What a helluva (hmm!) fuss Rugby player Israel (perfect first name) Folau stirred up with his damnation by Instagram of … More
Category: Sport
Sewage Swim
The irony of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs still pumping untreated sewage into the Pacific Ocean is rich indeed! Yup, it’s true: … More
Redex 1954 Redux
Peter Carey conjures up a racy ethos and mood in early 1950s suburban Melbourne in his recent novel ‘A Long … More
Philistines Rule, OK!
So, the ‘iconic’ (obligatory adjective) Sydney Opera House is our biggest billboard, so sayeth PM Scott Morrison aka ScoMo, endorsing … More
Berlin 1936 Redux
Recently while on assignment in Berlin your KC correspondent tip-toed in his father’s footsteps at Olympia-Stadion, the site of Hitler’s … More
Dark Side of Aussie Sport #1
An Australian batsman is struck by a ball at the base of the skull and dies after a cricket test … More
Ego Mountain Horror
The world’s highest mountain, Everest, also known as Sagarmatha or Qomolangma (‘Holy Mother’), is the ultimate bucket-list item for super egos. … More
Shark Season
Well, actually it’s shark season all year round because the ocean is where sharks live. But as most humans don’t venture … More
Body Surfing Boogie
Body surfing at Kookynie goes back to those big rain days of yore when flood waters rushed down the creek into Niagara … More
First Home Follies
Last October the first-home buyers ‘grant’ for purchase of established homes was doubled to $14,000, and tripled to $21,000 for new ones. Since then the average first home … More
