To suggest that the airline’s settlement over the ghost flights matter makes Qantas a trustworthy company is to be wilfully blind to its recent history.
Gaming and entertainment billionaire James Packer has leapt to the defence of retiring Australian captain Michael Clarke,imploring Australians to"remember the massive contribution he has made to cricket in our country."
Consider the Australian cricket unit that destroyed England in the home Ashes of 2013/14. Repeatedly,they were five wickets down for not many,and repeatedly,the score was salvaged by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin with the support of a wagging tail. History will log it as an epic wipeout of England,but no thanks to our top and middle order. At the Gabba 6-132 transford to 295 all ou;5-143 in Perth,became 385;6-122 in Melbourne,metamorphosed to 204;and 5-97 at the SCG,ended at 326.
Forget for a moment the superb Australian batting in this second Test match. Like Cardiff never happened,our bowling attack operated at Lord's like a slick and streamlined killing machine.
Only the English could have thunk up a sport that commences at 11 of a morning and requires two hours of attention followed by a period of convalescence in a champagne bar.
Australian hearts sank in their beds and on their sofas on Friday evening,and here at SWALEC Stadium on an otherwise fine morning,as our batting decomposed like it was 2013 all over again.
The simple fact is that since Andrew Strauss's troops trounced us at home in 2010/11,and since Steve Waugh left Heathrow with the urn in 2001,neither side has looked dominant in the other's conditions.
Australia's first-pick paceman Mitchell Starc had a confounding day with the Dukes ball at Swalec Stadium,bowling rocks one moment,and diamonds the next.
Hollywood actor Russell Crowe called for the sacking of Crown Resorts chief executive Rowen Craigie early on Monday morning because he wrongly believed the gaming executive had been barracking for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the NRL Grand Final over Crowe's beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Macquarie Radio Network executive chairman Russell Tate accused his star radio announcer Ray Hadley of being a"psychotic bully",while managing director Rob Loewenthal described the coverage of Mr Hadley's alleged bullying of 2GB producer Richard Palmer as"a f--king disgrace",a court has heard.
This article on September 30 contained the following inaccurate statements: