Tag Archives: Age columns

Who’s Watching the Children? – The Beaumont Case Revisited

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Beth Spencer

On Australia Day in 1966, three children, Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont, disappeared after spending the morning playing at a suburban beach in Adelaide. Despite a protracted search involving hundreds of police, media reporters and volunteers, the children were never … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Work, Value, and ‘Job Capacity’ : Ability and Disability

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Beth Spencer

Reflecting — on International Day for People With Disability — on issues to do with social value, work and ‘job capacity’; and on the increasing incidence of medical disability, and why it should concern all of us. Continue reading →

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Water Wisdom: is sacrificing our gardens & wildlife the best policy?

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Beth Spencer

(*This piece was originally published in The Age newspaper; it’s reposted here for World Water Blog Action Day.) Living in country Victoria with severe water restrictions I am reminded of a cartoon that had a huge impact on me as a … Continue reading →

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