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Among the plethora of things the Australian media do that annoy the heck out of me, there is one that drives me to distraction: the use of the word 'hero'. 'Our cricketing heroes...' 'Our footy heroes...' 'Our Olympic heroes...' Now listen and listen carefully:-...

We're halfway through the Olympics so I figure it's a good time to reflect on what I've seen so far. Michael Phelps is a phenomenon. When he crashed and burned a few years ago I, like many others, mourned the sad end to a wonderful career. But then, like a phoenix, he...

So Mr Trump says he's going to make America great again. He's going to do it by building a wall between the USA and Mexico to keep the Mexicans out; he's going to stop all Muslims from coming into the USA; he egged on his supporters when they attacked blacks at his...

Bella, my daughter's dog, is spending the day with us. The Wonder Dog is in heaven. He adores her. So, to give the "kids" a treat, we took them out to one of our favourite spots in the countryside. It's a little water hole, off a dirt track out in the Mt Crawford...

I don't know; I go on a little holiday and, when my back is turned, things go awry. I can't leave you kids alone for two seconds! I hear that little Johnny Britain has taken his ball and gone home. He reckons he doesn't want to play with the other kids anymore. I'm...

It seems as though everybody has had something to say about the incident at the Cincinnati zoo, so I might as well add my two cents worth. There was only one winner in that sad situation: the little boy is okay. I can just imagine the vitriol that would have been...