Young people in a foreign country during a murderous pandemic understandably seek comfort from others. Ironically, such contaminating closeness might be more destructive than the long-term effects of them sharing […]
Read MoreSeeing red over hypocrisy
As a standard bearer of free speech, your editorial that denigrates the absence of a trustworthy media in China deserves wholesome endorsement. (China’s facts versus reality, 15/2). I am equally […]
Read MoreTrudeau backlash of his own making
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has more than egg on his face as we approach the upcoming elections. (Oh Canada! Trudeau sorry for brown face, 20/9). He spent years breaking down […]
Read MoreCommunist plot thickens
Congratulations to Troy Lennon on his historical piece about the blind activist Fanya Kaplan shooting Lenin in 1918. (History: “Blind female anarchist executed for Lenin plot”, 30/8). On account of […]
Read MoreRay’s radio ways will be missed
The retirement of the broadcasting king of Sydney radio Ray Hadley cannot surely pass without some literary accolades for the one man who has perhaps earned the mantle as the […]
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Irwin could well be the next James Bond
Well done to The Daily Telegraph’s creativity department for the provocative proposition that Rodert Irwin should give the James Bond role some serious consideration. (“I’ve got licence to thrill,” 1/12). […]
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Golden tone gone from the airways
News that radio personality John Laws is again retiring seems quite surreal. The golden tonsils has been in our lives and had an enormous impact on major political and social […]
Read MoreHonouring Kidman clan matriarch
Occasionally appearing at acting awards ceremonies, sharing the limelight with her famous daughter Nicole, Janelle Kidman’s life as wife and mother might often have been out of her control as […]
Read MoreJames nails the Games
What a champion is 28-year-old James Turner, world record setter and Paralympic gold medal winner (“Games fever strikes our world beater”, DT, 5/9). Ranked T36, implying some asymmetry to his […]
Read MoreMargot’s a role model
How wonderful to see Aussie star Margo Robbie looking amazing as she progresses through her third trimester of pregnancy while holidaying in far away Sardinia with husband Tom Ackerley (“Margo […]
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