Duncan Fine
Duncan Fine is a human rights lawyer and writer.
Opinion
State Parliament
Hands off Moore Park Golf Course. Bad planning is to blame
The claim that golf is an elite sport is ridiculous. Played by 1.5 million Australians, it is among our most democratic and egalitarian sports.
- by Duncan Fine
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Opinion
Test cricket
Chappelli, Viv and my dad: How cricket at the SCG shaped my summers
This week I’ll visit my dad and we’ll watch the cricket on TV and I’ll remind him how Test cricket is still the most beguiling and beautiful game of all.
- by Duncan Fine
Opinion
City life
Is the Montague St bridge the problem? Or is it us?
We can put men and women into space and yet can’t devise a way to get traffic under a humble bridge.
- by Duncan Fine
Opinion
Australian Open
Nick Kyrgios isn’t a tennis brat – he’s an Australian sport hero
Brash, audacious, playful: Kyrgios’ refusal to take the sport too seriously is not disrespecting the game. In fact, the opposite is true.
- by Duncan Fine
Opinion
Performing arts
More arts funding needed if we are to find our ‘next’ Cate Blanchett
Many arts companies are always scrambling for support as government funding is slashed. Now many have found life under COVID to be impossible.
- by Duncan Fine
Opinion
Family
Together at last: real-life reunions the antidote to a long year
As state borders open across Australia, we have seen real-life reunions that look like scenes from Love Actually – albeit with a dash of caution.
- by Duncan Fine
Opinion
Black Friday
Why I see red on Black Friday
Shoppers are expected to spend a record-breaking $5.4 billion in the four-day shopping bonanza. But why is this US sales tradition a thing over here?
- by Duncan Fine
Opinion
Planning
What’s driving the phoney war over golf courses?
In our crowded cities, golf courses are precious assets and must be protected.
- by Duncan Fine
Opinion
Concussion crisis
Shane Tuck concussion inquest deserves wide scope
As administrators from all major sports are rushing to understand the effects of concussion on players, the Shane Tuck inquest would be a perfect forum to broaden our knowledge of severe brain injury and save lives in the future.
- by Duncan Fine
Opinion
Architecture
Melbourne faces a stark choice – liveability or alienation
When it comes to planning Melbourne’s future, the needs of the community should be equal to the short-term profit motive of developers.
- by Duncan Fine
Opinion
Real life
A week that has shaken Melbourne to its core
It seems like there’s been a profound seismic change, a fundamental rupture both in society and in the earth beneath us.
- by Duncan Fine
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