Opinion Columns

Rugby league’s latest scandal involving Cronulla Sharks player Todd Carney has evoked the usual response from various corners.

Up until 4.16pm on Tuesday, I was standing by my comments last week that Barry O’Farrell’s resignation and the rise of Mike Baird to Premier made the 2015 election a close contest, potentially winnable by Labor.

I’m a chubby fella who writes a weekly opinion column and if those two things combined don’t give you a thick skin, then nothing will.

I am not sure if there has been a story that has touched this region more than that of Samuel Morris, and the inspiring, brave journey his family have been on since April 9, 2006.

Phil Gould’s decision to re-sign with Penrith until the end of 2017 gets rid of the elephant in the room at the Panthers.

When you choose not to get behind the wheel of a car after you’ve been drinking, what’s the real reason? Is it that you legitimately realise your reactions and ability could be so severely impacted that you could kill somebody, or is it that you fear getting caught?

December is a month where crazy footy stories usually emerge, often because we’ve got nothing else to talk about while we try to fill the gap between the release of the draw and trial matches kicking off in February.

Sport has a remarkable ability to turn on itself; to transform a positive story into one of anger, frustration and disappointment.

This week I’m starting a one-man campaign for the return of dial-up Internet.

You know that Jim Carey movie, ‘Liar Liar’?