It occurred to me that there are probably many aspects about life in Russia that most westerners are unaware, so I thought I would compile a list to give an insight into income, daily life and the cost of living. I have used a conversion rate of 60 rubles per $1 AUD and categorized the…

I did a very small survey. Asked my next-door neighbour what she thought of the government giving 2,900 entry visas to Gazan Palestinians. She hadn’t caught that news. Hmm? Next I asked a chap in my club gym. He was suitably appalled. Asked another chap. He said that he agreed with the policy. He thought…

Where do you put religion in your lives is my question for the week. Mind you, I am talking only about the true religion Christianity, with an honourable place for Judaism. I am not talking about the nonsense that goes under the name of Islam, or for that matter any of the Eastern religions like…