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Editor's personal opinion on calling for a Royal Commission into Veteran suicide rate in Australia.
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MY OPINION – Royal Commission into Veteran suicide rate in Australia

09/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2740 Views 1 Comment

I’m known to have an opinion or three – and this issue of a “Royal Commission into Veteran suicide rates

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On a day when I promised myself I'd make a good start on putting the next issue of CONTACT magazine together – beaut sunshine, Mrs H's desire for a new bird-table – and a new episode of Game Of Thrones, meant there was no magazine layouts done today. Oh well – maybe tomorrow. Or maybe not!
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Game of Procrastination – make a magazine or make a bird table?

14/05/201921/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1709 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

On a day when I promised myself I’d make a good start on putting the next issue of CONTACT magazine

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Zoe helps Nana stir Grandad's seafood chowder.
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Grandad’s seafood chowder a hit with attentive apprentice

30/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1869 Views 0 Comments

Grandad’s Irish-style seafood chowder is a favourite in our house. And, in the spirit of ‘teach them young’, Zoe (16-months

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Heart-pumping start to ANZAC Day week

26/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1886 Views 0 Comments

While recovering from heart surgery, even the smallest exertion can send my heart aflutter (not in a good way). But

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Treasuring Easter with the grandkids – and the rest of the family

23/04/201923/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1614 Views 0 Comments

I’ve been in hospital for ‘routine’ heart surgery and, while it may have been ‘routine’ for the surgeon, my body

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New Zealand's Parliament buildings in Wellington. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
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Lovely day in Wellington New Zealand

15/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1826 Views 0 Comments

Beaut day in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, on 1 March. Weather was perfect – great sights (including the

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Have you ever wondered how the CONTACT newsletter is compiled?

12/03/201929/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3085 Views 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered how the CONTACT newsletter is compiled? Let me give you a quick run-through…   If you

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Best WWI exhibit I’ve ever seen

11/03/201911/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3636 Views 0 Comments

The best World War I exhibit I’ve ever seen is in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Museum of New Zealand

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A tease of the CONTACT plan

08/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2317 Views 0 Comments

Even while cruising to New Zealand, my brain is still churning over ‘The CONTACT Plan’. I did actually have a

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Picture-perfect castle and Guinness by the fire – guess where I am

07/03/201907/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1813 Views 0 Comments

The headline says it all – picture-perfect Scottish castle, Guinness with lunch by an open fire – plus, soft drizzle

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CONTACT Editor cruising New Zealand’s ‘Sounds’

05/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1698 Views 0 Comments

It must be Tuesday – I’m wearing a loud shirt again 😉 Though, to be honest, this was filmed last

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CONTACT mag published on auto-pilot while editor cruised

05/03/201908/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1909 Views 0 Comments

Did you know that issue 61 of CONTACT magazine was published on autopilot while I went on a cruise with

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Lovely day in Picton NZ – Family cruise Day 8

02/03/201918/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1332 Views 0 Comments

This is an overview of our day in Picton, New Zealand, on 2 March 2019 – Day 8 of our cruise.

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Interviewed by SBS

28/02/201910/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2414 Views 0 Comments

I was interviewed in February by an SBS News reporter in the CONTACT office. We discussed my history, coming home

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A problem I found with GoPro Hero 7 – and how I work around it

17/02/201917/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3101 Views 0 Comments GoPro Hero 7 Black

Last week I bought a new GoPro Hero 7 – and straight away discovered an issue I didn’t expect. As

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GoPro Hero 7 side-by-side shootout with Hero 5

14/02/201908/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2714 Views 0 Comments GoPro Hero 5 Black, GoPro Hero 7 Black

This is my side-by-side video-shooting comparison between the new GoPro Hero 7 and my two-year-old Hero 5 (I never bought

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Plan update + petting stingrays

05/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2510 Views 0 Comments

What do you do around lunch time when you’re a professional pro-crastinator? Go find some stingrays to pat, of course.

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Quick trip to Canberra to meet Deputy Chief of Army

31/01/201904/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3036 Views 0 Comments

I made a quick trip to Canberra to meet Australia’s new Deputy Chief of Army Major General Tony Rawlins and

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Cryptic clue and chat about new CONTACT grand plan

28/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2203 Views 0 Comments

I’m still trying to get my head settled on the new grand plan for CONTACT. And, while it’s now a

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Why deliberately crashing my drone was a fitting end to 2018

02/01/201902/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2351 Views 0 Comments

I deliberately crashed My Mavic Pro drone into a bush (softest, driest option at the time) to prevent it crashing into

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