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Olympic breakdancing controversy ignores sport's cultural roots

The conversation following Australia's entry into the Olympic breakdancing category largely ...  
Getting a beer from the fridge in record time — it's all about 'fluid' motion

Bazza and Mick discuss the perils of going to the fridge on a whim without the "proper tech ...  
Surprise visitor lights up fire-brigade demo

 A passerby joins in with fire brigade members during a demonstration in Martin Place, Sydney ...  
Peter Dutton's 'nuclear policy': It's 'unclear' at best

Bazza and Mick are back on the beers, this time getting 'CRANEUL' about NUCLEAR.  
Police officers 'clowning around'?

Police officers getting silly for a serious cause at Victoria Police Academy in Glen Waverly to ...  
Aussie antics in the swimming pool pure gold

Bazza drops a bomb of Olympic proportions during a catch-up with mates at the pub.  
Concorde rubs shoulders with Sydney skyscrapers

This photo was taken from an aeroplane flying close enough to the supersonic Concorde as it roared ...  
POEM: Changing the words

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
POEM: A letter to the children of tomorrow

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
The good the bad and the ugly

Bazza and Mick chuckle over today's news cycle, likening it to the good ole days of free-to-air ...  
Aussie opera never looked so grand

Coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland – aptly known as "La Stupenda" – claimed the Sydne ...  
Intuition key to AI being a tremendous force for good

Supplementing AI's superior logistical capabilities with intuitive wisdom could help reverse ...  
POEM: The siren's call

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
Passing the sniff test: 'Use by' dates for U.S. presidents

Bazza, Mick and Know All Ron ponder the nature of 'use by' dates and U.S. presidents over a few ...  
Kevin Bartlett — the toughest of Tigers

Kevin Bartlett storms out to the ¾-time huddle to "school" his Tigers during a Saturday ...  
Where there's smoke, there's fire

Eyes on the horizon: a High Country firespotter's lonely vigil.  
Gauguin's paedophilic legacy raises debate over exhibit

A major exhibit of Paul Gauguin's works at the National Gallery is stirring controversy based on ...  
Andrew Gaze — Becoming basketball's best a tall order

Andrew Gaze became one of the greatest basketball players Australia has ever produced.  
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