new south wales

Brownie, you're doing one heckuva job

Submitted by Rick Eyre on September 11 2008, 3:53 pm

Matt Brown's tenure at NSW Minister for Police lasted less than 72 hours. The reasons why can be found on news websites all over the world, for example, the San Francisco Chronicle.

Compare this, by the way, to an incident eight years ago involving the recently-promoted Finance Minister, Joseph Guerino Tripodi.

Costa Zoo and the China Syndrome

Submitted by Rick Eyre on October 25 2007, 4:18 pm

You don't have to be a rocket surgeon, or even a brain scientist, to understand the People Republic of China's role in that Maoist Johnny Howard's strong economic management of Australia. And you might even be aware of the Chinese government's new-found interest in foreign corporate investment. However, the New South Wales Government's leading parliamentary economist, treasurer Michael Costa, is none of the above.

It seemed reasonable enough in Question Time in the Legislative Council on Tuesday, when John Kaye of the Greens put the following to Costa the Coster:

Proof that Twenty20 is officially a joke

Submitted by Rick Eyre on June 29 2006, 3:58 am

Andrew Johns is, arguably, the greatest rugby league player of the last decade. As a kid he would, like all sportsminded schoolboys in Australia, have played a bit of cricket at school and over the summer. None of this, however, explains today's revelation that Johns has been signed up to make two appearances in the New South Wales Twenty20 side for next season.

Great moments in parliamentary behaviour

Submitted by Rick Eyre on December 9 2005, 4:26 am

It's not just a great moment in parliamentary behaviour, but a great moment in understated journalism, as the Press Trust of India began a wire report on Tuesday with the following:

Shiv Sena MLA Gulabrao Gawande created commotion in Maharashtra Assembly today by pouring kerosene on his clothes and trying to consume some poisonous substance to protest against, what he called, DF Government's "apathy" towards scores of suicides by debt-ridden farmers, an act resulting in his suspension for rest of Winter Session.

Taking NSW cricket to the people

Submitted by Rick Eyre on January 18 2004, 4:00 pm

There were 26,190 people at Telstra Stadium at Sydney's Olympic Park for a Saturday night interstate cricket match. In an arena of 80,000 capacity, this was the biggest crowd to see a day's play of a New South Wales home game in more than forty years.

They didn't get a win - Queensland won the ING Cup game with two balls to spare and two wickets in hand - but the popular success of the evening suggests that we will see more such games taken to the former Stadium Australia in future.

Ray Lindwall: Rugby League Champion

Submitted by Rick Eyre on June 24 1996, 2:00 pm

Ray Lindwall, probably Australian cricket`s greatest fast bowler since the Second World War, died on Saturday night 22 June 1996, in Brisbane at the age of 74. Much has, and will, be written of his achievements on the cricket field, however not many people would be aware of his prowess as a rugby league player in his younger days.

Lindwall played first grade rugby league for St George in the 1940, 1942, 1943 and 1946 seasons and was a very talented fullback and goalkicker.