Animal Welfare
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Jan. 6, 2016
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences A Prime Appointment Helena Studdert, the new Australian consul-general in Bali, comes to the job by an unusual route. She has already held an ambassadorial post – she was Australia’s envoy to Serbia from 2010-2013 – and has some background in the sometimes fractious field Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Oct. 14, 2015
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Mynah Triumph Like the reports relating to the death of Mark Twain – which the gentleman concerned noted were greatly exaggerated – claims that the endangered Bali Starling is again on the verge of extinction in its natural habitat may lack several crucial grades of Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DAIRY Bali Advertiser, Sep. 30, 2015
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Rabid Response An eight-year-old boy from Batur Tengah in Bangli died of rabies in mid-September, and a woman has died in Buleleng from the disease, the latest victims of the seven-year outbreak of the disease in Bali. Their deaths are yet another tragic reminder that the Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Aug. 19, 2015
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Let’s Make a Mess of It We do try very hard – really we do – to find little political or bureaucratic triumphs to lighten the load of otherwise observing serial dysfunction and give us something positive to write about that has emerged from government. But Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, July 8, 2015
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Nice Little Ding-Dong Australian Consul-General Majell Hind’s residence at Sanur was transformed on the evening of Jul. 2 into a micro-gallery to showcase cultural synergy between Indonesia and Australia. The show was curated by Micro Galleries, which works with artists globally to create visual art that crosses Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, June 24, 2015
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Mama Mia! We failed to wear pink for the occasion because – well, just because. But we were present at the June lunch of the indomitable DIVAS, who gathered at Slippery Stone in Jl Batu Belig, Kerobokan, for fun, frivolity, a clear absence of fasting as Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Jun. 10, 2015
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Let’s Get Nauti It is Ratty, in Kenneth Grahame’s wonderful 1908 children’s fantasy story Wind in the Willows, who reminds us that there is absolutely nothing better than messing about in boats. As a theory, this is quite possibly an incontrovertible statement. As a practise, if Continue reading
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