Australia is not ready for a female prime ministerAustralia is not ready for a female prime minister
IT IS now five days since Australia went to the polls to elect a new government for the three years to 2013 – and the results are not known. It[...]
Category: Australia
Why Ricky Ponting should be sackedWhy Ricky Ponting should be sacked
RICKY Ponting is one of the best cricketers in the world to watch when he is on song. The man has played 145 Tests, captained Australia since 2004 and is[...]
For top-grade racism, you can’t beat the USFor top-grade racism, you can’t beat the US
THERE have been a few instances in the last three months when racism has reared its head in Australia, via the utterances of sportspeople. One was the case of one[...]
Cricket is all about politicsCricket is all about politics
SPORT and politics should not mix. How often have you heard that meaningless line? It is untrue of any sport – and most of all cricket. Following the humiliation meted[...]
Howard has been rejected, not AustraliaHoward has been rejected, not Australia
WENDING his sorry way back from Singapore, after having been roundly snubbed by the International Cricket Conference after his bid to become the vice-president was rejected, former Australian prime minister[...]
Howard’s rejection by the ICC is reason to rejoiceHoward’s rejection by the ICC is reason to rejoice
WORLD cricket has finally shown some commonsense in rejecting the bid by former Australian prime minister John Howard to become the vice-president of its governing body. The post of vice-president[...]
A football mirageA football mirage
THERE are times when mismatched teams go up against each other in sporting contests and the team expected to get massacred gets the expected whacking, but only after putting up[...]
The voice of an angelThe voice of an angel
NOT since I heard the music of a young Harry Chapin or an equally youthful James Taylor have I listened to a voice as clear and beautiful as that of[...]
Lies and the liars who tell themLies and the liars who tell them
IT APPEARS to be a feature of society nowadays that the trait of honesty has disappeared in toto. One of the major manifestations of this is in the utterances made[...]
Spreading the message of xenophobiaSpreading the message of xenophobia
IN AUSTRALIA, shows like Customs and Border Security are prime time material. There is one reason for this – they cater to the innate sense of xenophobia among the Australian[...]