I had a bad day today. One of those days that come on top of us after a weekend away from the worksite. One of our students had been robbed at knifepoint by three Caucasian youths around midday yesterday at an upper north shore station. Another family lost a relative with an overdose. A 16…

The novels of John Marsden are a source of enjoyment to many teenagers as well as to others. I refer more to his quartet of novels about the invasion of Australia. He shows in a clear way that it is possible for human nature to be basically good and brave and the same time be…