Author: Blake Jarrett

The Tenterfield Showgirl competition has been running for 50 years, but this year it will change to ‘Young Woman of the Year’. Organisers saw the new title as more representative of the modern era. We can expect to see more of...

A reader notes last week’s Topical comment about the Narrabri snow skier who couldn’t go to the ski fields in Bulgaria. “Check the list of countries you can’t go to because of COVID,” he said. “It’s huge.” Meanwhile, Australia...

The Russian troops threatening an invasion of Ukraine largely comprise of young conscripts. “Are they to become cannon fodder for Putin’s ambition?” a Topical correspondent asked. “We don’t have compulsory conscription in...