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Survival Day, Australia, January 26th

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Beth Spencer

Just a couple of things I want to [re]share today on 26th January: 229 years since Captain Cook raised the British flag on Cadigal land and claimed possession of the whole of the east coast for England… My favourite Invasion … Continue reading →

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Is this the end of the road for arts, writing, features and music on our ABC Radio National?

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Beth Spencer

This past few weeks has seen more destruction at ABC-Radio National with the axing — or ‘decommissioning’ in spin terms — of many beloved programs, almost all music and features, and all avenues to hear original creative works by Australian … Continue reading →

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Six years since I left my home and garden in Creswick to live in a campervan…

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Beth Spencer

In 1999 I created a new file which I called ‘Project Home Base’. I was tired of renting. And while I loved share-housing, I was by then forty, had an array of chemical and food sensitivities, and it was becoming harder … Continue reading →

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