Topical 15/3/24 Here’s something fascinating to wonder about – who will win the Russian ‘elections’, March 15 to 17? Clue: according to The Economist newspaper, in the past two presidential elections Vladimir Putin, unkindly referred to... Mar 15, 2024
Topical 15/3/24 A reader informs Topical that in some statistical population and business data the category ‘regional NSW’, which we like to think is the bush, also includes centres like Wollongong and Newcastle. “Regional?” he asks.”This would... Mar 15, 2024
Topical 15/3/24 ‘Juror misconduct’ has been very much in the news in recent times after it was found a Canberra juror had accessed some research material which had not been presented in evidence. The Guardian newspaper recalls a case of jury... Mar 15, 2024
Topical 5/3/24 The Aussie Hay Runners delivered 25 truck loads of hay to Inverell last Friday, to help bushfire impacted farmers. Overall they have had 25 runs with 844 trucks which have travelled nearly two million kilometres – that’s... Mar 5, 2024
Topical 5/3/24 Customers increasingly hear recorded messages when they phone big businesses and government agencies, advising them they can talk to either a ‘human or a robot’. This is evidently the way of the future. Meanwhile, the UK Supreme... Mar 5, 2024
Topical 5/3/24 The Taylor Swift phenomenon has come and gone, from Australian concert venues at least. The extraordinary popularity of Ms Swift is akin to that of the Beatles of an era gone by. But those with the benefit of being around for... Mar 5, 2024
Topical 29/2/24 A correspondent asks Topical: “We have been plagued by frogs in recent times. The biggest green frog I have ever seen appeared in our toilet. He was so huge he could barely fit back around the ‘s’ bend. Other big frogs have... Feb 29, 2024
Topical 29/2/24 Buy Australian and support our farmers and businesses. New research reveals more than four in five Australian businesses buy ‘Australian Made’ wherever possible. The research surveyed a number of business decision-makers from a... Feb 29, 2024
Topical 29/2/24 Major Thomas Mitchell, who explored his way through the Narrabri district in 1832 had quite a few claims to fame. Mitchell fought the last duel with pistols in Australia in 1851 against Stuart Donaldson who four years later... Feb 29, 2024