Beneath the still waters of Lake Argyle lies the ghost of a homestead — Argyle…
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I’ve started and restarted this article, pondered how to avoid hurting anyone’s sensitivities, and in…
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Forecast: Confused With a Chance of Bureaucracy - Microbursts, bureaucratic panic, and a wallaby with titanium…
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Beersheba is a name that should resonate with every Australian with the same ease and…
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How have we come to this mess in the Middle East? The strange thing is…
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From Bushfires to Bare-Chested Heroes Our resident Redhead proves that admiration, humour, and a little…
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In the mid-19th century, a flickering flame of innovation sparked a revolution that would illuminate…
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From the Valley of Death at Balaclava to today’s policy corridors, the brave bear the…
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Imagine women, beaten, humiliated, raped repeatedly in Nazi-run brothels, stripped of their dignity, and sent…
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Prentis Penjani’s Grand Debut – The Duck Was Just the Warm-Up Act By Roderick (Whiskers)…
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By Roderick “Whiskers” McNibble, Senior Correspondent (and dance adjudicator) Crikey, mates and matesses - you’d…
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I have often pondered why mankind decided to go after the humble whale. After all,…
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Critical Minerals: The Deal That Could Turn Australia Into the World’s Quarry There’s a new…
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In 1775, the U.S. Marine Corps was established to safeguard American ships and interests. …
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We stopped teaching goodness. Now we’re living with the consequences. There was a time when…
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In an Australia grappling with division and a search for identity, it’s time to rediscover…
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Ratty News: Dusty Gulch Dispatch — “When the Ghosts Came Rolling In” Filed by: Roderick…
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Eighty-one years ago this week, in October 1944, a tall, thoughtful barrister from Victoria gathered…
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On the evening of October 12, 2002, the peaceful tourist destination of Bali, Indonesia, was…
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Queensland and much of northern Australia are overrun with cane toads - an invasion so…
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Some time ago, a young boy visiting Redhead’s house asked to use the “dunny.” The…
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Have you ever wondered how and why the Youth of today are holding rallies , their…
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Over the last few weeks I have noticed that people are losing their sense of…
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By Roderick (Whiskers) McNibble, Ratty News Bureau Chief There’s panic, pandemonium, and political puffery in…
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Try herding cats sometime. You’ll crouch, whistle, wave treats, and for one delusional moment, think…
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From Network to today, the prophecy is clear: truth has been turned into a commodity,…
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I am personally horrified by what has happened since October 2023. This wasn’t just a…
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Much of Australia’s early slang comes from the convict culture of the late 18th and…
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In 1925, a small courtroom in Dayton, Tennessee, became the stage for a battle over…
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Ratty News Exclusive By Roderick (Whiskers) McNibble, Special Correspondent (aisle seat, back row) Reporting from…
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Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, is one of the most significant…
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In a rare confluence, Canada, Britain, and Australia held elections within a week of one…
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RATTY NEWS EXCLUSIVE Operation Downstream: The Rise of the Feathernet Underground By Roderick (Whiskers) McNibble,…
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Magic happens everywhere and goodness, wonder and delight can be found alive and well throughout…
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Tucked away in the remote heart of the Indian Ocean lies a tiny archipelago that…
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Factional ferrets, backstabbing bandicoots, and the great Teal tango - how the Libs turned on…
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The latest State of the Climate Report is out to scare everyone with plucked esoteric records based…
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It is beyond belief that the speaker who tore up the copies of Donald Trump’s…
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Close to 800 million sealed face coverings that were manufactured for the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) scamdemic will…
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Thursday February 08
In the 1880’s shearers wielded a lot of influence on our country. Despite us not…
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Wednesday March 01
At the beginning of March, 2023, I join Monty in celebrating Irish month. There are…
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Thursday December 29
One of the most famous and best known characters in Australian folk lore, Ned Kelly…
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Saturday January 14
General Sir John Monash is one of the truly great Australians. He was an Australian…
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Friday July 14
Nearly 30 years has flowed under the bridge since I last owned a dog. That…
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Monday March 04
These are episides from Against the Wind , a 1978 Australian television miniseries. It is a historical drama…
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I think it’s safe to say that adventures of the more daring kind are often…
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Speckled about the steep slopes are clumps of small, fieldstone cottages. Their crumbling mortar and aging stones are victim…
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Nearly 30 years has flowed under the bridge since I last owned a dog. That…
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