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Brisbane Times

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I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

Pity, derision and puzzled anger are part of the deal when I cross the border.

17.07.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

Pity, derision and puzzled anger are part of the deal when I cross the border.

17.07.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

Pity, derision and puzzled anger are part of the deal when I cross the border.

17.07.2026 10

WA Today

Anson Cameron

I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

Pity, derision and puzzled anger are part of the deal when I cross the border.

17.07.2026 10

The Age

Anson Cameron

A little bird told me a lot about my father. Let’s hope Mum never knows

A tiny bird’s ungainly end reminded me of my father, his shoddy binoculars, his devotion to a family of pardalotes and the havoc Spice the cat...

09.04.2026 40

WA Today

Anson Cameron

A little bird told me a lot about my father. Let’s hope Mum never knows

A tiny bird’s ungainly end reminded me of my father, his shoddy binoculars, his devotion to a family of pardalotes and the havoc Spice the cat...

09.04.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

A little bird told me a lot about my father. Let’s hope Mum never knows

A tiny bird’s ungainly end reminded me of my father, his shoddy binoculars, his devotion to a family of pardalotes and the havoc Spice the cat...

09.04.2026 20

The Age

Anson Cameron

A little bird told me a lot about my father. Let’s hope Mum never knows

A tiny bird’s ungainly end reminded me of my father, his shoddy binoculars, his devotion to a family of pardalotes and the havoc Spice the cat...

09.04.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

My father was dying. Why didn’t I speak up?

We prepare speeches for weddings, birthdays and funerals but are strangely silent as our loved ones slip away.

12.02.2026 10

WA Today

Anson Cameron

My father was dying. Why didn’t I speak up?

We prepare speeches for weddings, birthdays and funerals but are strangely silent as our loved ones slip away.

12.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

My father was dying. Why didn’t I speak up?

We prepare speeches for weddings, birthdays and funerals but are strangely silent as our loved ones slip away.

12.02.2026 30

The Age

Anson Cameron

My father was dying. Why didn’t I speak up?

We prepare speeches for weddings, birthdays and funerals but are strangely silent as our loved ones slip away.

12.02.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

My frequently flying friend had a gripe. If only he’d seen the news

The woman from United Airlines was not as attentive as he would have liked. Later, he realised why.

29.01.2026 20

WA Today

Anson Cameron

My frequently flying friend had a gripe. If only he’d seen the news

The woman from United Airlines was not as attentive as he would have liked. Later, he realised why.

29.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

My frequently flying friend had a gripe. If only he’d seen the news

The woman from United Airlines was not as attentive as he would have liked. Later, he realised why.

29.01.2026 20

The Age

Anson Cameron

My frequently flying friend had a gripe. If only he’d seen the news

The woman from United Airlines was not as attentive as he would have liked. Later, he realised why.

29.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

Being sick was bad enough, but did everyone else need to be so jolly?

Having the flu during summer festivities is like watching the world through death’s door.

16.01.2026 30

WA Today

Anson Cameron

Being sick was bad enough, but did everyone else need to be so jolly?

Having the flu during summer festivities is like watching the world through death’s door.

16.01.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

Being sick was bad enough, but did everyone else need to be so jolly?

Having the flu during summer festivities is like watching the world through death’s door.

16.01.2026 30

The Age

Anson Cameron

Being sick was bad enough, but did everyone else need to be so jolly?

Having the flu during summer festivities is like watching the world through death’s door.

16.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

Out in the deep, I was tested. Turns out I’m not the hero I’d hoped for

The doom bell was ringing, and Joni was on her own.

05.12.2025 30

WA Today

Anson Cameron

Out in the deep, I was tested. Turns out I’m not the hero I’d hoped for

The doom bell was ringing, and Joni was on her own.

05.12.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

Out in the deep, I was tested. Turns out I’m not the hero I’d hoped for

The doom bell was ringing, and Joni was on her own.

05.12.2025 20

The Age

Anson Cameron

Out in the deep, I was tested. Turns out I’m not the hero I’d hoped for

The doom bell was ringing, and Joni was on her own.

05.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

They’re paving paradise to put up a dunny block. They can’t say they weren’t warned

When silver-haired ladies threaten arson, it’s time for a bureaucratic rethink.

20.11.2025 20

WA Today

Anson Cameron

They’re paving paradise to put up a dunny block. They can’t say they weren’t warned

When silver-haired ladies threaten arson, it’s time for a bureaucratic rethink.

