Australia Day.

No beach barbies on the go here - too chilly for any expat Australians, I guess? The bush fires have understandably tempered this year’s celebrations down under. Coronavirus is lurking in all our wings as uncertainty about its spread fuels global anxiety. Swarms of locusts are devouring vital crops in east Africa. An earthquake has wrought havoc in eastern Turkey. Meanwhile,more locally, we walked in the rain through Porty’s newest park.