So you thought China and America were top of the medal count? Well, you were wrong. In fact they’re coming 44th and 32nd respectively – in the Medals Per Capita count that is. You see, there are four ways you can measure a medals tally. The first, which is the way most Australian press do it, is you just count the gold medals a country wins. I’m sorry to say it, but that isn’t a medal count, it’s a GOLD medal count. The second is to give each… click HERE to read on.
The South Sydney Leagues Club directors who have contrived to scuttle Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court’s ground breaking attempt to banish pokies from the venue should hang their heads in shame. On Sunday an AGM will he held at Redfern Town Hall to decide the fate of Crowe and Holmes a Court’s visionary proposal. It’s likely the proposal will defeated because of manoeuvrings some time ago by directors opposed to the pokies ban lead by one Frank Zappia. Basicly Zappia orchestrated to make it almost… click HERE to read on, and to LISTEN to my interview with anti-pokies campaigner Tim Costello.
The fallout from Russia’s aggressive response to Georgian attempts to take back its province of South Ossetia has deep implications for not only the geopolitics of the region but also uni eggheads’ fancy theories about post-Cold War politics. The biggest casualty of the last week, apart from the territorial ambitions of Georgia, has been the usefulness of NATO and, of course, anything approaching accurate reporting of the complexity of the ethnic and political antecedents to this conflict. Georgia, by invading its rouge province last week, was seeking to… click HERE to read on… go on, so it’s not about Scientology or Paris Hilton but give it a chance anyway…
They dive in boots and all, cutting throats first and asking questions later, reveling in the anonymity of the internet. They spare no-one’s feelings with their invective; not journalists, not photographers, not each other - and certainly not Kevin Rudd. They’ll debate any issue, as long as it doesn’t mean listening to anyone else. They’re experts in everything, while knowing nothing. They’re the bravest of the brave, without the courage to use their own names. They are the… click HERE to read on.
Ranga-phobia, it’s everywhere. Once you dare to open your eyes you see its damaging effects all over our great nation. Take, for example, our political system. Who would have ever dared to think the carrot-topped Pauline Hanson was the victim of racism herself? No wonder she struck out, like a teased younger brother, at those the antithesis of her hideous casper-like visage. And what about our deputy Prime Minister, that famous fanta-pants, Julia Gillard? Well, she’s done pretty well, I hear you say. Yeah, that’s why she’s… click HERE to read on and to WATCH some funny ranga-centric vids.
Forget fame and fortune, The Chaser’s Chas Licciardello has revealed exactly what it would take for them to sign with a commercial network: a night with Kerri-Anne Kennerley. The Chaser boys found themselves at the top of TV’s most wanted list following their highly publicised APEC stunt last year and rumours were running hot that they were planning to jump ship to a commercial network. Click HERE to read on and to LISTEN to my interview with Chas about his pimpin’ proposal…
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