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Jane Stephens: let’s talk about communication

Let’s be a little kinder this week. Let’s reach over to someone who seems a little down or who would just benefit from a bit of human caring. This week includes two awareness days: World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK? Day. Together, they elevate the importance of caring and connecting More

Ashley Robinson: a man of many thoughts

I have thought about starting my own dictionary (or Pictionary!), but maybe call More

Your say: desalination plant, supermarket rejection and more

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Jane Stephens: wishing warm and kind regards

Yours Sincerely. Kind regards. Warmly. Best. The etiquette around signing off once seemed straightforward. It More

Ashley Robinson: men are from Mars…

Being married for 41 years, in my view, is a remarkable achievement by More

Your say: farm future, dog fee, visitor numbers and more

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Sami: it will all come out in the wash

I have been labelled a sick and depraved person by two of my More

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Ashley Robinson: adding a little GST to the truth

The mayor of Townsville certainly is an odd character and, if guilty of More

Jane Stephens: in the business of charity

Most of us consider ourselves reasonably savvy, generally good judges of situations and More

Ashley Robinson: channeling Olympic pain

Why is everything so difficult these days? Updating your myGov or any other government More

Sami Muirhead: re-modelling my future

I could not make this story up about loss, love and the laws More

Ashley Robinson: cardboard beds or park benches?

I heard an Olympic athlete the other night during the telecast making reference More

Jane Stephens: soak up our modern-day gladiators

We were born too late to see dinosaurs and too early for flying More

Ashley Robinson: clean sweep of home duties

After 12 weeks of being home (by far the longest in my long More

Sami Muirhead: a direct line to an old friend

It was the end of an era this week when my mum rang More

Ashley Robinson: system fails to come up trumps

I was walking my trusty sidekick George the other morning and, as we More