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A friendly lunch, some nice words, and then the sack

23 February 2010

MATT THISTLETHWAITE, the general secretary of the state ALP, escaped the heat yesterday by lunching in the air-conditioned Golden Century restaurant in Chinatown, Sydney... read full story

tv previews

9 November 2009

Timmy Time.. read full story

Not special after all, just useless

5 October 2009

IT SEEMS that many of the people I grew up with have become artists of some sort. I am presently unemployed and thus entertained for much of the day by Facebook, where I am frequently invited to art exhibitions by people I went to school with. This is great for them but somehow I can't help but feel that over the years a regular, ordinary life has become an underachievement... read full story

Office alert: mean temps have tempers

7 September 2009

BEING an office temp requires intelligence and patience – and no, I am not being sarcastic about the intelligence part... read full story

Pay TV - Thursday, September 10

3 September 2009

Lilies (series premiere)BBC HD, 7.30pm The Greatest American Dog Bio, 8.30pm.. read full story

MPs must ask what they can do for their country

24 June 2009

When I first walked into the House of Representatives in 1990 I noticed there was a glass case by the door. Displayed inside it was an extract from an article written by Robert Menzies for The New York Times in 1948... read full story

Fall of Richmond's Wallace triggers speculation of brutal coach-go-round

2 June 2009

AFTER weeks of speculation, Richmond coach Terry Wallace yesterday paid the price for failing to deliver the success long-suffering Tigers fans demanded. It now remains to be seen whether he will be merely the first of several dominoes to fall in a season of coaching uncertainty... read full story

Schools move to bankrupt parents

30 May 2009

SYDNEY'S private schools have been trying to force parents into bankruptcy to recover millions in unpaid school fees, and the numbers are expected to soar as the financial crisis worsens... read full story

Rudd Confidant Gets Key Job As Veteran Resigns

11 October 2008

KEVIN Rudd's long-time staff member and confidant Alister Jordan has been promoted to the key position in the Prime Minister's office - chief of staff - after the resignation of political veteran David Epstein... read full story