Monthly Archives: August 2016

To uphold, not to pander

The TV camera followed the descent of the gold-nosed Boeing 747 as it came in for a touchdown at Heathrow Airport. On board the plane were 326 members of the British Olympics team, returning in triumph from Rio de Janeiro, … Continue reading

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To call Australia home

Nauru is a tiny island nation in the eastern Pacific region of Micronesia, approximately 2000 miles to the northeast of Australia. The geography of the island features a coral reef and white-sand beaches fringed with palms. Inland, tropical vegetation surrounds … Continue reading

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