June 2022

Should the circumnavigation of Australia be marked as foundation day? Ted Egan thinks so | Paul Daley

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The folk singer has long been preoccupied with the (white) blind spots of Australian history

Legendary Australian folk singer and larger-than-life Northern Territorian Ted Egan has long been uncomfortable about the way his nation ties its foundation and identity to “Australia Day”, Anzac and federation.

Beneath what’s become the hidden pandemic lie tales of pain and anguish | Paul Daley

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For me, the symptoms were not mild and at times were vaguely frightening. I don’t want to get it again

A lot of people we all know have had Covid-19. Some of them will have died. Others among them will now have the “long” version of the virus – flattened by a debilitating tail that leaves them foggy-brained, weak-bodied and short of breath. Others – perhaps most of those fully vaccinated – might have escaped with little more than regular cold or flu symptoms.