September
September 30, 2014
Daughter Water for CEOs uses humour to tackle the ongoing gender pay gap for equal work in Australia. International research shows that shortly after male CEOs become father to a baby daughter, his female staff get a direct benefit AND […]
September 28, 2014
The Helpmehelpyou app is ‘a helping hand within arm’s reach’- a great idea, and free. The app allows carers, parents and sick people to stay in touch. It puts out a call to friends or family for help with a […]
September 28, 2014
Respected business columnist and author, Adele Ferguson, reports that all it takes to qualify as a financial planner is an eight-day diploma known as RG146. After the sector has been shown to be riddled with ‘fraud, forgery and low education […]
September 27, 2014
Amid today’s plethora of media thoughts on terrorism in Australia and the world, The Saturday Age reports social researcher Hugh Mackay rejecting the view of some commentators that youth radicalisation here is something dark that we’ve been overlooking. He believes […]
September 26, 2014
After the knife attack in Melbourne and the shooting of Numan Haider we are all asking just what causes the radicalisation of young people born and raised here in Australia.Young Muslims in England have started the #Notinmyname Twitter campaign and […]
September 25, 2014
Monica Meehan, UK resident, has emailed us saying: “I am a widow in my late sixties and hope to fly to Australia next year, probably October, to visit my son and his family.The problem is, I have never flown such […]
September 11, 2014
We have received the following note from Klaus, in Bowen, (we presume Bowen in Queensland). “Hello there I am a 74 very fit male, living in Bowen. Got a caravan and a 4 by 4. Would love a female companion […]
September 11, 2014
In this democracy of ours, clearly many of us think the RET is good. Recent PWF posts show that lots of people and community groups are doing something about a problem the world is facing. So, WHAT exactly is driving […]
September 2, 2014
Maureen Bailey has contacted us about finding a travel companion for her upcoming trip to Japan. She writes: “I am a senior female, non smoker, wishing to find similar to travel as a twin share. My original traveller’s circumstances changed. […]
September 2, 2014
It’s great to hear that Bev Mullins, who sought a fellow traveller with campervan through the PWF Grey Nomad posts, has found a new friend and the two are set to take off touring together. Go girls!