Nick McCallum
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The great asylum seeker debate
During this divisive, emotional, angry debate about asylum seekers, I keep on coming back to one very simple question - If I was a Sri Lankan or an Afghan father and I genuinely thought the Government or the Taliban was going to torment or kill my...
Wed, October 28, 2009, 1:44 pm EST -
Baby-sitting "Shorty"
In April I blogged about "Shorty" the knee high Welsh Pit Pony which miraculously survived the Black Saturday bushfires. Because the property of his owner was wiped out, he was being 'pony sat' by volunteers around Melbourne. And in fact now...
Thu, July 23, 2009, 5:43 pm EST -
'Wacko Jacko' had a heart
There's absolutely no doubt Jacko was wacko. There's no doubt this creative genius was deeply flawed. Yes, he was strange, bizarre and just plain weird. Yes, child abuse allegations always hung over him. But there is also no doubt he did...
Mon, June 29, 2009, 3:36 pm EST -
MAD AS HELL!!!
It's the most un-democratic oddity in our democracy... compulsory voting. I have just been fined for not voting in our local council election and I'm mad as hell and not going to take it...
Thu, May 14, 2009, 9:22 am EST -
My AFL confession
As a devoted, desperate, lifelong AFL fan, I have a horrible confession to...
Thu, May 7, 2009, 3:26 pm EST -
'Shorty' The Miracle Pony
Standing not much higher than your knee and with a relentless passion for carrots...he's an unlikely hero of the "Black Saturday"...
Tue, April 14, 2009, 2:39 pm EST -
Kinglake's determination
It's very eerie..even sinister you could say..the drive up Yea Road towards the bushfire devestated community of Kinglake.On both sides of the road, blackened tree after blackened tree.The scorched forest punctuated by piles of rubble and tin that were...
Thu, March 12, 2009, 5:47 pm EST -
A little shock goes a long way
It's a stressful, torrid time for any parent, when your first child gets a learner driver permit.It's about to happen in our house. My son Andy is 16 and is studying to take the Victorian L-plate test. The prospect absolutely terrifies me!!But...
Tue, December 16, 2008, 3:38 pm EST -
A genuine hero
Now here's a genuine role model... an 'accidental hero' who has a huge impact on everyone he meets.Paul de Waard, the Dutch back packer and hero of Melbourne's CBD shootings, has received a bravery award from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia at...
Fri, November 21, 2008, 3:19 pm EST -
Brotherly love
In Launceston he sits in the front row of the public gallery at the inquest into the death of Larry Knight at the infamous Beaconsfield Mine.Every single sitting day he's there, often alone, sometimes with Larry's widow, Jacquie, or with Union...
Wed, November 12, 2008, 4:27 pm EST
