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It just keep’s happening! A new year and the overlap of politics, world affairs and Grand Slam tennis continues. One of my holiday reads...

It says something about the potent ubiquity of Covid-19 that it continues for most to be the only topic in town as we begin the third...

So, the tennis year is officially over, well apart from the Davis Cup which has become such a desiccated version of its one great self,...

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...

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...

Sometimes, you just cannot believe the timeliness of events and poignancy of words. Tonight, (Australian time) the US Open commences. All...

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...

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...

Even the most ardent Republican tennis fan living in the southern hemisphere must acknowledge the fortuitous nature of the Queen’s...

So, is some of the world is returning to normal? Qualifying rounds at Roland Garros start tomorrow, with the tournament proper starting...

Countries are never entirely at peace with themselves. There are always social, economic and political fault lines that are shifting and...

Yesterday was the 28th anniversary of Paul Keating winning the “unwinnable Federal election” against John Hewson. It was the Federal...

Yesterday was especially bittersweet. It was the 38th anniversary of my first vote in a Federal election in 1983, which saw the election...

Perhaps more than ever this year’s Australian Open confirmed how Grand Slam tennis is often an unwitting barometer of the political and...

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...

Tomorrow, competition at the Australian Open is set to commence. The gates will be open, but even after the first ball is struck there...

Tomorrow, January 26th, Australia and India have national days of celebration. For India it is their Republic Day, which commemorates...

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...

Happy New Year! I know I promised not to write until after the Australian Open which is, somewhat precariously, still scheduled to start...

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...