The death of billionaire builder Lang Walker should surely be lamented by Sydney. His contribution to Sydney skylines was indeed momentous and yet, his avoidance of unnecessary publicity meant that […]
Read MoreBarry was almost too close for comfort
While stage curtains fall to end the show and the audience is sent packing, the sudden death of Barry Humphries surely has an encore of echoing applause transcending up high […]
Read MoreGolf club development a chance to pay respects
The contrary responses from the Daily Telegraph’s letter writers on the decision-making of the Oatlands Golf Club highlights the complexities being grappled with and the sentimental value of a monument. […]
Read MoreMomentous idea sparked by tragedy
The Abdallah family’s quest to launch February 1, 2021, as “I-Forgive-Day (i4Give)” is momentous. It should go worldwide (Forgive not forget, 21/12). Forgiving a perceived error is magnificent therapy and […]
Read MoreSad deaths keep coming
Stories of the COVID-19 death of grandmother Jamilie Joseph and now the first Australian in his 20s leaves a trail of sadness across many families. (Treasured gran died all alone, […]
Read MorePaying for using earphones on busy street
The tragic death of a brilliant economics tutor early on Wednesday morning is not the first mobile phone casualty on Sydney’s roads, but what can we do to make it […]
Read MoreSydney’s beauty is in the eye of beholder
James Morrow is far too harsh with his criticism of Sydney’s skyline. (“Brutal truth on city’s eyesores”, DT, 14/11). Posing the question on how such a beautiful harbour could possibly […]
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