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He can bide his time no more...
Well, well, well. The inevitable has occurred. Joe Biden has succumbed to the relentless logic of politics. His party do not believe he...
lydiajulian1
Jul 22, 20244 min read


Wimbledon is on my mind
Does anyone go to work on a Friday anymore? In this post-Covid world the relative absence of foot and car traffic at the end of a...
lydiajulian1
Jun 30, 20246 min read


From Adelaide to Rome to Paris- the West is still worthy!
Last weekend I was treated to time in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. An underrated city, often overlooked by being in the...
lydiajulian1
May 9, 20245 min read


First in Tasmania, then for the rest of us?
Tasmania is Australia’s smallest and only island State within the Federation. The nation’s smallest State, it is close in the size to...
lydiajulian1
Apr 9, 20245 min read


Prying eyes, camera lies and unclear images
In 1948 George Orwell wrote an ominous novel predicting the destinies of citizens in the post-War world. In the same year photo-finish...
lydiajulian1
Mar 24, 20246 min read


Three double faults can cost a player a game; three double standards can cost all of us
A spoiler warning: the following comments are not designed to offend. Please read in the cause of commentary not controversy. Sometimes...
lydiajulian1
Mar 10, 20247 min read


'It's still the same old story...the fundamental things apply as time goes by' , or do they?
I suspect many would agree that the current world is one where the practice of old certitudes has never been less guaranteed. Be it the...
lydiajulian1
Feb 19, 20246 min read


Davis Cup form is good form as Djokovic is denied!
Reluctant as I am to use contemporary expressions that may not be understood by all, may I begin by offering the following ‘spoiler...
lydiajulian1
Jan 27, 20247 min read


The seeds have been drawn and now 'quartered'- what happens next at the Australian Open?
The Australian Open has six days to run and the openings for Australian success have closed in the Men’s and Women’s draws. Yesterday’s ...
lydiajulian1
Jan 21, 20246 min read


Let another Grand Slam year commence!
Isn’t it remarkable that, notwithstanding all that has come before, the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve generates a collective...
lydiajulian1
Jan 8, 20248 min read


For every action there are legacies
For my sins, but with constant delight, I have taught Australian students for over 30 years about the structures and processes of its...
lydiajulian1
Dec 2, 20236 min read


'Tis the season to be perturbed
The Christian season of Advent is nearly upon us, beginning on 3rd December, and marks the promise of something new and beginning with...
lydiajulian1
Nov 11, 20235 min read


A predictable, if overly one-sided result?
It is the fear of every tennis player to lose a set six games to love. If a player loses a traditional best of three sets match 0-6 0-6,...
lydiajulian1
Oct 15, 20236 min read


In the multitude of voices, wisdom is found or so we thought....
Tomorrow in Australia at 4.49 p.m. is the spring equinox in the southern hemisphere. After then, days south of the equator will have more...
lydiajulian1
Sep 22, 20237 min read


"Two dozen to go for one and one to start for another"
“Speaking of Serena, America’s Coco Gauff, fresh from an indifferent summer won the Women’s title at Cincinnati. Often touted as...
lydiajulian1
Sep 14, 20237 min read


The sweltering September slam awaits
The forthcoming first day of September in the southern hemisphere is heralded as the first day of spring, whilst for Americans it is the...
lydiajulian1
Aug 23, 20237 min read


Whenever I gaze at Centre Court, I am in paradise! (apologies to The Kinks)
So, another Wimbledon is about to begin! How it can be two years since Roger Federer played his final match on Centre Court, let alone...
lydiajulian1
Jun 26, 20236 min read


Giants, fallen and falling...
We are told there are very few certainties except the oft quipped duo of death and taxes. For what seems the living memory of most the...
lydiajulian1
Apr 24, 20236 min read


To say Yes or No, that is the question, but we have many a SUBtext to consider!
Halley’s comet have many across our stars once every 76 years. Its next scheduled appearance will be in 2061. Down here on earth there...
lydiajulian1
Apr 1, 20237 min read


And the hits keep coming...
After the self-serving outpourings of Harry and Meghan and Novak Djokovic’s demonstrative implosion after the Australian Open Men’s...
lydiajulian1
Mar 8, 20235 min read

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