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Our history and why we need a Treaty

Our past = our present The town where I live, Moe, in the Latrobe Valley, Gippsland, has been the home of Gunaikurnai people for over 40,000 years. The name 'Moe' means 'swampy country' in Gunaiku...

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The normality of ‘evil’

I've always been fascinated by evil: why some people choose to commit terrible acts, while  others in the same situation don't. Why some people are cruel to animals and children while others aren'...

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Safety for female freelancers and sole traders

This article is based on my experiences as a female freelancer in Australia, and is directed at other female and female-identifying freelancers; however, some of the safety risks/strategies mention...

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Recovering from vicarious trauma: an editor’s case study

Recently, I woke up to discover I was falling slowly into a pit. I have been there before, several times, many years ago. The difference now is that I know its name: vicarious trauma. And I k...

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Tips and helpful links: grammar, punctuation, spelling

Grammar 'That', 'which' and whether to put a comma before which Traditionally, we use "that" with restrictive clauses and "which" with non-restrictive clauses. A restrictive clause 'restricts' th...

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Workshop: how to edit your own poetry

This 2 to 2.5 hour workshop is for poets who have written, or are writing, a collection of poems. The presenter is Sally-Anne Watson Kane. She will teach you the steps of reviewing, self-editing an...

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The benefits of networking online with other editors

Networking and information-sharing is an important aspect of an editor's professional development but attending face-to-face professional editor events is not always possible and can be costly. Onl...

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7 reasons to keep your blog articles short

What are the benefits of publishing short blog articles? A short (500 word) article is more likely to be read in full than a long (1000 plus word) article. A short article about one topic i...

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Copy typing documents – our clients

Clients of On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading's copy typing services include: Nintione, Alice Springs, NT (various bookings - typing documents, typing workshop notes on butcher's paper) ...

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Graphic design and formatting – our clients

Clients of On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading's graphic design and formatting services include: Department of Education, NT (graphic design - annual report; reformatting documents) De...

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