Is there honour amongst our governors anymore? Is there any hope of buying a home?
It is just over a fortnight since the end of the US Open. Former English Prime Minister Harold Wilson famously quipped that “a week is a...
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lydiajulian1
Sep 13, 202110 min read
The Empire strikes back, destiny is denied, but there are still golden slams!
What a 24 hours it has been in sport! Australia’s Rugby team after been humiliated by the All Blacks in recent weeks beat World Cup...
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lydiajulian1
Aug 30, 20216 min read
When will all of US be OPEN?
Sometimes, you just cannot believe the timeliness of events and poignancy of words. Tonight, (Australian time) the US Open commences. All...
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lydiajulian1
Aug 9, 20219 min read
New York, here we come!
Start spreading the news I'm leaving today I want to be a part of it New York, New York And If I can make it there I'll make it...
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lydiajulian1
Jul 12, 202110 min read
Wimbledon, we missed you and welcome back!
I am told that one of the world’s most popular movie franchises is ‘Fast and Furious’. Its ninth edition was released in Australia in...
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lydiajulian1
Jun 15, 202110 min read
Farewell Roland Garros 2021: Thank you for more of the old and more of the new!
Even the most ardent Republican tennis fan living in the southern hemisphere must acknowledge the fortuitous nature of the Queen’s...
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lydiajulian1
May 23, 20216 min read
Paris awaits!
So, is some of the world is returning to normal? Qualifying rounds at Roland Garros start tomorrow, with the tournament proper starting...
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lydiajulian1
Apr 18, 202111 min read
Have we won the war against Covid-19, but are now fighting post-pandemic skirmishes?
Countries are never entirely at peace with themselves. There are always social, economic and political fault lines that are shifting and...
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lydiajulian1
Mar 14, 20219 min read
News travels quickly from the West!
Yesterday was the 28th anniversary of Paul Keating winning the “unwinnable Federal election” against John Hewson. It was the Federal...
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lydiajulian1
Mar 6, 20217 min read
And the winner is?
Yesterday was especially bittersweet. It was the 38th anniversary of my first vote in a Federal election in 1983, which saw the election...
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lydiajulian1
Feb 28, 202111 min read
Melbourne's Grand Slam closes , but controversies remain open
Perhaps more than ever this year’s Australian Open confirmed how Grand Slam tennis is often an unwitting barometer of the political and...
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lydiajulian1
Feb 15, 20217 min read
Australian Open champions set to be unmasked, like the rest of us!
In 1988 when the Australian Open was played for the first time at its new venue, then called Flinders Park, history was made when mid-way...
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lydiajulian1
Feb 7, 20218 min read
An Open and shut case?
Tomorrow, competition at the Australian Open is set to commence. The gates will be open, but even after the first ball is struck there...
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lydiajulian1
Jan 25, 20219 min read
A fortnight to go, but what to celebrate before then?
Tomorrow, January 26th, Australia and India have national days of celebration. For India it is their Republic Day, which commemorates...
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lydiajulian1
Jan 19, 202111 min read
"It's all in the optics"
Many a reader has wondered about my linking of the world of politics to Grand Slam tennis. Well, more often than not, there are many...
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lydiajulian1
Jan 5, 202111 min read
For we are one and free
Happy New Year! I know I promised not to write until after the Australian Open which is, somewhat precariously, still scheduled to start...
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lydiajulian1
Nov 23, 202011 min read
The Rules of Engagement
Today I ‘lockdown’ my lockdown writings. It seems an appropriate day to do so. Yesterday was the 23rd consecutive day of no new cases in...
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lydiajulian1
Nov 8, 202010 min read
Joe, the crucial votes were in the mail, but in Australia, 'watch' how you do business!
Well, just when you thought when the weeks could not become even stranger, along came the past seven days! Irony, confusion, chaos and...
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lydiajulian1
Nov 1, 20209 min read
Tick, tock, tick, tock-Listen, is that the sound of a lockdown being unwound?
This week the Victorian Premier acknowledged the growing volume of community anger against the duration and extent of his lockdown...
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lydiajulian1
Oct 25, 20208 min read
"Your vote and watch are in the mail"
On 1st January 1901 Australia’s political structure was transformed. Six separate colonies became part of a Federal Commonwealth. Many of...
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