Since his retirement,Keating has created the role of ex-prime minister as a figure akin to the nation’s ex-husband.
The best things the Australians have done on this curious tour of India have been their least Australian.
Almost 30 years to the day since Nicky Winmar’s defiant on-field gesture,Latrell Mitchell was allegedly racially abused by a “fan” at an NRL game.
The supposed scandal was nurses and/or midwives posting intimate material on the OnlyFans website. The greater scandal is the intrusion of bosses into their employees’ private lives.
Along with the lack of commitment to a full tour with first-class matches and proper acclimatisation is the lack of commitment even to being there.
The planning for the India tour looks less like masterful preparation than an attack of panic,where suddenly anyone was given a Test cap and Travis Head was dropped.
Incumbent members of parliament are richly funded by taxpayers to clutter our letterboxes with their self-promotion.
Novak Djokovic is playing some of his best tennis,and with Russian and Belarusian players ruling the roost in Melbourne,nationalist fervour is sweeping the tournament.
Peter Dutton’s tactics over the Voice referendum may serve his political interests,but they paint the Liberal Party into a corner.
Marion Stell’s book is a fascinating addition to the history of cricket in Australia.
Our phones are turning our brains the consistency of couscous.