Former Masterchef judge George Calombaris is just one of many fallen stars to have used the TV “tell-all” in a bid to restore their reputation. I still didn’t feel sorry for the guy. None of us did, writes David Penberthy.
Mack Horton’s podium protest against Sun Yang is more than a one-man stand against cheats. It sends the message that we won’t ignore China’s questionable standards, regardless of their rage, writes David Penberthy.
As the parent of two teenagers, there’s one thing that has become painfully evident to me this week. If we want our children to make it home safely, we have to keep them away from Hindley Street, writes David Penberthy.
Like it or not, the way we treat those fighting the brutal addiction that comes with methamphetamines not only isn’t working, it’s failing to keep people safe. It’s time for tough conversations, writes David Penberthy.
A NEW government’s first Budget is an exercise in storytelling — around what the new government is about and what it isn’t, says David Penberthy.
THE proposed cut of the Port Adelaide electorate is genuinely depressing, David Penberthy writes – because it hits home SA’s diminishing influence on the nation as a whole.
IF the SA Libs can’t win this election they should disband, or move to Brazil to lie low, writes David Penberthy. So why aren’t they miles ahead? The reason is in the past.
IF you were to devise a spectrum of ministerial oversight in relation to the Oakden nursing home scandal, with one classified as incessant micro-management and 10 as not giving a damn, you would award the Weatherill Government a 9.9, says David Penberthy. TAKE OUR POLL
AUSTRALIAN history comprises many notable secret deals, and if Steven Marshall is to be believed, South Australia is currently in the grip of one. Whether or not that’s true, the outcome is anyone’s guess, David Penberthy writes.
ALL the polls suggest that Nick Xenophon has a genuine show of becoming our Premier at the March 17 election. David Penberthy notes there is one standout person who seems genuinely surprised by this, almost alarmed, and it’s Nick Xenophon. TAKE OUR POLL
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