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If you have been reading my blog for a while, you will be aware that I am not exactly an admirer of former State Opposition Leader Matthew Guy. My thoughts on him during the late era of his leadership have been expressed thus, if you want a recap: To reiterate, I consider him a hypocrite, …
Continue reading “Moira: The Gift That Keeps On Giving – For Jacinta!”
I am not really a fan of association football, or soccer as I prefer to call it (I much prefer Australian Rules Football). On the rare occasions I have gone to an A League game, or to its predecessor competition, I have been more interested in watching the crowd, who are far more entertaining than …
Continue reading “No Saudi No Party? Reflections on the 2034 Soccer World Cup”
When I was a young and foolish teenager (as opposed to being a late middle aged fool as I am right now), I felt an enthusiasm for the rather quixotic Joh For PM campaign (an early political intervention by Clive Palmer), and indeed a deep fondness for Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, the union bashing, lefty head-kicking, …
Last Friday I hosted one of my former colleagues for luncheon at the Savage Club. Whilst waiting for my guest to arrive, I grabbed a cup of coffee and settled down in the Social Room (the large downstairs bar) with a copy of the Australian Financial Review to update myself on business news. As soon …
Only the most unabashedly partisan of voters would argue that the current incumbent Labor government of Victoria deserves to win another term. The most recent revelations of corruption running to a 11 figure number (ie tens of billions) lost in inappropriate payments to entities and personages aligned with the more sinister elements of the union …
As a child, my favourite TV show was Cartoon Corner, which was on Channel 9 every weeknight at 4pm. It was a welcome escape from the weary grind of primary school, and was hosted by Daryl Somers with the puppet Ossie Ostrich as his sidekick. That was Daryl Somers’ first TV hosting gig, and the …
Continue reading “I Blame Daryl Somers For The Rise Of Pauline Hanson”
At the start of that surreal period of history which was the Covid Pandemic, we did have a run on toilet paper. I, like most other people, went out of my way to acquire as much toilet paper as I could, not knowing how long the crisis and the shortage would last. But I was …
Three years ago, just before the 2022 Federal Election, I made some reflections on the lack of political engagement on the part of the Australian populace, compared to their counterparts in the 1950s: With the 2025 election now all but over, with just a few seats left to count and confirm the winner, it is …
Continue reading “Vox Populi Vox Dei Redux – Takeaways From Last Saturday’s Federal Election”
It has been quite a while since I read the classic Mr Men series by Roger Hargraves. I assume it was in primary school, which is now 45 years ago. Hence I am not sure, but I do believe such expressions as ‘you silly banana’ or ‘you silly sausage’ originate in those books. The phrase …
It’s now just over two weeks since the Federal Election was called, and last night, nominations closed. I don’t think that it is just me – it seems that virtually everyone does not care two hoots about this election. The level of apathy appears to be much higher than I have ever noticed (or not …
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