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R U OK: That beautiful day that muffles the monster within

R U OK: That beautiful day that muffles the monster within

by Alexander Porter | Sep 8, 2016 | Featured, Health, Lifestyle, My take on.., Residents

Most days of awareness come and go, but R U OK is different. It remains a measure of how far I’ve come in the seven years I’ve fought Leukaemia.

Travel lists reveal the top Gen Y conundrum

Travel lists reveal the top Gen Y conundrum

by Alexander Porter | May 13, 2015 | Lifestyle, TBS Travel

After seeing the NY Times top travel list for 2015, Alexander Porter can’t help but feel a nagging doubt shared by an entire generation: are we really making the most of our time?

Grant Hackett: You can’t comeback if you never left

Grant Hackett: You can’t comeback if you never left

by Alexander Porter | Apr 10, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

Alexander Porter welcomes the return of Grant Hackett to the swimming pool, but is the former swimming legend deserving of the “King of the Comeback” title bestowed upon him?

UFC, fame, sports: Life in the limelight

UFC, fame, sports: Life in the limelight

by Alexander Porter | Feb 20, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

While easy to envy UFC, basketball and other sporting stars, pointing to invasions of privacy, dehumanisation and injury, Alexander Porter questions whether the fame is all it’s cracked up to be.

Australia Day: What makes us Australian?

Australia Day: What makes us Australian?

by Alexander Porter | Jan 24, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

As Australia Day 2015 approaches, Alexander Porter offers a gentle reminder that it is as important as ever to celebrate it for the right reasons…whatever they are…

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