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Rod Faithfull

‘When injury led to early retirement I started to look forward to the next chapter’

ANZAC is about courage and endurance, and duty, and love of country, and mateship... Source: Pixabay

Anzac Day remains important, yet Australia has grown and diversified

Anzac Day remains important, yet Australia has grown and diversified

The importance they placed on remembering those who did not return was instilled in me by both my grandfather and father.

Notoriously found in and around outhouses and 'dunnies'. Source: Getty

The very real Aussie terror of a redback on the dunny seat at night

The very real Aussie terror of a redback on the dunny seat at night

The drum had to be emptied every now and then. For obvious reasons this was best done before the drum was overfull."

Writing about his thoughts on grief, helped Rod deal with his. Photo: Pexels

‘I was lost when mum passed away, but couldn’t shed a tear’

‘I was lost when mum passed away, but couldn’t shed a tear’

Grief is something more than an intense feeling of loss or sorrow.

Photo: Kaboompics // Karolina from Pexels

Remember having a childhood before technology took over?

Remember having a childhood before technology took over?

"Some of the things we did to amuse ourselves would be the stuff of nightmares for many modern-day parents."

Something is happening in Australia and it's got people worried.

Todays criminals tarnishing Australia’s reputation as a lucky country

Todays criminals tarnishing Australia’s reputation as a lucky country

There is nothing wrong with the laws upon which our society is based.

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