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News

Jul 07

RAW: Facebook Fatigue Part 2

Two years ago, Facebook was the hippest thing around, a narcissist’s nirvana where everyone around the planet could gaze and be mesmerised by the beauty of it all. Not so now.

Jul 06

RAW: Facebook Fatigue – Part 1

Although it would appear I am jumping off an internet craze, I am apparently jumping on to another one. I am joining the millions globally who are deactivating their Facebook accounts.

Jun 28

RAW: Racism in the AFL a thing of the past?

However it would seem that 18 years on from Winmar’s famous gesture towards the Collingwood supporters, and 12 years on from the last suspension of an AFL player for racial vilification, racism has once again surfaced in the game.

Jun 28

RAW: Colourful debate on plain cigarette packaging

Big tobacco sees a real threat about to hit their brands. And that is the un-branding of their product. Maybe the reason we haven’t seen such a strong response like this from tobacco industries previously is because they haven’t particularly seen the threat.

Jun 22

RAW: Volcano Cloud – Virgin On A Customer PR Debacle

Bottom line, Virgin and the other airlines just don’t care. You are number to be tolerated, Basil Fawlty style, until it make sense to stuff you around for their own gain.

Jun 21

RAW: Gay Marriage – Qld Conf Adds Pressure To Gillard

There seems to be an underlying fear that the more socially acceptable you make homosexuality, the more homosexuals there will be.

Jun 07

RAW: Adelaide Oval – Casino To Pull Out – The Age Reports

Ashley Porter has posted an article on The Age website this morning announcing that the Skycity Board will not proceed with the planned redevelopment here, extedning the building to the Torrens and building the footbridge.

May 31

RAW: As Port Teeters, So Does Adelaide Oval. Here’s Why.

But with the returns from Adelaide Oval to the SANFL greatly reduced as a part of the ‘new deal’ that saves Port will they wish to be a part of it all? It took a lot of money and cajoling to get them as far as they did at the start of this month. Now that it is about to blow up in their faces, will they wish to back out and plough on with the Crows only at Football Park?

May 31

RAW: How The SANFL Is Also Being Stitched Up By The Adelaide Oval Deal

That now near infamous telephone call placed by AFL Chief Andrew Demetriou with SACA President, Ian McLachlan, in August 2007 may well go down as the most pivotal moment in this State’s sport.

May 29

RAW: Is SA Broke Already? – The Mess That Is Super SA – Part I

An examination of the State owned and managed South Australian Superannuation Scheme (SASS) suggests the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has rained down upon us losses that rival those of the State Bank of the late 1980s / early 1990s, greatly impacting on the State’s ability to meet its future commitments.