Daily Matters
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Let’s end disorder at the border
VICTORIA’S COVID-19 commander Jeroen Weimar flew to Mildura this week to take command of the region’s COVID-19 outbreak. He spent his time in deep discussions…
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The Divided States of Australia
EVEN now, 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic, the only thing consistent about America’s approach to fighting the virus is that it continues to be…
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Daily Matters: Clubs don’t get a sporting chance
THE Victorian Government’s slow roadmap out of lockdowns is not just a hammer blow to small businesses, it has further crippled already struggling local sporting…
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Taking a swing for clear-cut rules
THE problem with rules that are nonsense is they blur the ones that are important. So when Premier Daniel Andrews releases his road map out…
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Joy spreads thin in kids’ return to school
MY kids were among the lucky ones this week. It was as if their lottery numbers came up as their respective age groups were freed…
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Why Gol Gol deserves junior football and netball teams
GOL Gol is laying the foundations to become the 10th club in the Sunraysia Football Netball League. The Hawks’ plan is to start from the…
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A jab in time saves …
IT’S been a long time coming …. but on Wednesday I will finally get my first COVID vaccine jab. This journey started months ago when…
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Time to live and let live
WHEN rules aren’t respected, are contradictory, or imposed without evidence, people are bound to bend and break them. And that is what is happening across…
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There’s no place for racism
IT beggars belief that in this day and age we continue to deal with racist outbursts from those who should know better. AFL veteran Taylor…
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Tokyo Games provides a focus for our pandemic emotions
I’VE welled up many times watching the Olympics over the past fortnight. Tears have been shed over Aussie gold medal triumphs, or when cameras have…
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Home burden mounts on women
THE pandemic has exacerbated the inequality gap at a time in history when it is supposed to be closing. And not in a small way.…
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Creativity remains the key
THE Sunraysia Football Netball League may need to get creative to complete its 2021 season. By any measure, the SFNL season had been a runaway…