adelaide – Stilgherrian

06 July 202506 July 2025

Weekly Wrap 788: I saw a kestrel on Granite Island

A view from a hill on an island towards the mainland, overlooking a bay. In the foreground just below us is a pine tree. Lining the shore opposite shore, across calm waters, are further pine trees, largely obscuring a small town. A track winds along the shore of the island around to the left, from where a low causeway connects the island to the shore opposite. The sky is cloudy, and in the distance there is gentle rain. All is serene.

My week of Monday 30 June to Sunday 6 July 2025 began in Adelaide, and we visited my birthplace of Gawler on Monday, and Victor Harbor and Granite Island on Tuesday. Bad weather in Sydney meant our return trip on Wednesday went via Melbourne and an almost-pointless overnight stay until Thursday, but here we are.

03 July 202506 July 2025

Weekly Wrap 787: A late (lack of) news from Adelaide

A two-car diesel multiple unit train approaches a railway station platform in the golden hour of evening sunlight. It has a flat red nose and is otherwise fluted metal, with a grass green band along the windows. The door frames are edged with safety yellow. In the background is a huge eucalypt tree and a moody sky.

My week of Monday 23 to Sunday 29 June 2025 saw the start of a semi-holiday which will eventually total six nights in my home town of Adelaide. I won’t go into the details now, because this is being posted four days late. Rather, I’ll post a few images and some commentary on the coming weekend, and later there will be a podcast. But hey it’s Adelaide, so there’s obviously plenty of good food and wine.

23 March 202524 March 2025

Weekly Wrap 773: Remembering a little train in the sunshine

On a bright sunny day a pair of diesel railcars sit at a station platform in the open air. They’re silver, with their flat noses painted bright yellow, and just behind that a red stripe and a a small flash of blue.

My week of Monday 17 to Sunday 23 March 2025 wasn’t hugely productive but I’ve started planning more things. I also thought back to 2018, for some reason. Have a train.

08 December 202109 December 2021

Talking the hack of CS Energy on ABC Adelaide

Late last month Queensland electricity generator CS Energy disclosed that they’d been the victim of a ransomware attack, but that it had been contained before it could disrupt production. Today a news story blamed China. Really? I spoke about that this afternoon on ABC Adelaide.

14 September 202114 September 2021

Talking Apple’s “emergency” security patch and NSO Group on ABC Adelaide

Apple released an â€œemergencyâ€ security patch today, which of course led to curiosity about just how emergency it was. I spoke about this just now with Jules Schiller on ABC Adelaide.

03 December 202011 December 2020

The 9pm Freedom Wine Zombie Mink War Crime with Andrew P Street

Todayâ€™s guest in the End of Spring Series 2020 is the wonderful Andrew P Street â€” author, columnist, journalist, voice-person, and renown mink-canceller.