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‘Old is good! I may be 75, but that doesn’t mean I am no longer of use’
"We have become a nation afraid of growing older. We hate what "old" is and do everything we can to avoid or delay it."
Written by
Carole Leskin
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‘No turning back! How I survived hiking the Grand Canyon’
‘No turning back! How I survived hiking the Grand Canyon’
“Mary, if you try to turn around now, you’ll really be putting us all in danger!"
Written by
Mary McGrath
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‘Many dream of retiring on a hobby farm, but few are prepared for the hard slog’
‘Many dream of retiring on a hobby farm, but few are prepared for the hard slog’
"Many city dwellers have an idyll in their minds, one which involves selling up the family town house and moving out to the country..."
Written by
Brian Lee
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‘Lockdown resurrected memories of domestic violence – and I know I’m not alone’
‘Lockdown resurrected memories of domestic violence – and I know I’m not alone’
"I know what it’s like, I’ve been beaten up by a jealous partner a couple of times."
Written by
Susan Gabriel-Clarke
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‘Has mental arithmetic has been consigned to the rubbish heap of history?’
‘Has mental arithmetic has been consigned to the rubbish heap of history?’
"I guess we, the baby boomers, felt the need to invent digital technology, so we can stare at digital dysfunction, making humans feel stupid!"
Written by
Julie Grenness
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‘I long to revisit the narrow bays and steep hillsides of picturesque Cinque Terre’
‘I long to revisit the narrow bays and steep hillsides of picturesque Cinque Terre’
"The vibrantly coloured houses, rocky seafronts and marinas full of little fishing boats guarantee every photo is a work of art."
Written by
Liz Sier
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‘Covid-19 exposed shambolic aged care, but it’s been decades in the making’
‘Covid-19 exposed shambolic aged care, but it’s been decades in the making’
"Covid-19 did not fall upon the aged-care sector like a wolf on the fold. We all knew, in our bones, that the system was weakened."
Written by
Rod Wise
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‘Escaping the TV: The night I discovered a fascinating woman in my living room’
‘Escaping the TV: The night I discovered a fascinating woman in my living room’
"I began to look around the lounge room ... My gaze fell upon a fascinating woman sitting on a similar armchair to mine. She looked similar to a younger woman in some of the photos I mentioned."
Written by
Peter Stanhope
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‘A swarm of Biblical proportions: The painful reality of being a novice beekeeper’
‘A swarm of Biblical proportions: The painful reality of being a novice beekeeper’
"We had them all over us. In our ears, hair, clothes, you name it. It was hard not to panic, and well, maybe we did a little; creating a Bee dance of our own."
Written by
Guest Contributor
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‘How I discovered the real talent behind some of Tinseltown’s most famous tunes’
‘How I discovered the real talent behind some of Tinseltown’s most famous tunes’
"The scandalous thing is that Nixon was allegedly threatened with blacklisting if she blew the whistle on this dubbing illusion."
Written by
Rod Wise
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