August 2021

Morrison says troops died ‘for a great cause’ in Afghanistan. To quote a grieving father, that’s bullshit | Paul Daley

It’s time we told the truth about ‘the fallen’ of our wars, and stopped hiding behind their memory

Scott Morrison is shamelessly audacious to claim Australian service personnel died for “a great cause” in this country’s foremost 21st century moral-military failure – Afghanistan.

Morrison says troops died ‘for a great cause’ in Afghanistan. To quote a grieving father, that’s bullshit | Paul Daley

It’s time we told the truth about ‘the fallen’ of our wars, and stopped hiding behind their memory

Scott Morrison is shamelessly audacious to claim Australian service personnel died for “a great cause” in this country’s foremost 21st century moral-military failure – Afghanistan.

Watching sport has brought so much emotional light in a time of pandemic darkness | Paul Daley

But reading Brandon Jack’s memoir is a timely reminder that human pain and anguish are never far below the surface of elite performance

Never have I found so much solace in the Australian football codes as during this latest ongoing Sydney lockdown.

Having grown up in Melbourne AFL is my main game. But during Sydney lockdown I’ve also relished NRL, not least Origin 111 – played on the Gold Coast in front of actual barracking, cheering, exuberant fans to deliver so much unanticipated emotional light through my screen in a time of pandemic darkness.

Watching sport has brought so much emotional light in a time of pandemic darkness | Paul Daley

But reading Brandon Jack’s memoir is a timely reminder that human pain and anguish are never far below the surface of elite performance

Never have I found so much solace in the Australian football codes as during this latest ongoing Sydney lockdown.

Having grown up in Melbourne AFL is my main game. But during Sydney lockdown I’ve also relished NRL, not least Origin 111 – played on the Gold Coast in front of actual barracking, cheering, exuberant fans to deliver so much unanticipated emotional light through my screen in a time of pandemic darkness.

Sending the army into locked-down Sydney will leave the most vulnerable feeling angry and targeted | Paul Daley

Adding khaki to the emergency response gives an extra dimension to the ‘war’ on Covid, but is fraught with possible long-lasting repercussions

The New South Wales government’s eventual decision to accept troops to enforce Covid-19 public health restrictions and door-to-door compliance reflects the depths of the alarming crisis it finds itself in when it comes to controlling the Delta variant in locked-down Sydney.

Sending the army into locked-down Sydney will leave the most vulnerable feeling angry and targeted | Paul Daley

Adding khaki to the emergency response gives an extra dimension to the ‘war’ on Covid, but is fraught with possible long-lasting repercussions

The New South Wales government’s eventual decision to accept troops to enforce Covid-19 public health restrictions and door-to-door compliance reflects the depths of the alarming crisis it finds itself in when it comes to controlling the Delta variant in locked-down Sydney.