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By now everyone would have seen the Will Smith face slap of Chris Rock. Social media has a load of people saying this was okay, he was defending the honor of his wife, or Chris Rock was out of line, etcetera. Was he okay to do what he did or way out of line?

De Goey and Howe to face game bans for using their phones during the West coast match? Does it matter f they use their phones, once injured, to inform a few friends and family? Surely all the viewing public can see they are injured...

There is currently a trial in progress showing some good results with domestic violence reoffenders. It involves using Sertraline, a common antidepressant. Among the men who have stayed in the double-blind trial for at least a year — half of whom are on active medication and half a placebo —...

Australian drill rappers OneFour have been once again stopped by Police from performing in New South Wales. NSW Police has gone to extraordinary lengths to stop the group performing and told Background Briefing it was willing to use powers designed to target outlaw motorcycle gangs and...

The last few years there has been countless news stories about large companies and small underpaying their workers. Wage theft from deliv=berate underpaying, no penalty rates, illusory traineeships, employment contracts that disadvantage their staff. Woolworths and Grill’d as two recent examples...

Latest stats have overseas student numbers at record highs, coming in at just over 600,000 It is turning into a backdoor entry to Australia to work illegally (or legally at 20 hours per week - unlimited outside school term) The road to PR is made easier for students studying certain subjects...

Pre poll voting is expected to attract around 5 million people taking advantage of the system There are legitimate reasons to use pre poll, such as being interstate or overseas on election day, or working, etcetera I've been doing pre poll voting or postal votes for well over ten years now...

I've never been one to celebrate Valentines day, viewing it as a commercial or Americanised event. This year i will be compromising, going for a walk along the beach around Sunset What are you up to Valentines day? Like it? Loathe it? Share some thoughts

When it comes to social responsibility, issues such as Racism, Equality, Sexism, Aboriginal welfare, LGBTQI, Addiction, etcetera.. Which club does it well and which clubs are lacking? Should clubs be leading the way these types of areas? Should clubs focus only on footy?

I watched this in the morning and had to shake my head. Wtf are they thinking?

Prepare contingency plans': OECD warns Coalition government on falling house prices The Australian economy could be dragged down by a house price crash so widespread the federal government would have to prop up some of the nation's biggest banks, the OECD has warned. In a major departure from...

The Greens have been all over the news , mostly for the wrong reason, the last few weeks. If they aren't politically infighting, they are launching legal action. Are the Greens following a similar path to the Democrats in self destruction? 'Claptrap': Greens MP apologises to Buckingham...

Kleenex to change its Man Size branding... ..."London: Kleenex maker Kimberly-Clark says it will re-brand its 'Mansize' tissues after consumers complained the name was sexist. The company says that following a "consistent increase of complaints on gender concern" the product would now be...

Interesting stats on total number of Australians born overseas. in 2016 , almost 30% https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2018/10/foreign-policy-australias-unprecedented-experiment-mass-immigration/ "The Australian Bureau of Statistics reckons that Australia’s population passed the 25 million...

In a major blow to micro fringe activist groups, the Federal Minister for education is pressing for a plan of protest bills to be paid by those causing disruption. Time and again we are seeing speakers invited to Universities shut down by small group of unhinged protesters on campuses, creating...

There is an interesting segment coming up on SBS Insight regarding Pre-nups and what works and what is enforceable Losing half your assets gets to be a genuine concern as you get older. I dont want to lose half of mine, as I can't replace them the older I get, so it makes me cautious on some...

I knew a guy who had Twins with his partner at age 58 (his partner is about 35) This was no accident as they had to go through IVF treatments in Thailand to get the job done. The time the kids are 20, he will be 78. Another case, reading in today’s fairfax media...a woman who at 50 has gone...

New Zealand is putting through its ban on foreign home buyers (australians and Singaporeans excluded) I never thought of New Zealand as being a place that has a lot of homeless, but apparently they do. Housing in select ares has become unaffordable...

Couple of news stories doing the rounds relating to past details of Ben roberts-smith Victoria Cross winners now need to have spotlessly clean personal records? https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/beneath-the-bravery-of-our-most-decorated-soldier-20180801-p4zuwp.html...

America's power is in decline. Trump is moving America towards a more isolationist policy, or at the very least burning bridges with traditional allies. Alliances sound great but when they are built on past sentiment alone and don't have the same clear shared future interests and objectives...

Was reading this interesting article on mobile phones being linked to cancer, and the alleged long term industry cover up of reports linking cancer to usage. There are parallels drawn to the way the Tobacco industry denied any linkage to cancer for many years. On 28 March this year, the...

In the Swans v Hawks game, Hawthorn's Will Langford planted an unwanted kiss on the cheek of Sydney's Jarrad McVeigh. In another incident Langford looked to have attempted and failed to plant a kiss on the lips of Mcveigh. McVeigh was visibly pissed off and responded in an aggressive manner...

Least: Eddie. He is a propaganda machine for self interest. Favourite: Caroline Wilson. Dont agree with a lot of what she says but she isn't part of the boys club and addresses issues the other journos don't

The last few years It seems like the AFL has increasingly been sipping from the PC trough There are rounds and campaigns that are AFL branded about things such as Multicultural ism, Indigenous round, Domestic violence etcetera. Those are all worthwhile subjects, but the AFL seems incredibly...

Who is the most expensive player running around in the reserves? Sydney has Kurt Tippett...rumored to earn anywhere between 600k-900k a year

Rhyce Shaw has been approached about his interest in moving to Collingwood to further his coaching traineeship, with a view to taking over from Buckley in 2020 in a smooth transition. Shaw was 2016 coach of the year in the NEAFL competition for the Swans reserves and has been credited with...

Carlton is interested in Kurt Tippet for 2 years, if Sydney pays 50%+ of his contract for next year. If Tippet is on the rumored 800k+ that's at least 400k for Sydney to pay

I reckon Buddy deserves his own song It could be any song really. 'Ode to Buddy' 'Stairway to Buddy Heaven' 'Buddy' by Justin Bieber There have been a couple of parady tunes but nothing of the Roy Cazaly or Don Bradman classics Which players deserve to be immortalised in song ... or to...

I was a little surprised at the low low turnout for the Doggies game on Thursday. A tad over 20,000 fans turned out to see the game. I remember back in the year 2000 there were some low attendances under 20,000, but i can't remember any SCG crowds that low in recent times. Have the Sydney...

35 years already?!??! I was thinking back to when i first started supporting the swans and how quickly time has passed. It would have been a couple of years after the Swans moved to Sydney i went to watch a games with some school mates. I can vaguely remember watching some games with Barry...