By Peter FitzSimons, Sydney Morning Herald Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Really? Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the announcement in Canberra of the 2023 bid for the Women’s World Cup in Australia. Photo: Andrew Meares Fool me both times using taxpayers’ money and I reckon you have a political […]
By Beth Newman, rugby.com.au Waratahs flanker Jack Dempsey is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel after an injury that has handed him one of his greatest challenges. Dempsey broke his foot against the Brumbies in round four, a blow that threw his Wallabies hopes out the window, and was initially slated
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By Peter FitzSimons, Sydney Morning Herald ‘It’s freaking hopeless’: why the Health Star Rating System has to go It is time for our government to take strong action against the scourge of our times, the appalling and terrifying phenomenon that is wiping out innocents from all walks of life, devastating families and leaving lives in
By Peter FitzSimons, Sydney Morning Herald On this particularly significant centenary – we will get to it – how to explain the significance of Les Darcy to those fresh to the story? Darcy was no less than an Australian Muhammad Ali, a boxer from poor circumstances beloved by the people, capable of taking on the
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By Matthew Killoran & Peter Michael, The Courier Mail CROCODILES should be taken off the protected species list because their numbers are exploding and endangering swimmers in north Queensland, according to two key crossbenchers. Katter’s Australian Party MPs Robbie Katter and Shane Knuth met with federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg in Canberra last night, who
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By Darren Davidson, Media Editor, The Australian This month, 40 years since he was coaxed out of retirement to lead Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket rebellion in the 1970s, former Australia captain Ian Chappell is playing another starring role in a big disruption to the sports business. Chappell helped shape cricket into a popular global
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By Phil Rothfield, The Sunday Telegraph FORMER Knights and Origin star Adam MacDougall is about to launch a national television advertising campaign for his flagship product The Man Shake.MacDougall, who has fast become one of Australia’s leading healthy living entrepreneurs, has signed former AFL coach Paul Roosand cricket icon Merv Hughes to be part of
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By Peter FitzSimons, Sydney Morning Herald With the Treasurer about to deliver his federal budget within two shakes of a burnt stick, it is time for your humble correspondent to deliver my annual advice on your sporting investment portfolio, as regards which shares to buy, sell, and hold. John Coates. $7.02. Sell. Tough call, but there is
By Peter FitzSimons, Sydney Morning Herald What is wrong with you bastards? Let me start with the egg-ballers first. Just how ingrained are your ancient prejudices against football, that you continue to not give a flying doughnut about the greatest football team this country has ever seen? In the top v bottom clash Sydney stole the
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SportsHero (ASX:SHO), the world’s first social network dedicated to sports predictions, has launched cricket on its app. Cricket follows football as the second game on SportsHero, with basketball, tennis and baseball in the pipeline. SportsHero has also signed its first global brand ambassador – cricket legend Ian Chappell. Chappell captained Australia between 1971 and 1975.
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