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• 10 Big Ask For Super 14 Opener as Waratahs Trek to High Veldt and Lions' Den

  Super 14 rugby begins this weekend, and expect the intensity to ratchet up a notch with Springboks, Wallabies and All Blacks jerseys up for grabs

  News in Sports — by the silver surfer — on Jan 30, 2007

• 9 Flying the Flag: Sanity Prevails for Australia Day

  Millions of Aussies are out in force this Australia Day long weekend to celebrate their metamorphosis from penal colony to party central.

  Opinion in Politics — by the silver surfer — on Jan 26, 2007

• 8 Australia Day Concert Bans Aussie Flag as a Symbol of Hate

  Australians are united in anger over a ban on their own flag because of fears it might incite race riots.

  Opinion in Politics — by the silver surfer — on Jan 22, 2007

• 7 I'm Dreaming of a White Hot Christmas

  It's that time of year again: Surf, sun, feral parrots, dangerous spiders, and iced-chocolate frappes. It's Christmas Down Under, and not to be laughed at.

  Opinion in Culture — by the silver surfer — on Dec 13, 2006

• 6 Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

  The Ashes cricket series might be the world's most fiercely fought international sporting contest. It’s certainly the oldest and longest-running. But it's war, not sport.

  Opinion in Culture — by the silver surfer — on Nov 22, 2006

• 5 Satire: Why Burqas Are The New Green

  This is a heartwarming story that proves once again the family that plays together, stays together. Even if they belong to al-Qaeda.

  Satire in Politics — by the silver surfer — on Nov 04, 2006

• 4 Leaving Iraq: Will History Give Us A Way Out?

  As George Bush and Tony Blair now tacitly admit to a sense of failure in the coalition's Iraq adventure, old questions may provide new answers.

  Opinion in Politics — by the silver surfer — on Oct 25, 2006

• 3 Altered States: How the US Really Achieves Global Domination

  US imperialism can take subtle forms, like Halloween and Sesame Street, but you know Americans are rooting for you even if the thong's on the other foot

  Satire in Politics — by the silver surfer — on Oct 24, 2006

• 2 Jemaah Islamiyah: Terror in Paradise and Blood On The Sand

  George W. Bush's aim of stopping terrorists is no deluded global expedition to tilt at windmills. Chasing psychopaths and mass murderers never is.

  Opinion in Politics — by the silver surfer — on Oct 06, 2006

• 1 A Tale Of Two Cities: Getting The Boot Down Under

  Expanded national sporting competitions in Australia leave Sydney and Melbourne supporting football codes they know nothing about.

  News in Sports — by the silver surfer — on Sep 28, 2006