
Various Editorials of 25 &26.

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A Whistling Kite resting high on a branch, quietly watching its surroundings under the clear blue sky
More than 200 cats came to compete in the Romania International Cat Show, an international feline beauty contest known as the Feline Oscars, in Bucharest
Continue reading...As a teenager in Sydney, the would-be Wimbledon champion was working towards a singular goal when an act of racism shattered her naivety
It was a regular match. Until it wasn’t. In 1969, I was 17 and had been living in Sydney with my tennis coach, Vic Edwards, and his family for several years. I had left my home town of Barellan – on Wirajudjuri country in the Riverina region of New South Wales – to pursue my tennis dreams in the big smoke.
The year before, I had finished high school at Willoughby girls high – where I was the only Aboriginal student – and I was doing my secretarial course in the city. The Metropolitan Business College where I studied was conveniently located near the headquarters of the Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs.
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I took this photo of “Amami no Sato” with my iPhone 17 Pro Max during my visit to Kagoshima, Japan. This is the natural beauty of Amami Oshima. It’s a beautiful, sprawling Japanese garden with a variety of trees, rocks, ponds, and bridges, established in 1974 by Tokiemon Fuji. There’s also a museum dedicated to the history of Oshima tsumugi pongee, where visitors can learn about this gorgeous fabric. I loved the bright colors of the Bougainvillea plants…
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