Neil Mercer

Aug 24, 2024 | canberradaily.com.au | Mark Baker |Neil Mercer |Tony Park

This week, Jeff Popple reviews three great Australian books for Father’s Day! More of Jeff’s reviews can be found on his blog: murdermayhemandlongdogs.comAllen & Unwin, $34.99Dads who like military history will appreciate Mark Baker’s Buckham’s Bombers. Bruce Buckham was the captain of a Lancaster bomber crew during World War II and is one of Australia’s most highly decorated pilots.

Jun 18, 2024 | sec-ed.co.uk | Lyn Dawes |Neil Mercer

The skills of speaking and listening (oracy for short) might seem to come naturally to young people. When they first arrive at school, we expect them to be ready to speak and listen. But how well can each child speak and listen? And by the time they reach secondary school, what oracy skills have they acquired in their young lives? What differences are there among them? Students are never the same for any set of skills – and a new class of year 7s might arrive with very different “oracy profiles”.

May 16, 2024 | smh.com.au | Neil Mercer

Barbara Brown was just 23 years old when she disappeared from suburban Beecroft 46 years ago on Friday. A friend, Peta Bigum, waved the young American backpacker goodbye from the balcony of her home in Chilworth Close. Brown walked around the corner and out of sight, heading towards the train station to continue her travels around Australia. She was heading to Queensland. She was never seen again.

May 16, 2024 | theage.com.au | Neil Mercer

By Neil Mercer May 17, 2024 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Barbara Brown was just 23 years old when she disappeared from suburban Beecroft 46 years ago on Friday. A friend, Peta Bigum, waved the young American backpacker goodbye from the balcony of her home in Chilworth Close. Missing woman Barbara Brown disappeared 46 years ago.

Jan 21, 2024 | smh.com.au | Neil Mercer

I asked him about the allegations that had been swirling around - that he was involved in heroin dealing, skimming the proceeds of armed robberies and that he owned three blocks of flats. "The allegations are completely untrue," he said. There was no evidence to the contrary. Not then. I remember a mixture of menace and charm. Over the decades, there were more interviews for newspapers and television.