Anson Cameron
Anson Cameron is a columnist for Spectrum in The Age and the author of several books, including Boyhoodlum and Neil Balme: A Tale of Two Men.
My friend’s big heart gave out. In the end, he still called the shots
We’d promised to catch up more often, but it wasn’t to be.
- by Anson Cameron
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Opinion
AI
I asked AI to write this column. Trust me, I have nothing to fear
Satire and emotion were lost on that silicon scribe.
- by Anson Cameron
Opinion
Romance & reality
I want what she’s having: One bride’s Mr Darcy makes another woman weep
The newlyweds’ perfection was painful to watch.
- by Anson Cameron
Mega-spiders, crocs and a wild bull. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea
We were too old to trek into the Kimberley, but we did anyway. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
- by Anson Cameron
Most fathers-in-law would be helping with the shed. I’m not that noble
Forget the nail belt, I’m off to drink with the wealthy.
- by Anson Cameron
Opinion
Literature
Australia’s last reader was on my tram, travelling to another world
Surrounded by commuters captured by their phones, this young woman was juggling empires.
- by Anson Cameron
Sore teeth, unpaid taxes and a possible melanoma. Am I in denial?
The old Anson has it coming.
- by Anson Cameron
Opinion
Tourism
Stuffed crocs and Lego dinosaurs? No thanks Brissie, I’ll keep walking
Queensland’s majestic Scenic Rim reminds us of what matters.
- by Anson Cameron
We were off in search of lost youth… until age got the better of us
Fungal infections and a dodgy knee have scuppered the annual old boys’ adventure.
- by Anson Cameron
Our little jellyfish has become a bride and her dad is lost for words
There are no words to capture what a father feels for his daughter.
- by Anson Cameron
To the thief who took our treasured things, here’s what I want to know
Someone got up in the morning knowing he would do this.
- by Anson Cameron
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