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The statistics don't lie as internet surfers flock to Careless Whispers in their thousands. Is it because of our superb and unique take on society? Or are they simply bored. We'll never know but who cares as long as they keep visiting this distant corner of the internet.

Left is a screenshot of Blogger's 'stats' for this website and interestingly topics with a 'conservative' bent were all almost equally popular. Of the 'views ' of out little tale on Republican candidate Donald Trump, nearly three quarters came from the USA. Have we influenced the American election?.

exclusive : Anthony Pratt's New York party

PM Malcolm Turnbull & Lucy Turnbull     *      Hannah Godefa     *      Claudine Revere *      Eudoxie Bridges

 Anthony Pratt, Executive Chairman of Pratt Industries, opened the doors of his New York City townhouse for a fundraiser.. or a “friendraiser” as the invitation put it to honour the accomplishments of two young women helping to change the lives of millions of people in Africa.
And among the guests were some familiar faces : Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who had earlier addressed the UN, with Lucy Turnbull and daughter of former PM Paul Keating, Katherine Keating who now works in New York at the web publication Vice. Also there was Barbara Bush daughter of former US president George Bush Jr, who spent over a year in Australia studying.


Being honoured: Eudoxie Bridges from Gabon and founder of Unspoken Angels which aims to support, educate, inspire and empower young women and 19 year old Canadian Hannah Godefa , who serves as UNICEF National Ambassador to Ethiopia. 

Randall Lane* Hannah Godefa * Eudoxie Bridges * Anthony Pratt                     Eudoxie Bridges & Barbara Bush

 

                                          photographs : Patrick McMullan Company (C)

A Chance To Ask Tony Those Difficult Questions

" Get out of your homes and attack them in the streets, you people who love Moamar Gaddafi'".

Does Tony Blair love the soon to be ex-leader of Libya ? They look pretty pally in our snap.

You will get a chance to ask Tony soon when he visits Sydney Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane on his first Australian speaking tour. Blair who was prime minister of Britain for 10 years is one of the " most respected , engaging and in demand speakers of our time ". (according to the press release ).



Anthony Pratt



He's being brought to Australia by Anthony Pratt who inherited the Dick Pratt billions when his father died in 2009 along with Vizy Industries-the largest privately owned cardboard packaging company in the world. Apparently the two Anthonys are good friends.

This won't be  Blair's first visit to Australia. He's been twice-before he was PM. Once to see his good friend the former premier of WA Dr Geoff Gallop and to attend a Rupert Murdoch get-together on the Sunshine Coast in QLD. The rumour goes that it was then he cemented a relationship with Murdoch and a promise of future support even though then Aussie PM Paul Keating advised  him it would be an 'unmanageable ' relationship.

Tony Blair was appointed Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East when he resigned as PM in 2007 which should present a few challenges for him at present although he's been fairly quiet on the subject.

If you want to go and hear Blair's speech you can get tickets via Melanie Hendra at melanie@marksonsparks.com or phone 612 9699 2000