When news broke that Australia had declared war on New Zealand, most assumed it was…
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Beneath the swaying trees and the green grass of Norfolk Island lies a brutal chapter…
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In a world that seems determined to teach us to hate our countries, I remember…
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By Roderick (Whiskers) McNibble In a stunning turn of events, Peter “Cooker” Fookit - who…
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For nearly three decades, the Port Arthur Massacre has been remembered as Australia's darkest day…
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Who pays the Ferryman? In the old myths, no soul crossed the river Styx without…
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By Roderick (Whiskers) McNibble, Special Correspondent for Ratty News Roderick Whiskers McNibble here, tail fluffed…
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Each war seems to produce its own under-appreciated heroes who, for reasons that have nothing…
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Just before dawn on August 7, 1915, the men of the 8th and 10th Australian…
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It is not often that a hero can also be a larrikin and vice versa.…
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On ANZAC Day we remember the fallen, the brave, the heroic. But behind every name…
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Magic happens everywhere and goodness, wonder and delight can be found alive and well throughout…
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How many people around the world have been warning about the danger we are in? …
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Two names. Two battles. One legend. At Chunuk Bair and Lone Pine, ANZAC soldiers faced…
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It has been truly said that Australia arrived in Gallipoli as six separate States and…
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By Roderick (Whiskers) McNibble, Investigative Reporter Extraordinaire The Ratty News Foreign Desk | Special Report…
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There are men who live great adventures and there are men who write about them.…
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When life collapses and the weight of grief threatens to bury us, we have two…
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He was short, wiry, and came from the dusty outskirts of Clermont in rural Queensland.…
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As the sun rises on another ANZAC Day in less than two weeks, and an…
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Some memories shimmer in the mind like a heat haze, half mischief, half magic. This…
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For over five years now, this blog has grown into more than just a place…
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In a stunning turn of events, Roderick “Whiskers” McNibble - microphone-wielding rat and founding fur…
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How did it happen? How did a failed artist and fringe political agitator rise from…
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What happens when the battlefield goes silent....but the war doesn’t end? When soldiers come home,…
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John B. Calhoun’s “rat utopia” experiments of the 1960s, designed to be paradises with unlimited…
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Throughout history, religion has been hailed as a guiding light, a beacon of morality and…
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In a fast-changing Australia, where new cultures and identities weave fresh threads into our ever…
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When I was a young lass, I was a fencer. No, not the farming type…
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By Roderick (Whiskers) McNibble, Ratty News Investigative Correspondent Heard Island, Antarctica - A once-quiet expanse of…
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In a world obsessed with competition, the most powerful alliances are often overlooked, those between…
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Fear has always been the most powerful weapon of control, whether wielded by governments against…
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