I can’t provide any evidence of bribery and corruption but having worked at the event for a couple of years during A Murray’s heyday, it’s a veritable schmoozefest for Melbourne politicians and officials. Somew […]

It was more like sub-sub-sub contracting. The original security contract was sent out for further tender, a process which ultimately led to the recruitment of a poorly trained, inexperienced workforce with […]

It’s a massive risk and a potential public relations disaster. I second your scepticism about the financial benefit the Open brings, much more significant is the status of Melbourne hanging on to an i […]

I’m with you on your main point, but it’s worth saying that the ‘security guard shag incident’ was an entirely made up story courtesy of The Melbourne Herald Sun. Didn’t happen, the local spread was a result of […]

And of course Siraj is Muslim, so your main point about net widening is apropos. 7/10.

Mohammed Siraj. Sloppy work Junior, please see me.

Australia didn’t declare, they were bowled out both innings. That said, superb effort from India but a disastrous series for the home team. Racism in the Covid limited crowd, classless sledging from behind the w […]

Sadly it is true though it depends, to an extent, on interpretation. Obviously the US has the highest overall rate of imprisonment but Indigenous Australians are the most incarcerated by percentage of population. […]

It’s hard not to see it as window dressing. Indigenous Australians, despite comprising 2.3% of the general population constitute 27% of people in custody, making them the most incarcerated cultural group in the w […]

Not necessarily. Perhaps his mum didn’t have any knickers on.

It happened in Edinburgh in the 1990’s. February 22nd 1997 to be exact.
I was attending a rehearsal at a venue in the Royal Mile and had taken a quick coffee break. Waiting for my chai latte with cinnamon […]

1st: Hey, wanna hear a joke? In the NY honours list …
2nd: … Nick Clegg.
1st: Ah, you’ve heard it …

I haven’t yet seen this movie but i’m pretty keen to, if only to try and find the middle course between Mike’s enthusiastic review and the contrary view maintained by almost every Australian critic. There’s […]

Oh my aching ribs…

Have you considered the lack of response might be because jokes are meant to be funny?

You’re right of course – the proper analogy would be bitter or, alternatively, ouzo… if this was 1959.
Stupid me, I thought we’d moved on …

Hmm, ok – so it’s fair game to purport that people from the Thames estuary are pasty faced royalists then?

Hey Bob. I can concede your second para which at least purports a cogent political argument, even though I don’t happen to agree with it. On the other hand, your faintly racist points – ouzo and leather jacket, […]

Really? He’ll be gutted.

I haven’t seen the TV series but apparently the film is an edited version with less food and more ‘banter’. It’s a matter of opinion if it contains the best bits.