Skani

No elders were harmed in the performance of this drag queen bingo and none will be allowed to cross Bass Strait to corrupt you, Parley.

Magic mushroom parties in California?

Yes, she was banned from boarding a flight to L.A. from London because she had mentioned cocaine in a court trial. She was later invited to apply again for a U.S. visa so they obviously had second thoughts.

That would demonstrate even more complex psychological disturbance given his scathing comments about William (including wife and children) in public. Although, according to Harry, private contact evaporated after the Winfrey interview (surprise, surprise).

Especially as his brother lost his mother at the same time: it would be nice if he showed some compassion to him for that reason alone.

Yes. I don't necessarily believe the current rumours but I am expecting it to happen at some stage when she feels that he is no longer useful to her personal ambitions. Following her life story it becomes obvious that is her modus operandi with all those close to her - and classic narcissism.

Yes, apparently mental health only matters when it's his and hers - not anyone else's.

Yes, you can understand that he might not have had the maturity at 11 to understand how cruel that might be....but at 38? The poor woman may still be alive too - I wonder if he thought - or cared - about that.

If I'd attempted that book I wouldn't have been able to go past the bit at Ludgrove School where he makes sexist and disparaging comments - which he thought were funny - about the disabled matron . The fact that he let that remain in the book reveals him to be not just immature but plain nasty. And he has the gall to lecture other people about mental health and "being kind". The hypocrisy of those two is unbelievable.

No. Misogyny is a dislike of women in general. Disliking a particular individual because they are a deeply unpleasant person - and happen to be a woman - is different.

What possible benefit is there for a man to dress up as a pantomime dame? Yet it's been happening for generations without any noticeable harm to children - unless you were traumatised at a pantomime as a child (which might explain your obsession).

No, as Marisa has pointed out, if you left within 2 years you had to refund to the government the full cost of the shipping fare to Australia. And the cost of the return fare wasn't small - much more than an equivalent air fare today. They didn't sponsor them in groups but any fit young single male was as eligible as anyone else. Many did see it like a 2 year backpacking experience with the added advantage of a fare paid one way.

As mentioned above, street numbers were strictly limited for security. The crowds were in nearby parks, watching it on giant screens.

He'd also had drug addiction issues and it's possible it was an accidental overdose/ bad dose.

But most people don't select their location in Australia based on the narrow, often ignorant (and mistaken) view of the country by foreigners who have never visited. Kangaroos, koalas, heat, an opera house and bridge don't contribute to daily quality of life for most people - they are holiday attractions. There is nothing more insular in Australia than Sydneysiders who consider that Sydney is Australia and somehow superior to every other place in the country. It isn't. It suits some people but it's anathema to others. Internal migration stats show that it's consistently been losing 30,000+ residents annually to other parts of Australia - and they're not all leaving for affordability.