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I saw my first game of this yesterday. I was one of 70,000 people (it really is a huge sport in Victoria) watching Essendon (who have been enveloped in a drugs scandal) against Richmond. Once you've got used to the huge oval playing area (this is also the Melbourne cricket ground, where test...

From today's Torygraph: "The Vatican has outlined seven new deadly sins for our times, designed to make worshippers consider the increased impact their lives have on other people in light of globalisation. The new lists condemns genetic modification, carrying out experiments on humans...

I'm no jazz affionado, but its sad to see the demise of such a colourful, larger-than-life character. Great personality, intellect, writer and raconteur. I like his quote (taken from the Telegragh obit) on growing old: "The body, like a car, spends more and more time in the garage," he...

Well, the hurricane threat seems to have abated and it looks like the Ryder Cup will go ahead. It's all happening 4 miles from my front door! Considerable disruption to the local communities, especially horrendous traffic. On Monday it took Ian Woosnam 2 hours to get from Dublin airport to...