Accents to grind
IT has been a while since Strewth saw a decent Dublin v Glasgow stoush.
Strewth
Mace rates
WHEN Queensland Premier Anna Bligh launched Paul Keating’s After Words on Sunday, she spoke of Keating’s command of language.
Wrong city
MANY a Sydney wag will tell you that the only problem with the Melbourne Cup is they don’t run it at Randwick.
Let slip the dogs
YESTERDAY’S debate about the federal government’s role in the non-staving off of the Qantas debacle.
Hammer time
PAUL Keating had nearly made it to the end of his speech when the banging began.
Open invitation
MANY thoughts zinged through Strewth’s brain during the Eurovision-esque opening of CHOGM yesterday, among them ‘argh’ and ‘gack’.
Snap happy
THE office of East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta has published the latest issue of its quarterly magazine.
Mae day
A CRY for help from Kevin Rudd? Could it be true?
Tom turns
MALCOLM Turnbull received an impressive quid pro quo when he launched Tom Keneally’s history of Australia yesterday.
Honouring Hazel
YESTERDAY’S launch of Sue Pieters-Hawke’s Hazel: My Mother’s Story was a warm but poignant affair.
Not to be outdone
AFTER Melbourne was forced to defend the use of heavy-handed tactics, it is hardly surprising that Sydney had to go one better.
Cadaver palaver
HOW to blow your own trumpet tastefully, as demonstrated in this press release.
Take a bow
YESTERDAY’S big debate topic was of course Julia Gillard’s non-curtsey to the Queen.
No bagging Alan
IT’S barely a handful of months since broadcaster Alan Jones suggested a water-based leisure activity for the PM and the Greens leader.
Katter country
IT seems Bob Katter has been hiding his light under a bushel, or at least under a very large hat.
A hardy chardy
AC/DC have unleashed upon the world a drop labelled Thunderstruck chardonnay.
Slightly occupied
AMID the sunshine and flowers of Sydney’s Martin Place yesterday, I had the wisdom of Sophie Mirabella echoing in my head.
Clive wire
THERE’S been much excitement in Queensland on the subject of Liberal National Party “dirt files”.
Brave indeed
IT’S now officially acceptable to think of Julia Gillard in the same breath as Barack Obama and the late Steve Jobs.
Pick-a-cause
LOCK up your Porsches and batten down those Bentleys, Occupy Wall Street is coming to a square near you.
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