Our interstate Aussies must be delighted to read that daylight saving is not detrimental to mental health, so any lunatic behaviour from our continent of banana benders, sandgropers, crow eaters, […]
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It’s a royal rumble
Observing Earl Spencer’s latest book attacking his in-laws, a historical context is perhaps needed. The bad blood between the Windsors and the Spencers goes back a long way and many […]
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Smith ready to make the call again
Famous for his overuse of the introductory phrase “they are going to say” when calling the action during NRL games, commentator and popular Fox Sports personality Warren Smith has had […]
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Karl takes chance on behaviour
Oh no! While former superstar Karl Stefanovic’s morning TV career ended in a dog’s breakfast, he is not the only one in the family being muzzled this year. (Karl Stefanovic’s […]
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Two earned their Sydney Awards
How exciting to read about the awards bestowed on our fellow Sydneysiders in a glittering celebration of what makes this city the best in the world. (Sydney awards recognise the people […]
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No value in insults
Correspondent Graham Forsaith (“Give me a break, Pauline”, Letters, 17/9), is right to reiterate that denigrating other cultures because we think we are smarter is foolish. He corrects Pauline Hanson […]
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Policeman deserves accolades
Publicity within the media is a multifaceted but untamed beast, adapted to well rehearsed industry standards which are proficient when conveniently exaggerating the nobodies of reality television. The media counterintuitively […]
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Apology just adds insult to injury
While William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew eventually resulted in heroine Katharine Minolta gaining insight through humility into the natural order of 16th century family life, 21st century Grace Tame’s apology to […]
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Purple Day call unjust
No injustice of greater proportions has surely been reported than the sacking of ACT primary school principal Janelle Rowe (“Teacher adrift for ‘Purple’ day stand”, DT, 8/9). What a shame […]
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Mobile phones useful
In past wars and disasters, secrecy has been an advantage, allowing propaganda to support the war effort and public perceptions. Modern phones and the internet has changed our reactions to […]
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