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War and Peace in the Pacific

YESTERDAY’S enemies are today’s friends. So, with Japan now not only a friend and important trading partner but a declared Pacific ally in the stand-off with China, were Tuesday’s Victory in the Pacific Day celebrations really necessary?

Frank Hampson

16 Aug 2023

Cricket

Cricket knights and long echoes of stumping row

“England wicketkeeper Godfrey Evans used to knock the bails off with his boot – not his pads, because they [the umpires] could spot that.”

Frank Hampson

02 Aug 2023

Editorial

A tale of two Australians Golden Spurs and a Czech medal

As we report in today’s Fassifern Guardian, hundreds of millions of people around the world watched King Charles III and his wife Camilla crowned on Saturday in what could be described as a bespoke ceremony that cut protocols and guests lists yet maintained many glitters of royal pomp and circumstance.

Frank Hampson

10 May 2023

Opinion

Losing the Anzac toss Come in spinner

A KALBAR Vietnam Veteran would have been horrified to learn that a Queensland Sub Branch of the RSL had cancelled the playing of two-up on Anzac Day.

Frank Hampson

26 Apr 2023

Editorial

Editorial - Crucifying the Ukraine

ROCKET shells not egg shells … bombs not buns … fires not choirs – that’s Vladimir Putin’s crucifixion malediction for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians this Easter.

Frank Hampson

12 Apr 2023

Editorial

Editorial - Homeless at Christmas

FEARS about the rising cost of living and a fourth wave of Covid are hardly good portents for a Merry Christmas this year.

Frank Hampson

21 Dec 2022