Three things Peter Goers cherishes – and may last forever
Nothing lasts forever, except linoleum, Peter Goers says. But there are three other items he holds dear that seem to go on, and on.
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What’s got all the charm of a freeway overpass in Dubai?
It’s Victor Harbor’s latest attraction, at a cool $43m, but local pollies have swapped charm for something that looks like a bad Jeffrey Smart painting, writes Peter Goers.
Everything Peter Goers doesn’t get
WOMADelaide. Clive Palmer. Short cricket matches. Fake meat. Prince Andrew. The religion of Star Wars. There’s an awful lot Peter Goers finds baffling.
Lap up the joys of swimming and summer
Pools are part of the Australian summer – and many of our fondest memories are bobbing around in these blissful waters, writes Peter Goers.
Hindley St has always been squalid – tarting it up won’t work
Every South Australian has memories of Hindley Street from Miller Andersons to Marcellina’s – the council’s clean-up plan is not what it needs, writes Peter Goers.
‘What you saw is what you got’: Goers pays tribute to Matt Byrne
The arts world is mourning the death this week of popular actor, director, playwriter and critic Matt Byrne. Peter Goers pays tribute to his funny, idiosyncratic friend of 40 year years.
Punish the selfish unvaxxed. Save us from their ‘freedom’
There is no convincing the most stupid anti-vaxxers but why should we suffer their “freedom” as they infect others with disease and insanity, asks Peter Goers.
Gender agenda is a minefield but why is that so offensive?
The enemies of the new gender movement are strident reactionaries but we must all take a big leap of faith, writes Peter Goers.
Super-sized land grab a recipe for McDonaldising parklands
The government and developers are salivating at the prospect of building on a very special piece of land and we should be very, very worried, writes Peter Goers.
Ignore the science-denying idiots and get the jab
No, Craig Kelly, being worm-free but dead isn’t as good as being Covid-free. The best way forward is to reject stupidity, writes Peter Goers.
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