I am not too familiar with American Football, suffice to say that my NFL team of choice, the Cleveland Browns, are renowned for their lack of success. I do however know what a ‘Hail Mary Pass’ is. As it is, there have been two times in living memory where the Cleveland Browns have won a …
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Do Karens Prefer Netball?
We have all been rather bemused and befuddled recently by the rather unnecessary drama around the sponsorship of Netball Australia. To recap: Netball Australia announced that a company connected to Gina Rinehart was going to sponsor them for $15 million. Netball Australia is close to bankrupt and otherwise would find it difficult to raise the …
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Socceroos show they have principles after all
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/socceroos-football-australia-speak-out-on-qatar-s-human-rights-record-20221025-p5bsph.html Speaking out is a good first step. But I would have much preferred if they had mentioned the Doha Airport incident and had announced they were boycotting the tournament entirely.
The Latest On The Doha Airport Incident
http://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/qatar-sued-over-invasive-strip-searches-of-five-australian-women-20221022-p5bryy.html My view is that civil action by the women who were the victims of this incident is not enough. The Australian government needs to ban Qatar Airlines from our skies, and the Socceroos need to boycott the soccer World Cup in Qatar in December. All sponsorship deals by Australian sporting clubs with Qatari companies …
It’s called Avondale Heights for a reason – thoughts on the Maribyrnong River Flood
Back in early 1996, I was planning to buy a flat. Maribyrnong was the suburb of choice. I really liked one which I inspected in Newstead or Navigator Street – the floor plan was much better than that of most other flats. And it was about 3 minutes’ walk from the Anglers Tavern, a riverside …
Will No One Rid Me Of This Turbulent Priest? The State, Civil Society And The Essendon CEO Debacle
In 1170, after a falling out with his former friend and sponsor, Henry II, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas A Beckett, was murdered in his Cathedral by four knights from the King’s household. History since then has generally accepted that Henry’s frustrated utterance ‘Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?’ was taken as …
As a monarchist, my message to Peter Fitzsimmons is simple: Please Stay!!!! You are our best asset!
On doing Grand Final Eve lunch in South Melbourne
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/south-melbourne-pub-rolls-in-100-barrels-for-the-swans-faithful-20220923-p5bkgy.html Funnily enough, I ended up doing lunch today at the Rising Sun Hotel in South Melbourne. I though I knew most pubs within a 20km radius of the GPO, but I had never been to the Rising Sun, a pleasantly old school pub with the most emphatic AFL theme to its decor, predominantly based …
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Wendy’s burgers to reopen in Australia
The news report that Wendy’s is to open in Australia is welcome. There is just one thing niggling away at me – obviously the reporter is not aware that Wendy’s already launched in Australia in the mid 1980s, but did not last long. Hopefully they do better this time. http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/restaurants-bars/us-cult-fast-food-chain-wendys-to-launch-in-australia/news-story/a28b10ea5c61cc8cc86504a71cbf7f61
Lost For Words! 