Angling for a share

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Getting a share of the pie before taking off to NZ

Angling for a share

Category:Fly Fishing / Recreational Research

The kids and I are getting our fair share of the pie before packing for our trip to NZ next week. Apparently, I’m fact finding, as well as fish finding, as my AFR editor is angling for a hook on a NZ election story. I’m in party mode already, as you can probably tell.  


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Off to Tongariro

Category:Fly Fishing / Recreational Research

Guess who is taking the family for a fly fishing trip to the mighty Tongariro? 🎣 Our first trip to Kiwi in four years, thanks to Covid. Packing the gear, as I type and hoping the waders haven’t shrunk. More to come …


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Aspirational Left voters rise again in NSW State Election

Category:NSW Election 2023

Above is a snip of our ADS/Esri online map showing in shades of red the larger estimated Two Party Preferred swings to Labor in the March 25 NSW election at the close of counting on election night. 🔗 https://arcg.is/0rqGez My preliminary analysis of the March 25 NSW State election vote and swings appears in today’s


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Read the full background stories about the Aspirational Left Families now reshaping Australia

New Face of Politics

Category:Demographics,Election Profiles

Read the full background stories about the Aspirational Left Families now reshaping Australia Three key decisions that adults in Australia are making about their own lives, and their families, revolve around choosing who to vote for in an election, staying healthy and giving their kids the best education they can. Sarah Ho, who moved with


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Here’s a snip of an ADS/ESRI online map showing dark red shading for the three federal seats of Brisbane, Griffith and Ryan. All three seats were won by the Greens from the Liberals or from Labor in 2022, despite big Two Party Preferred (2PP) swings and votes to the ALP.

Rise of the Aspirational Left voters reshaping Australia

Category:Demographics,Election Profiles

Here’s a snip of an ADS/ESRI online map showing dark red shading for the three federal seats of Brisbane, Griffith and Ryan. All three seats were won by the Greens from the Liberals or from Labor in 2022, despite big Two Party Preferred (2PP) swings and votes to the ALP. https://arcg.is/0G4iL1 These seats are coloured


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Political Pitfalls Ahead by John Black, AFR New Year Special

Political Pitfalls Ahead

Category:Demographics,Health,Housing

I have a little opinion piece in the Australian Financial Review’s New Year Special Edition on some of the political and economic issues awaiting the attention of the Commonwealth Government during 2023 and AFR subscribers can find it here: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/albo-looks-a-shoo-in-but-a-lot-could-go-wrong-in-2023-20221227-p5c8we The story uncovers some unexpected Covid impacts for 2023 and beyond for population growth, the


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What if the PM ended the climate wars for good

What if the PM ended the climate wars for good?

Category:Election Profiles,Election Profiles 2022

If Labor’s 2030 carbon emissions target is blocked by the Greens in the Senate, most Canberra Observers would expect Anthony Albanese to crab walk away. But what could happen in a double dissolution if he called their bluff, to end the Climate Wars started by the Greens in 2009? 🔗 https://www.elaborate.net.au/PDF/Financial Review, Friday, July 15,


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I cannot believe this! Here's Tim's perfect Canadian toasted marshmallows #Spatsizi The man does it with an electric drill on slow speed. Unbelievable. Fantastic taste.

Klahova Lake Today

Category:Fly Fishing / Recreational Research

Beautiful final day with no. 1 son at Klahoya Lake today. We parked the float tubes for a camp fire lunch by the lake. Unbeatable #Spatsizi   No. 1 son in float tube on Lake Klahoya today. The stone flies were landing on the tube, by way of a hint on fly choice #Spatsizi Our


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Number two son with Papa Ray and soon to be released Grayling at the Grayling Hole #Spatsizi

Grayling Hole – Spatsizi

Category:Fly Fishing / Recreational Research

We’re all off to the Grayling Hole #Spatsizi today. Woo hoo! Spot the Bald Eagle on the nest in top of the broken tree #Spatsizi My little girl getting a lesson on fly selection from Master Guide Ray Collingwood at the Grayling Hole today #Spatsizi Lunch around the camp fire at the Grayling Hole today


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So far you've been spared the grip'n'grin shots ... but ... well ... these feisty little guys were so darn pretty we couldn't resist #Spatsizi today.

Time to catch (and release) some unwary trout.

Category:Fly Fishing / Recreational Research

Day whatever of our week dawns #Spatsizi and the pilots are already fuelling their floatplanes to take us out to catch (and release) some unwary trout. Hope springs eternal in the breast of this old trout hunter. Ray Collingwood our master guide, is taking the young-uns out fishing today. Here he’s getting to know them