As Saudi Arabia prepares to play two ‘home’ international matches in Newcastle this weekend, Adrian Goldberg asks if Saudi money has muzzled outrage at the Kingdom’s well-documented human rights abuses
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The widespread admiration for the Matildas has been a blow against sexism but it has also fuelled nationalism.
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The Opposition’s minister for various affairs, Barnaby Joyce, has told friends how he inadvertently watched a Pornhub soccer shower scene on the weekend believing it to be Channel 7’s coverage of the Matildas v France World cup game. ”It’s easy... Read More ›
44 year old Accounts payable officer Mark James has proudly strode into his office wearing his city-to-surf medal, after taking three and a half hours to complete the race yesterday, allowing for a 20 minute stop for a beer at... Read More ›
Former Australian Prime Minister (yep, really) Tony Abbott has called upon Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to do the right thing, in light of Australia retaining the Ashes via a draw, and knight the English cricket team. ”I know a win... Read More ›
Victoria’s supreme leader Dan Andrews has told colleagues that he could walk down Bourke street and shoot dead the Commonwealth games and it wouldn’t lose him any votes. ”Dan is very confident right now, what with having no opposition so... Read More ›
Residents of rural France have reported that a bunch of angry skinny guys have started riding their bikes around the region. “I don’t know who they are but they could do with a good feed and they seemed really pissed... Read More ›
With a damning report finding that racism is entrenched in cricket, Shamik Das explores how it is impossible to separate sport from society and what is required for transformative change
Recently, I wrote about the conditions that dictate what impacts interest rate changes will have on aggregate spending and demand-driven inflation in direction, magnitude and temporality – see RBA governor’s ‘Qu’ils mangent de la brioche’ moments of disdain (June 8, 2023). It is highly likely in many cases, the decisions by central banks to increase…
Australians have woken up this morning to to a sea of anger from the Motherland over last night’s Ashes test result, which has left them stumped as to the reason why. ”Yeah, I started watching it but flicked over to... Read More ›