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Never too old to learn a new sport, even as a spectator đ
17 Nov2019
Did you know we had a National Womenâs Ice Hockey competition in Australia? I didnât, well, I didnât until a few weeks ago. As a proponent of womenâs sport in this country, have to admit, I was pretty [...] Read More...The 2 point shot idea in Netball? Get in the bin!
26 Sep2019
The 2 point shot is back again, like a bad smell it just wonât go away UGH! We just had a great season of Suncorp Super Netball, we are now in the phase where the post-mortems are done on how the season went [...] Read More...Netball fans are here if you need
27 May2019
Womenâs Sport in Australia is finally coming into some prominence. From Matildas to ALFW, everyone is getting regular mentions in our newspapers and in sports reports on the telly â not as much as we would [...] Read More...Slow clap Australia
19 May2019
Look, I hate to say I told you so, I wanted to be wrong, but⊠I wrote this back on the 28th of April, âWill the Coalition lose after allâ where I discussed the full deck of odious right wing parties on the [...] Read More...What do the dumb people do?
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19 May2019
Well, my standard four hours of sleep did not improve my mood. I remain gutted. I have decided to rant. It was supposed to be cathartic, but I think I might be getting angrier by the minute as I keep thinking of [...] Read More...Ghosts of social media past, a very modern political problem
03 May2019
There has been a conga line of candidates who have been disendorsed or quit in recent days â and more to come Iâd say â all due to comments they have made on social media. Read More...Dear Izzy, you have a choice unlike LGBTIQ
14 Apr2019
A lot is going on with the sacking â or potential sacking â of Israel Folau from Rugby Australia. It has been fascinating to watch and interesting to see various sports journalists, pundits and the public [...] Read More...Donât forget the women who have been left behind on International Womenâs Day
08 Mar2019
Personally I would say Menâs Day is every day, but, anyhoo, now that I have pissed off any dudebros who are reading this⊠đ Letâs discuss how we can make International Womenâs Day better. Read More...The Age of Entitlement is Far From Over
23 Feb2019
One of Australia's highest ranking diplomats Joe Hockey in his infamous first budget spoke of lifters and leaners while declaring the end of entitlement. Apparently, so determined was Joe not to remain a leaner [...] Read More...Sorry NRL, we have to break up, itâs not me, itâs you
17 Feb2019
Over the past few years I have slowly turned away from the game. The off-field dramas have just continued unabated, regardless of how many times we hear âThe NRL is taking seriouslyâŠâ, it just doesnât [...] Read More...The ALP are not declaring war on Grandma & Grandad!
03 Feb2019
If you are on social media and pay attention to #Auspol you would think at the moment that the ALPâs Dividend Imputation policy â commonly referred to as franking credits - combined with winding back Negative [...] Read More...2019 #Auspol election: It is all about the vibe
04 Jan2019
Sorry, if you thought, âYes! We have an election coming, letâs slam the Coalition, they are a mess with crappy and cruel policiesâ and everyone else was thinking the same, you are wrong. Read More...[S]he who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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18 Nov2018
Telling someone not to freeze involuntarily is like telling them to see well without their glasses! The author has stated that the intent of the article is not to blame victims, nor to tell women how to respond in [...] Read More...Women must stop freezing â for our daughters
14 Nov2018
The #metoo movement has done much to highlight sexual harassment and has outed some high-profile serial offenders. Yet the USA has an alleged serial offender as President. What does that tell you about womenâs [...] Read More...Nick Off DudeBro! I am not wasting time on you, just choose a response from the belowâŠ
09 Nov2018
OK, I donât know about you, but I am sick to death of entitled people who feel they need to tell me exactly how wrong I am, all the time, in relation to womenâs issues in particular. The weird thing is, the [...] Read More...Latest Comments
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