Opinion
We must always remember them
Reading through the pages of old editions of the Nepean Times this past week, the bluntness of war really hit home.
Without the Internet, social...
Justice system without justice
We all go about our business each day with the belief that we’ll arrive home in one piece that night.
We plan for weekends, holidays,...
Why Matt Moylan had to go
So Matt Moylan is no longer a Panther. No surprises there, even though both the player and club were apparently “100 per cent” committed...
Derby atmosphere unrivalled in Australian sport
I’ve been to plenty of great sporting events at ANZ Stadium, from NRL Grand Finals to State of Origins, football internationals and of course...
Coaching saga leaves behind shattered reputations
Credibility and trust can be dirty words in rugby league, never more so than this week with the coaching saga at Penrith having more...
Abbott’s PR plan will kill off Turnbull
On Monday morning, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott will front up for the second of his now fortnightly radio appearances on Ray Hadley’s 2GB...
RMS has blood on its hands
Earlier this evening I took a drive out to the intersection of The Northern Road and Andromeda Drive in Cranebrook, where 17-year-old Kieren Birks tragically...
State Government fails the test with new timetable
In 2014, when Gladys Berejiklian was Transport Minister in NSW, she said Redfern Station was “a major transport hub” when announcing an important upgrade.
She...
Could Ayres still be Premier?
Every local member – State or Federal – has an element of predictability and standardisation about them.
From blanket media releases to ribbon cuttings and...
Kicking Defqon.1 out of Penrith is a shame, but necessary
The State Government’s move to kick the Defqon.1 music festival out of Penrith may seem like a kneejerk reaction or even a little over...
What if the Education Minister was a former teacher?
Over an Indian dinner with a mate on the main street of St Marys last week, the conversation turned to politics, as it inevitably...
A son lost in the ugliness of war
The first telegram arrived some time around May 1942.
Addressed to my great grandfather, Bernard Mulligan, it delivers some troubling news.
“I have been directed by...
Christmas provides opportunity to reset the political agenda in 2018
All of us look forward to the Christmas period – an opportunity to relax, reset and take a much-needed break.
For the sitting NSW and...
Thanks for another great year
Friday marks the final edition of the Weekender for 2016, bringing the curtain down on an incredibly busy year for the region.
It was a year...
Now’s our chance to protect Lauren
Nobody was there to protect four-year-old Lauren Hickson when she was sexually assaulted and murdered near the Nepean River at Emu Plains in 1989.
But...
The A-Z Guide of the Federal Election
A is for Alan Jones. One of the most influential broadcasters in the country and a vocal Tony Abbott supporter. Can the Liberals still...
Changing Australia Day just plain wrong
There is nothing that sums up Australia better for me than the singing of our national anthem.
Here is an anthem with two verses, the...
Has the AFL already won the war?
Remember when AFL was just some weird thing they played down in Melbourne that resembled aerial ping pong?
Oh, how we laughed.
When the Sydney Swans...
Bill’s gaffe not a gaffe at all
So Bill Shorten is sexist, living in the last century and has no idea how the modern family works.
At least that's how some want to...
Barnaby can’t survive as Deputy PM
When The Daily Telegraph first reported on Barnaby Joyce and Vikki Campion’s relationship and soon-to-arrive baby, I actually skipped over the story.
Couldn’t have cared...
