Most Australians are aware of Dutch visits to the west coast of Australia in the 1600s, with a number of the Batavia (Jakarta)-bound vessels involved famously being wrecked there. The visit by William Dampier, an English buccaneer and explorer, in the same century is also generally known. Hardly anyone, though, has ever heard of the … More The Portuguese Discovery of Australia by Warren Reed
It was just three guys in the beginning, but fifteen years later Ovi magazine has inspired dozens of people from all around the world to volunteer their time and creativity towards this ever-growing project. The list of all of our contributors, their photo, bio and chosen web link can be found below, so take some … More Ovi Team
Former Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) operative Warren Reed’s latest novel An Elephant on Your Nose is both an encaptivating “spy” story set in Japan, and an enlightening commentary about new regional security realities. The plot of the story is about an MI6 operative Isabella Di Stefano Butterfield, called Bella throughout the novel, who has … More An Elephant on Your Nose: A Review by Murray Hunter
What was that? RoboCop arrested my attention and RoboCop 2 let me off with a caution, while RoboCop 3 was mere police brutality. It was the film equivalent of Rodney King and his encounter with some of LAPD’s finest batons, and now I am left wishing the bail had been paid and 104-minutes of my … More RoboCrap by Asa Butcher – Issue 14
Go fishing somewhere else this is my territory. In her eyes (the paper tiger empress) I can see the origins of smoke and mirrors and they feed the skeletons, the bears, beasts, the monsters, the life drawings of monkeys of my imagination. Under the bed, hiding in the closet. Driftwood. Beautiful sea-things rich with ancient … More Distance lends enchantment to the view by Abigail George
The 2016 American presidential election and its result have been odd by any standard. No one expected Donald Trump, a man who never ran a single public office in his life, to be chosen by the GOP as its candidate and then win the election defeating Hillary Clinton. The latter, even on the very day … More The problem with American democracy by Dr. Habib Siddiqui 2017-11-07
Week 14 – Columns 92-98 (September 16-22)On the subjects of:Demeaning the presidency, Trump’s dumb economic ideas, Comey’s Tuggish dismissal,reasons for considering impeachment, US democratic institutions under attack, the WH as a great circus,fake news for dumb-dumbs. ********************************************* Column 92 The Demeaning of the Office of the President CNN has reported a few weeks ago that President … More The Caligula Presidency: a Weekly Ovi Column – Week 14 by Dr. Emanuel Paparella 2017-09-16
It is important to stress this: the word football. A word associated with the pure use, aesthetic, skilful, or clumsy, of feet, legs and head (leaving aside arms), but which means different things to different audiences – and countries. In Australia, it became soccer, and, as it did in the United States, assumed the status … More The Passing of Mr Football: Les Murray, Australia and the World Game by Dr. Binoy Kampmark 2017-08-04
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