Opinion
A very Weekender wedding
I’ve been called a lot of things (‘triple chinned turnip’ is my most recent favourite), but until around 4pm this afternoon, I’ve never been...
Baird a popular Premier who lost his groove
Mike Baird couldn't have possibly scripted it better.
His rise to Premier in April 2014 came just days before the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge...
Turnbull is on the wrong side of history
Malcolm Turnbull was desperate to be Prime Minister.
So desperate in fact that he stabbed a sitting leader in the back to get the top...
Sick hospital needs help – now
When severe stomach pain sent me to Nepean Hospital’s Emergency Department last month, it was the first time I’d been to Nepean as a...
Why Turnbull should stay in top job
The only thing as certain as Winx winning her 25th straight race on Saturday was Malcolm Turnbull’s 30th consecutive Newspoll defeat on Monday.
But here’s...
Has your credit score changed overnight?
At some point in the middle of the night, I went from being a good credit risk, to an average one.
And it's likely that...
Coaches need to grow up and stop promoting national sport of ref bashing
It is extraordinary that a spectacular weekend of NRL Finals matches has been overshadowed by discussion about referees.
No sport in the world tears itself...
A question of trust and integrity
This is probably one of the most difficult pre-election columns I’ve ever written.
Difficult because it is impossible to say there’s been a clear winner...
An hour with Gus (sort of)
Like a scene out of a US medical drama where delicate open heart surgery was being performed, there was four of us hovered over...
Penalty rate cut won’t change a thing
There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to the debate over penalty rates, which flared up last week when the Fair...
Panthers didn’t want it enough
Any real estate agent will tell you that kitchens sell houses.
The backyard can be a beauty, the bathroom can be freshly renovated, the family...
Howard’s battlers have been lost
When both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten made unscheduled visits to the Lindsay electorate last Saturday, it was evident that something quite extraordinary and...
My sporting report card
It’s an interesting time for a number of professional team sports in Australia at the moment. I thought I’d run my eye over their...
Difficult path to the truth
By now I think everyone has read about, and formed an opinion on, the story that has engulfed the Penrith Panthers and star forward...
Bringing out the best and worst of us
There is no question that the attacks on Paris last weekend were horrific, tragic and terrifying to watch unfold.
I visited Paris for the first...
Same-sex marriage debate is making us petty and soft
Beyond the Instagram posts, emojis and stories of love, there is a dark underbelly to the same-sex marriage postal plebiscite.
Many of us feared that...
Kruger doesn’t deserve vile response to immigration comments
As somebody who writes 50-odd opinion columns a year, I understand that criticism, the odd abuse-laden letter and angry phone calls come as part...
Bag me if you must, but I don’t get anger over plastic ban
I admit I’m not the most environmentally conscious bloke around.
My accuracy with the three-bin system is hovering at around 80 per cent (in my...
Believing Facebook over science
Sometimes I think people protest or argue purely because they want to get angry about something no matter what it is. I think to...
Why have we stopped laughing?
Three Aussie guys – Shane, Barry and Jeff – were working on a high-rise building project. Unfortunately, Shane falls off the scaffolding and is...
