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David

  • Olympus Has Fallen

    The international sporting world has been thrown into chaos with the revelations that the Russian government covered up—if not sponsored and encouraged doping—the results of a number of drugs tests across most sports of the summer and winter Olympic Games.

  • Turkey: Dozens of journalists detained in crackdown as EU sounds alarm

    Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday, broadcaster NTV reported, under a crackdown following a failed coup that has targeted more than 60,000 people and drawn fire from the European Union.

  • Solar power: some updates on progress

    We all take it for granted that solar power is a good thing. We all talk about Queensland being the \"Sunshine State\" and the rest of Australia is not far behind.

  • Artistic, identity and philosophy - the paint on your wall

    High tech special new paint has reduced debris build-up on passenger aircraft and improved the aerodynamics and a saving in fuel costs was so evident that it might save 100,000 pounds.

  • The RSL turns 100

    When men started arriving home from Egypt and Gallipoli in 1915, Australia wasn\'t prepared for what came off the ships.

  • The desert season

    \"Oh look,\" my little brother exclaims as he points out of the small aeroplane window, \"the desert is weirdly red!\"

  • The fruit of the Spirit

    I don\'t swear. Not only because that is how my parents raised me, but also because one of my high school literature teachers once put it that \"all profanity proves is that you don\'t have the education required to express yourself better.\"

  • Turnbull announces new anti-terrorism laws; indefinite detention of convicted extremists

    Australia will indefinitely detain people convicted of terrorism-related charges if it feels they pose an ongoing danger to society upon their release, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Monday.

  • No more disappointing films

    Too often I am disappointed by the \'latest summer blockbuster\' at the cinemas these days, all the hype, \'good\' reviews and ratings are anti-climactic. You can easily get caught up in it all, hoping for it to be as good as was stated.

  • How to have complete faith in God

    Why do most of us (myself included) wait until we are pushed to a corner, have all hands tied and be in a breakdown before we learn to fully trust and rely on God completely? Why do we wait for God to be our last resort?