I could be watching any one of four codes of football on television – and Alpha would be none the wiser. This is despite the fact that two of our boys work in AFL – one of those four codes. Having been very loosely associated years ago with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (winners of the Grey … Continue reading “The scrummaging and music of the Rugby World Cup”
My father played rugby for England. He was a hooker who took the penalties and conversions. Straight on, with a toe poke – none of this fancy round-the-corner stuff. He played for the Bs: Bath, Bristol and Blackheath – the last being the venue for the very first test between England and Australia in January … Continue reading “English rugby: no longer Down Under”
Led by Barnaby Joyce the National Party is again missing the opportunity to invest in serious reform and improvement of rural health services. Instead it is pursuing a national resource agenda in just 9 of Australia’s 47 rural electorates. This provides manna for large multinationals but leaves people in the other 38 rural electorates with … Continue reading “Sadly, ‘regional’ policies are the enemy of rural areas”
No. Title Cat.* Date published 1 How did rural people vote in the (2016) Federal Election? Pol 6 July 2016 2 English rugby: no longer Down Under Rem 15 July 2016 3 Does the Brexit vote mean an end to the not-keeping-sheep industry under the CAP? Pol 16 July 2016 4 For Leanne Coleman’s birthday … Continue reading “Bloggs 1-63 with direct URL links”
“Look at the tyres!” Aphorism. Meaning: incredulous assertion that one single part of an entity actually has a value greater than has been ascribed to the whole entity and, therefore, that the person making such a valuation must be kidding. A household or farm clearing sale is an open invitation for everyone who’s always wondered … Continue reading ““Look at the tyres!””
