Harrigan almost blows it!
Australia's top league referee almost blew his chances for a Origin
of the Species recall in Brisbane this week. Our exclusive story explains
why.
The first Origin clash reviewed: One
of our senior sports writers travelled to Stadium Gosper to watch the first
Queensland-NSW interstate clash. While he was mightily impressed with referee
Bill Harrigan's handling of the match, the bias of the local crowd appalled
him.
Other sports news: One of the
stars of reigning premiers Brisbane Bolts has quit the code, citing the
level of racism for his shock decision.
OZ news in brief : News from around
this big brown land of ours. Naturally enough, we have omitted Tasmania
and several of the other minor states.
AND OUR REGULAR REVIEW COLUMNS AND COLUMNISTS
Morrie Bezzle: Australia's foremost
financial adviser was shocked when Olympics heavyweight Kevan Gosper pulled
rank in Athens to make sure his daughter was the first Aussie to run with
the Olympic flame. He offers a quick-fire solution to Big O greed.
Doctor Dick:
Got a leak that needs fixing? Get a plumber. But if you have a sexual
hang-up, Doctor Dick's your man!
Kisma Ayriars: The
mystic with your stars in his eyes.
SPECIAL FEATURE:
Media news: Australia's
two Olympic cities - Sydney and Melbourne - were to have new free afternoon
papers last week. In this exclusive, we travel into the boardroom of the
Fairfax Group in Sydney to discover why the plug was pulled on what seemed
like a very sensible marketing strategy.
PLUS ALL OUR REGULAR REVIEWS:
Movies: Gladiator, Music of the
Heart, Angela's Ashes, etc
CD reviews: From
country to hard rock to absolute crap.
Some more poetry! A charming little
one about geckos.
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