CHOGM and Prayer

Looks like stranded CHOGM delegates no longer have to sing “We still call Australia home” and can now board their Qantas flights to their destinations. The streets of Perth are returning to normal and I could even drive along Riverside Drive following the cathedral service marking the end of CHOGM. Yesterday’s “Celebration of the Nations”Continue reading “CHOGM and Prayer”

Perth does CHOGM

Fighter jets flying overhead and rattling my office windows. Concentration of police and security in the Central Business District. Vehicles and personnel are being stopped and searched under special temporary laws. The homeless have been moved on. The Prime Minister & Cabinet move into the city and set up house. The red carpet is noContinue reading “Perth does CHOGM”