Ian Wilson remembers New Year’s Eve in Tokyo on a visit there ten years ago, and it was not what he was expecting.
Australia v Pakistan 2023-24: Boxing Day Test – Day 4: Great win to the Aussies
December 29, 2023 by 5 Comments
Australia win the Boxing Day Test after a spirited fight by Pakistan, Pat Cummins the star with the ball. Another classic Test match reports Citrus Bob Utber.
Australia v Pakistan 2023-24: Boxing Day Test – Day 3: The pendulum swings!
December 28, 2023 by 4 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber reports on an excellent day of Test Cricket on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test Match against Pakistan where he saw the fortunes of both teams swinging like a pendulum.
Australia v Pakistan 2023-24: Boxing Day Test – Day 2: ‘You Gotta Have Heart’
December 27, 2023 by 4 Comments
With plenty of wickets falling the ascendency is back with the Aussies after gaining the upper hand in the last session reports Citrus Bob Utber on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test.
Almanac Weather: The Synoptic Chart in the 1970s
December 26, 2023 by 10 Comments
John Harms spent his youth drawing The Synoptic Chart.
Australia v Pakistan 2023-24: Boxing Day Test – Day 1: Melbourne turns it on!
December 26, 2023 by 4 Comments
Honours are about even reports Citrus Bob Utber from the MCG on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test Australia v Pakistan.
Almanac Christmas: Paul Kelly’s “How to Make Gravy” and me
December 25, 2023 by 22 Comments
Mickey Randall’s favourite Christmas song, Paul Kelly’s “How to Make Gravy”, is twenty-two. But it seems as though it’s been around forever. Like Love Actually, which premiered in 2003, they’re both part of the festive furniture, and signal the season’s arrival. Mickey explains.
Almanac Memoir: A Mallee Christmas
December 24, 2023 by 7 Comments
Hayden Kelly remembers classic Mallee Christmases and the freedom of summer holidays.
Almanac Life: The Things I Miss (and some I don’t)
December 23, 2023 by 23 Comments
Swish opened The Age to Page 2 today and saw something that got him thinking.
Almanac Music: Best Local Music Albums of 2023
December 23, 2023 by 5 Comments
It has been another great year for Australian Music as Luke Reynolds names his top ten albums for 2023.
Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Final Episode)
December 22, 2023 by 12 Comments
It is the final episode of whisky-soaked private detective Swifty Taylor’s search for the shield. Does he find what he is looking for?
Almanac Cricket: Lillee v Miandad
December 22, 2023 by 7 Comments
Ian Wilson remembers one of the more extraordinary encounters occurring on a Test cricket field – the confrontation between Dennis Lillee and Javed Miandad.
Almanac NFL: The 2023 Rodney Peete Cup – Week Fifteen
December 21, 2023 by 3 Comments
Earl O’Neill updates readers on the latest happenings in the NFL during Week 15, especially the Detroit Lions.
Almanac Music: The Best Australian Albums of 2023
December 20, 2023 by 6 Comments
There were plenty of new Australian albums released in 2023. Smokie is on hand to provide us with his annual list of the best of the best.
River Boy
December 19, 2023 by 2 Comments
A poem from Damian Balassone about fishing, a dreaming boy, the river and the way.
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