Keywords: Power And Sport
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AUSTRALIA
- Tony Smith
- 23 October 2008
The creed of Roy Slaven and H. G. Nelson is that too much sport is barely enough. While Ricky Ponting has denied talk of a falling out with his chief 'quick' Brett Lee, the plight of the Australian team in India proves there is such a thing as too much cricket.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 14 April 2008
4 Comments
The modern Olympic torch relay was initiated by the Nazi
leadership in 1936 to uphold the image of the Third Reich as a dynamic and
expanding influence. Those who extinguished the Beijing torch in protest against human rights violations in Tibet recognise its origins and potency as a political symbol.
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AUSTRALIA
The great hope for the Beijing Olympics was that it would persuade China's government that human rights protection is good diplomacy and good business. The power of persuasion would be lost if conscience-bound competitors are prevented from commenting.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 31 January 2008
7 Comments
Tuesday was being described as cricket's "day of shame" following the Harbhajan Singh verdict. A look at the Tower of Babel encourages us to ask whether the problem is that technological changes have distorted the human relationships on which cricket relies.
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AUSTRALIA
Eureka Street's ongoing analysis of the Federal Election race, helping you discern your vote at the ballot in November.
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AUSTRALIA
- Peter Roebuck
- 22 August 2007
8 Comments
South Africa is determined to resist calls to boycott its cricket tour of Zimbabwe. Mugabe's turning the slaughter and starvation over which he has so blithely presided into a " them and us" confrontation has paid dividends.
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AUSTRALIA
- Peter Roebuck
- 16 April 2007
14 Comments
By supporting and sustaining the holocaust unfolding in Zimbabwe, the South African Government has aligned itself with the ranks of evil. FIFA has no choice but to find a new location for football World Cup.
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ENVIRONMENT
- Tim Thwaites
- 05 July 2006
The power of nature has been dominant this summer—the heat, the drought, the dust and the terrifying spectacle of the bushfires, sweeping away all in their path.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins & James Massola
- 12 June 2006
1 Comment
The Australian national football team has played and won its first game in a World Cup for 32 years. Not for nothing did Kofi Annan remark recently that he wished the UN could bring people together so effectively, and in such good spirits.
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MEDIA
- Michael Mullins
- 18 May 2006
2 Comments
Last month, Communications Minister Helen Coonan put industry interests ahead of those of listeners when she announced a comparatively distant launch date for digital radio, and said it is highly likely current analogue services will never be switched off.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Juliette Hughes
- 11 May 2006
When I saw Dawn Fraser on Enough Rope (ABC, Mondays, 9.30pm) in early August, looking grey and grandmotherly, it was hard to remember that she had been the greatest swimmer in the world.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Ben Fraser enjoys the spectacle of Afghanistan’s equestrian past-time.
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