John Armstrong
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Puberty Blues is more than a work of fiction. Released in 1979, and read by Australians in their thousands either as part of the school curriculum o...
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I was a bit disappointed with it actually. Having read the book and seen the film (and I was 13 at the time of the original) I felt this TV adaptation went a bit too far. Spinning it off the popularity of the book was a bit of 'shonky' advertising. In fact, I understand they increased the ages of the cast to 16 to allow for the more gratuitous sexual references. I really enjoyed the book as it was very relevant to me, and I ended up in that scene at 19 and thought it was quite honestly written.
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I think I might agree with you Leeann, (the bit about keeping it in perspective not about Kathy Letts being a big mouth - I think she's written "some" amazingly great work that includes a feminist discourse, that needs to be kept alive and well...please note "some"). I still cant quite watch the original version of Puberty Blues as it brings back some pretty confronting memories of my social scene in the seventies (OMG am I that old!). Both girls and boys were pretty mean to each other - I think
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hmmf! as someone who experienced that school and those girls first hand let's keep it in perspective - a very very small group of girls who these days would get the label of 'bullies'. Let's not make them out to be better or bigger than what they really were. The author of Puberty Blues always had a big mouth - and just extended it into print.
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By Peter and Kimberley Layton: Just before Christmas 2010 a Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself on fire, beginning a sequence of...
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Russia’s Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter, also known as PAK-FA, will make its public debut at the upcoming MAKS 2011 airshow near Moscow in...
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The hottest stars of Australian rodeo will ride into southeast Queensland this September, when Ipswich’s Briggs Road Sports Complex plays host to...
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Darren Hallesy: Most of us have grown up with Judith Lucy on TV, so it seems appropriate that we as a nation can rely on her to answer the biggest...
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Real-time virtual trips through foreign cities and mountain-top vistas with digital arrows pointing to top restaurants and tourist spots are just...
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‘Hoons’ and repeat dangerous drivers will lose their vehicles for seven days – up from the current two days – for their first impoundment offence...
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Fighter pilots with the Air Force’s No 3 Squadron are engaging in simulated air combat in the skies over Alaska during this years ‘Red Flag’...
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By Darren Hallesy: Jerry Seinfeld once made the statement that it took him 20 years to be an overnight success. The same could be said for the...
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It’s that time of year again when it’s time to report to the Australian Taxation Office on how much tax we have to pay for the 2010/11 Financial...
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Catholic Education Week in Queensland is a special opportunity for all Catholic education ministries to celebrate their distinctive mission and...
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There is a common perception that the only time you may need a lawyer is if you get in trouble with the law. The truth is quite the...
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Anticipation is growing as to when the new Masters home improvement store will open its doors in Springfield Central, offering the first...
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By Darren Hallesy It’s not every day that a legend who has been perfoming for eighty years drops by to our fair city, but recently Jerry Lewis did...
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Jerry Seinfeld once made the statement that it took him twenty years to be an overnight success. The same could be said for the hottest TV star of...
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If you’re a golfing nut like me you will look forward to Sunday July 3 when professional golfer John Senden will tee up with world-famous golf...
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The latest edition of CityWest magazine is now online here.
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Strike Publications, publishers of CityWest magazine along with DefenceToday magazine and DefenceLife magazine, is proud to be a launch customer and...
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Federal Member for Blair, Shayne Neumann has put insurance companies on notice following less than supportive response from some companies...
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This week’s Ipswich City Rotary Club Bulletin may be viewed here.
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At events where crowds gather there’s always the risk of someone suffering a potentially life threatening heart attack, so the Rotary Club of Ipswich...
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This week’s Ipswich City Rotary Club Bulletin is now published.
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