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Is Resentment The Cause Of Hostility?

These are confusing times, and there is no doubt that the world is a very different place. Priorities have changed. As many hockey fans will be aware there has been plenty of fur flying since the winners of the FIH

Public Opinion – It Cuts Both Ways.

“We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.” These words were uttered by French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, who passed away in 2007. He was respected globally for

What Is A National Sport?

The term ‘our national sport’ has been bandied around a fair bit in the Australian media and also the international media in the past fortnight, but what is a national sport? Does giving a sport a name that includes the

Turning Over The Tables

The Olympic Games are supposed to be a celebration of the human spirit. A time when most of us sit back and watch in awe and admiration individuals who have worked tirelessly to be the best in their chosen event

Some Rules Are Made To Be Broken

The Tokyo Olympic Games will be an Olympic Games unlike any that has gone before. Not only will the covid restrictions make life interesting for the athletes, the judges, umpires, official timekeepers and all of those involved in the media,