Australia Day from January 26 if we want the entire nation to celebrate. Source: Stock
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‘Changing the date won’t change history – but it might unite the nation’

‘Changing the date won’t change history – but it might unite the nation’

Barbara feels that the only way to get the country to unite is to change the date of Australia Day from January 26.
Holiday hiccup: When your travel insurance doesn’t cover your bills
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Holiday hiccup: When your travel insurance doesn’t cover your bills

Holiday hiccup: When your travel insurance doesn’t cover your bills

Travel insurance, top scenery and a terrifying encounter with a bear!...
Andrew Hastie used parliamentary privilege to to accuse the Chinese Communist Party of covertly seeking to influence Australia's media, universities and politics. Source: YouTube
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Shh! A rare creature’s been spotted in Canberra – an MP with integrity

Shh! A rare creature’s been spotted in Canberra – an MP with integrity

"For once, I have seen a politician take a stand, and appear to act with integrity to address an issue."
According to senator Richard Di Natale, a UBI will ensure everyone has access to an adequate level of income. Source: Getty
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‘I feel there is some merit to a universal wage in Australia’

‘I feel there is some merit to a universal wage in Australia’

The idea is that all welfare and government pensions are abolished and with them the requirements for medical assessment or job applications and interviews.
The connection between gun manufacturers and the failure of government in the US to do anything seems obvious. Photo: Stock
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It only took one mass shooting in Australia for action to be taken

It only took one mass shooting in Australia for action to be taken

Nearly half of all guns owned by civilians world-wide are owned by Americans.
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