Exmouth, a little coastal town in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, is steeped in history, mystery and enough hair-brained intrigue to keep a conspiracy theorist busy for weeks. I'm into evidence-based knowledge myself, but when we first arrived in Australia five years ago, I read a little bit about the quiet role the … Continue reading The Deep Blue Beyond, Part 2
History
Australia Day
26th January is Australia Day. Marking the anniversary of the landing of the “first fleet” of convict ships from the UK in 1788[1] it is not without controversy, recording, as it does, the beginning of the immigration of non-indigenous people to this country, with all that later resulted for the Aboriginal people. It also … Continue reading Australia Day