All posts in Journalism 2006
A-League on a knife edge
Much as everyone connected with association football in Australia wants the new A-League to succeed the signs at present are not as rosy as the announcement of a large $120 million sponsorship by Foxtel last week suggest. The champion club …
Just a suggestion
I am not sure SESA should be encouraging others to risk their money, but if you have the entrepreneurial spirit and you want to have a flutter in
Australia and the World Cup
Getting to the World Cup was hard enough, but now Australia faces the current and five times world champion, Brazil, European powerhouse Croatia and Asian champion Japan in
No butts
The Materazzi-Zidane incident may turn out to be a storm in a tea cup, but for the moment it is occupying hectares of space in the media around
Now I have seen it all
I thought I was a fairly seasoned traveller, but a day spent recovering after the Australia versus Brazil match in Munich in the 2006 World Cup in Germany
Private capital. A step forward or a step back?
Published as Troubled skies, Geelong Advertiser, Saturday 23 December 2006, p. 25. In the last few months there has been a surge of financial manipulation which aims to turn a
A turning point or a dead end for Labor?
Geelong Advertiser, Saturday 9 December 2006, p. 39. The Australian Labor Party has cast the dice with the appointment of the ‘dream team’ of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard
A weekend in Adelaide
Sav Blanc, SA nudists (Advertiser headline), Geelong Advertiser, Saturday 9 December 2006, p. 56. Some of the best holidays are just on our doorstep here in Australia. We’ve been
Olympic Memories
An edited version appeared as 'The day a nation pooled its anger', Geelong Advertiser, Monday 27 November 2006, p. 15. Yet more journalism archives Easy Victory keeps slender finals hopes
Marnie Haig-Muir: Your review of the latest Rankin is right on the money, Roy. This book...