20.11.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

They’re paving paradise to put up a dunny block. They can’t say they weren’t warned

When silver-haired ladies threaten arson, it’s time for a bureaucratic rethink.

20.11.2025 20

The Age

Anson Cameron

They’re paving paradise to put up a dunny block. They can’t say they weren’t warned

When silver-haired ladies threaten arson, it’s time for a bureaucratic rethink.

20.11.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

Am I a genius, a giant, a lunatic or a dinosaur? It all depends

We think ourselves immutable, but in another time or place, things could be very different.

06.11.2025 20

WA Today

Anson Cameron

Am I a genius, a giant, a lunatic or a dinosaur? It all depends

We think ourselves immutable, but in another time or place, things could be very different.

06.11.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

Am I a genius, a giant, a lunatic or a dinosaur? It all depends

We think ourselves immutable, but in another time or place, things could be very different.

06.11.2025 20

The Age

Anson Cameron

Am I a genius, a giant, a lunatic or a dinosaur? It all depends

We think ourselves immutable, but in another time or place, things could be very different.

06.11.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

A painted leotard was all it took to expose the cowards in our town

As the phantom of the Ghost Train, Mr Lamont became my boyhood hero.

23.10.2025 20

WA Today

Anson Cameron

A painted leotard was all it took to expose the cowards in our town

As the phantom of the Ghost Train, Mr Lamont became my boyhood hero.

23.10.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

A painted leotard was all it took to expose the cowards in our town

As the phantom of the Ghost Train, Mr Lamont became my boyhood hero.

23.10.2025 20

The Age

Anson Cameron

A painted leotard was all it took to expose the cowards in our town

As the phantom of the Ghost Train, Mr Lamont became my boyhood hero.

23.10.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

A fan sent me a mysterious bottle of oil. Will I look like Brad Pitt by Cup Day?

A letter from a reader contained one of the most touching and funniest sentences I’ve ever read – and a bottle of Wonder Oil.

10.10.2025 20

WA Today

Anson Cameron

A fan sent me a mysterious bottle of oil. Will I look like Brad Pitt by Cup Day?

A letter from a reader contained one of the most touching and funniest sentences I’ve ever read – and a bottle of Wonder Oil.

10.10.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

A fan sent me a mysterious bottle of oil. Will I look like Brad Pitt by Cup Day?

A letter from a reader contained one of the most touching and funniest sentences I’ve ever read – and a bottle of Wonder Oil.

10.10.2025 30

The Age

Anson Cameron

A fan sent me a mysterious bottle of oil. Will I look like Brad Pitt by Cup Day?

A letter from a reader contained one of the most touching and funniest sentences I’ve ever read – and a bottle of Wonder Oil.

10.10.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

Australia was their utopian dream. Who was I to shatter it?

I was proud of the country our porters had been told about. If only it was real.

24.09.2025 20

WA Today

Anson Cameron

Australia was their utopian dream. Who was I to shatter it?

I was proud of the country our porters had been told about. If only it was real.

24.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

Australia was their utopian dream. Who was I to shatter it?

I was proud of the country our porters had been told about. If only it was real.

24.09.2025 20

The Age

Anson Cameron

Australia was their utopian dream. Who was I to shatter it?

I was proud of the country our porters had been told about. If only it was real.

24.09.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

Popes and pop stars come and go, but this wordsmith was a one-off

Christopher Hitchens was unencumbered by the debilitating impulse to be polite or restrained.

12.09.2025 20

WA Today

Anson Cameron

Popes and pop stars come and go, but this wordsmith was a one-off

Christopher Hitchens was unencumbered by the debilitating impulse to be polite or restrained.

12.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

Popes and pop stars come and go, but this wordsmith was a one-off

Christopher Hitchens was unencumbered by the debilitating impulse to be polite or restrained.

12.09.2025 20

The Age

Anson Cameron

Popes and pop stars come and go, but this wordsmith was a one-off

Christopher Hitchens was unencumbered by the debilitating impulse to be polite or restrained.

12.09.2025 30

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

Retirement: when trifling moments (and bodies) become momentous

Is retirement a pay-off for the years of grind, or a banal antechamber to the tomb?

27.08.2025 20

WA Today

Anson Cameron

Retirement: when trifling moments (and bodies) become momentous

Is retirement a pay-off for the years of grind, or a banal antechamber to the tomb?

27.08.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron