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Brisbane Times

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Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

This global poll puts Adelaide ahead of Amsterdam. Really? Sydney, in 21st place, beat Paris – but let’s admit the harbour city is a work in progress.

yesterday 8

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

This global poll puts Adelaide ahead of Amsterdam. Really? Sydney, in 21st place, beat Paris – but let’s admit the harbour city is a work in progress.

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

This global poll puts Adelaide ahead of Amsterdam. Really? Sydney, in 21st place, beat Paris – but let’s admit the harbour city is a work in progress.

yesterday 10

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

This global poll puts Adelaide ahead of Amsterdam. Really? Sydney, in 21st place, beat Paris – but let’s admit the harbour city is a work in progress.

yesterday 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

It was all doom and gloom in the Sunshine State as all three of its teams lost in the opening round, including the bumbling Broncos, who were lucky to...

09.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

It was all doom and gloom in the Sunshine State as all three of its teams lost in the opening round, including the bumbling Broncos, who were lucky to...

09.03.2026 10

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

It was all doom and gloom in the Sunshine State as all three of its teams lost in the opening round, including the bumbling Broncos, who were lucky to...

09.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

It was all doom and gloom in the Sunshine State as all three of its teams lost in the opening round, including the bumbling Broncos, who were lucky to...

09.03.2026 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it

Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it

Peter V’landys is keen to conquer new markets. But what if everything that sustains the NRL’s success is local, tribal, even individual?

07.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it

Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it

Peter V’landys is keen to conquer new markets. But what if everything that sustains the NRL’s success is local, tribal, even individual?

07.03.2026 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it

Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it

Peter V’landys is keen to conquer new markets. But what if everything that sustains the NRL’s success is local, tribal, even individual?

07.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it

Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it

Peter V’landys is keen to conquer new markets. But what if everything that sustains the NRL’s success is local, tribal, even individual?

07.03.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

What are the kids going to do? This week’s job losses are the ripple before the tsunami

Think you can offer career advice to your children? Even the world’s leading thinkers on AI are struggling.

27.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

What are the kids going to do? This week’s job losses are the ripple before the tsunami

Think you can offer career advice to your children? Even the world’s leading thinkers on AI are struggling.

27.02.2026 9

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

What are the kids going to do? This week’s job losses are the ripple before the tsunami

Think you can offer career advice to your children? Even the world’s leading thinkers on AI are struggling.

27.02.2026 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

What are the kids going to do? This week’s job losses are the ripple before the tsunami

Think you can offer career advice to your children? Even the world’s leading thinkers on AI are struggling.

27.02.2026 8

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Crashing out of the T20 World Cup isn’t the problem. It’s that Australia doesn’t care

A generation ago the dominant West Indies neglected white ball cricket and were soon left behind on the world stage. Now Australia is facing its own...

20.02.2026 70

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Crashing out of the T20 World Cup isn’t the problem. It’s that Australia doesn’t care

A generation ago the dominant West Indies neglected white ball cricket and were soon left behind on the world stage. Now Australia is facing its own...

20.02.2026 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Crashing out of the T20 World Cup isn’t the problem. It’s that Australia doesn’t care

A generation ago the dominant West Indies neglected white ball cricket and were soon left behind on the world stage. Now Australia is facing its own...

20.02.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Crashing out of the T20 World Cup isn’t the problem. It’s that Australia doesn’t care

A generation ago the dominant West Indies neglected white ball cricket and were soon left behind on the world stage. Now Australia is facing its own...

20.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

The C-word is still taboo in Australia. Why can’t we say it out loud?

The absence of this particular word in the national discussion is holding us back.

13.02.2026 9

The Age

Malcolm Knox

The C-word is still taboo in Australia. Why can’t we say it out loud?

The absence of this particular word in the national discussion is holding us back.

13.02.2026 8

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

The C-word is still taboo in Australia. Why can’t we say it out loud?

The absence of this particular word in the national discussion is holding us back.

13.02.2026 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

The C-word is still taboo in Australia. Why can’t we say it out loud?

The absence of this particular word in the national discussion is holding us back.

13.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Size does matter: Cheating scandal shows how far athletes will go to pump up gold medal chances

A ski jumping study has found that a larger suit can mean more metres in the air. And the suit sizes are individually tailored to the size of a...

06.02.2026 4

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Size does matter: Cheating scandal shows how far athletes will go to pump up gold medal chances

A ski jumping study has found that a larger suit can mean more metres in the air. And the suit sizes are individually tailored to the size of a...

06.02.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Size does matter: Cheating scandal shows how far athletes will go to pump up gold medal chances

A ski jumping study has found that a larger suit can mean more metres in the air. And the suit sizes are individually tailored to the size of a...

06.02.2026 10

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Size does matter: Cheating scandal shows how far athletes will go to pump up gold medal chances

A ski jumping study has found that a larger suit can mean more metres in the air. And the suit sizes are individually tailored to the size of a...

06.02.2026 6

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

If a summer of sharks restores our respect for the ocean, that’s no bad thing

Fatalities on our beaches shouldn’t terrify us; they should make us more humble in our approach to the ocean, more respectful, and more willing to...

31.01.2026 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Too dominant for their own good: What the Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry needs

The great tennis rivalries boasted tension, drama, and real competition from the next tier down. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner give us sheer...

24.01.2026 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Too dominant for their own good: What the Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry needs

The great tennis rivalries boasted tension, drama, and real competition from the next tier down. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner give us sheer...

24.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Too dominant for their own good: What the Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry needs

The great tennis rivalries boasted tension, drama, and real competition from the next tier down. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner give us sheer...

24.01.2026 10

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Too dominant for their own good: What the Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry needs

The great tennis rivalries boasted tension, drama, and real competition from the next tier down. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner give us sheer...

24.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

It’s a good thing Shakespeare wasn’t invited to Adelaide Writers’ Week

The writers’ festival had to be destroyed to save it. In the future, arts boards will stick to safe programming. But will those events be worth...

17.01.2026 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

It’s a good thing Shakespeare wasn’t invited to Adelaide Writers’ Week

The writers’ festival had to be destroyed to save it. In the future, arts boards will stick to safe programming. But will those events be worth...

17.01.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

It’s a good thing Shakespeare wasn’t invited to Adelaide Writers’ Week

The writers’ festival had to be destroyed to save it. In the future, arts boards will stick to safe programming. But will those events be worth...

17.01.2026 10

The Age

Malcolm Knox

It’s a good thing Shakespeare wasn’t invited to Adelaide Writers’ Week

The writers’ festival had to be destroyed to save it. In the future, arts boards will stick to safe programming. But will those events be worth...

17.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Starc, Head and Carey were outstanding, but they weren’t why Australia hammered England

Test cricket is decided by an array of mini-contests. Australia won the Ashes 4-1 because they won the vast majority of those tight little battles.

10.01.2026 20

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Starc, Head and Carey were outstanding, but they weren’t why Australia hammered England

Test cricket is decided by an array of mini-contests. Australia won the Ashes 4-1 because they won the vast majority of those tight little battles.

10.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Starc, Head and Carey were outstanding, but they weren’t why Australia hammered England

Test cricket is decided by an array of mini-contests. Australia won the Ashes 4-1 because they won the vast majority of those tight little battles.

10.01.2026 10

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Starc, Head and Carey were outstanding, but they weren’t why Australia hammered England

Test cricket is decided by an array of mini-contests. Australia won the Ashes 4-1 because they won the vast majority of those tight little battles.

10.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

A heartfelt farewell to end one of the most meaningful careers in Australian cricket

Few players are as warmly liked throughout international cricket as Usman Khawaja, and fewer still have crossed so many barriers and borders.

08.01.2026 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

A heartfelt farewell to end one of the most meaningful careers in Australian cricket

Few players are as warmly liked throughout international cricket as Usman Khawaja, and fewer still have crossed so many barriers and borders.

08.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

A heartfelt farewell to end one of the most meaningful careers in Australian cricket

Few players are as warmly liked throughout international cricket as Usman Khawaja, and fewer still have crossed so many barriers and borders.

08.01.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

A heartfelt farewell to end one of the most meaningful careers in Australian cricket

Few players are as warmly liked throughout international cricket as Usman Khawaja, and fewer still have crossed so many barriers and borders.

08.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

We have seen the future of English cricket. But why did it take so long?

Jacob Bethell, 22 and in just his 28th first-class match, showed his colleagues how to bat with maturity and intelligence. So why didn’t he play in...

07.01.2026 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

We have seen the future of English cricket. But why did it take so long?

Jacob Bethell, 22 and in just his 28th first-class match, showed his colleagues how to bat with maturity and intelligence. So why didn’t he play in...

07.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

We have seen the future of English cricket. But why did it take so long?

Jacob Bethell, 22 and in just his 28th first-class match, showed his colleagues how to bat with maturity and intelligence. So why didn’t he play in...

07.01.2026 10

The Age

Malcolm Knox

We have seen the future of English cricket. But why did it take so long?

Jacob Bethell, 22 and in just his 28th first-class match, showed his colleagues how to bat with maturity and intelligence. So why didn’t he play in...

07.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Captains maintain the rage as series meanders towards finish line

As everyone around them flagged and failed, Steve Smith and Ben Stokes formed two poles, drawing the onfield energy towards themselves.

06.01.2026 10

WA Today

Malcolm Knox