The Newcastle to Queensland Pacific Highway dual carriageway will soon be completed, ending generations of head-on collisions, snail-trail delays through busy towns and road-lock behind caravan-towers without overtaking lanes. (End […]
Read MoreIt’s watching a scene from Monty Python
NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay has announced her Shadow Cabinet (Labor’s strange shadow puppets, 4/7). With 26 members getting a promotion, it’s regrettable that she exhausted credible portfolios and adopted […]
Read MoreValour of Roosters unmatched
Afire with football feather-fever from kick-off, the Pointsbet Stadium surely witnessed the best game of the season as the Sydney Roosters downed the Sharkies in a panoply of spectacular table-turning […]
Read MoreAnd we sang as Matildas waltzed
While the old swamp lands of Homebush might have had its share of billabongs in its time, the women’s national soccer team, the Matildas were certainly dancing to a superior […]
Read MoreDifferent alarm bells ringing about origin
Full marks to the Telegraph for its brilliant front page segue on Wednesday and Thursday, redefining ‘origin’, changing sports and modestly exhibiting a Benedict Arnold perception of loyalty. (They’re simply […]
Read MoreThis field of dreams can be a big hit
Three cheers to Anthony Field for relaunching his career in the entertainment industry by seeking to own a team in the best game on the planet. (It’s the buy of […]
Read MoreParking political loyalties
While the grass is always greener on the other side, one might wonder if that proved true on Tuesday as Malcolm Turnbull and Bob Carr caught up in Hyde Park. […]
Read MoreFarewell Malcolm
With imperial self-righteousness, forlorn scribe and one-time PM Malcolm Turnbull has etched his valued musings with a very barbed quill indeed. His depleted followers and ABC acolytes will earnestly salivate […]
Read MoreMelbourne v Sydney
As this festival of frivolity proceeds in the annual media silly season, it might be a surprise to the world that Melbourne beat Sydney at something! (“Melbourne a tourist trap”, […]
Read MoreWarren at his best
Congratulations on a brilliantly argued case against the vacuous anti-vaxxers. (Don’t let ill-informed turn you off vaccine, 13/12). I keep wondering why their misleading comments are considered newsworthy. Anti-vaxxers are […]
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