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Anson Cameron

Brisbane Times

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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 4

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 5

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 10

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 5

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 7

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 6

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 5

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 5

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 20

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 20

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 9

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 6

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 6

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 7

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 10

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 8

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 10

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 10

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 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

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 10

The Age

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 10

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

I’m no he-man, but I’m more useful than those muscly posers any day

I learnt the hard way that if you need a lift with something heavy, don’t go looking for a bodybuilder.

01.08.2025 7

WA Today

Anson Cameron

I’m no he-man, but I’m more useful than those muscly posers any day

I learnt the hard way that if you need a lift with something heavy, don’t go looking for a bodybuilder.

01.08.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron

I’m no he-man, but I’m more useful than those muscly posers any day

I learnt the hard way that if you need a lift with something heavy, don’t go looking for a bodybuilder.

01.08.2025 4

The Age

Anson Cameron

I’m no he-man, but I’m more useful than those muscly posers any day

I learnt the hard way that if you need a lift with something heavy, don’t go looking for a bodybuilder.

01.08.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Anson Cameron

Why do I lie awake at night? Because it kept my ancestors alive

Those who slept soundly in the past woke in bears’ bellies and have no descendants.

04.07.2025 10

WA Today

Anson Cameron

Why do I lie awake at night? Because it kept my ancestors alive

Those who slept soundly in the past woke in bears’ bellies and have no descendants.

04.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anson Cameron