Author: sam
The heart of football has stopped beating. Diego Armando Maradona is deadThe heart of football has stopped beating. Diego Armando Maradona is dead
“Un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios,” (“a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God”).[...]
We need to talk about Tom Switzer’s spin about News LimitedWe need to talk about Tom Switzer’s spin about News Limited
Tom Switzer is a right-wing writer in Melbourne, who is executive director at the Centre for Independent Studies and is a presenter on ABC Radio National. He often writes in[...]
Vale, Robert FiskVale, Robert Fisk
The veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk died recently at the age of 74, and his death means one of the Western world’s journalists who best understood the region has[...]
Australia seems to be living in another world when it comes to rugby contests with New ZealandAustralia seems to be living in another world when it comes to rugby contests with New Zealand
When Australian scrum-half Nic White was walking off the field after the whistle blew for half-time in the third Bledisloe Cup game on 31 October, he was given a headset[...]
Australia pulls in new kids on the block for crucial Bledisloe Cup gameAustralia pulls in new kids on the block for crucial Bledisloe Cup game
The focal point of the third Bledisloe Cup game in Sydney on Saturday will be the Australian back-line where two rookies will be playing as fly-half and centre; that, incidentally,[...]
Australian sports writer’s predictions prove to be those of a false prophetAustralian sports writer’s predictions prove to be those of a false prophet
After the first match in the Bledisloe Cup series ended in a 16-all draw, Australian sports writers were on a giddy high, predicting that the dominance of the All Blacks[...]
Something fishy about Trump’s taxes? Did nobody suspect it all along?Something fishy about Trump’s taxes? Did nobody suspect it all along?
Recently, the New York Times ran an article about Donald Trump having paid no federal income taxes for 10 of the last 15 years; many claimed it was a blockbuster[...]
One feels sorry for Emma Alberici, but that does not mask the fact that she was incompetentOne feels sorry for Emma Alberici, but that does not mask the fact that she was incompetent
Last month, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a taxpayer-funded entity, made several people redundant, due to a cut in funding by the Federal Government. Among them was Emma Alberici, a presenter[...]
When will Michael Hayden explain why the NSA did not predict 9/11?When will Michael Hayden explain why the NSA did not predict 9/11?
As America marks the 19th anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Centre towers by terrorists, it is a good time to ask when General Michael Hayden, head of[...]