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Tour de France
Phil Liggett: I was so right about Cadel Evans, so wrong about Lance Armstrong
The ‘voice of cycling’ Phil Liggett has called his last Olympic cycling event, but even as he turns 81, there’s another stage to come for the affable Englishman.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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One Olympic moment stays with Kieren Perkins and it’s not a golden one
Kieren Perkins discusses his mental health struggles after swimming, why taxpayers get value for money from elite sport and how the Algerian boxer controversy has been hijacked.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Joe Hockey confirms. Donald Trump never cheats … at golf
Peter FitzSimons speaks to the former Australian ambassador to the US about American politics and what he really thinks about Donald Trump.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Paris 2024
‘I don’t just want to be an Olympian, I want to be a successful one’
Australia’s fastest woman tells Peter FitzSimons how she has made her dreams a reality so far - and how there’s still plenty more to achieve.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Michael Cassel didn’t throw away his shot, even after Ray Martin knocked him back
The theatrical impresario who brought Hamilton to Australia cut his showbiz teeth early. Very early.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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How my godson blessed Alex de Minaur’s game, just in time for Wimbledon
Australia’s young tennis superstar grew up watching Rafa and Federer and Novak. But a new era is dawning for men’s tennis and the 25-year-old is well placed to smash it.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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‘I’m not anti-nuclear, I’m anti-bulls---’: Why this energy expert says Dutton’s plan ignores reality
One of Australia’s foremost voices on energy futures says doing anything other than pursuing renewables with enthusiasm right now is not paying attention to what’s going on.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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‘I was the youngest Australian to have an ASIO file’ – Why Phillip Adams is proud of that
Few Australians have a resume like Phillip Adams AO, who has been conspicuous in the worlds of politics, advertising, media, public policy, film and the arts over 60 years.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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‘It was the first time they had heard Alan Jones afraid’: Sally McManus
The union “nun” talks about Albanese, Dutton, pizza, and why she has grudging respect for Michaelia Cash.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Sydney has a date with density. I asked a gold medal architect how we get it right
When it comes to urban planning, award-winning architect Philip Thalis says the harbour city has been failed by all tiers of government, and for a very long time.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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The childhood secret that has driven Julie Goodwin, and the recipe everyone should have
The 2009 MasterChef winner has just released a memoir, and there’s a generous serving of real life and ripper recipes.
- by Peter FitzSimons