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The Age

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So Galvin wants out. On this evidence, who can blame him?

The Tigers say the young five-eighth was disrespectful when he questioned Benji Marshall’s abilities as a coach. But maybe he is right.

yesterday 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

So Galvin wants out. On this evidence, who can blame him?

The Tigers say the young five-eighth was disrespectful when he questioned Benji Marshall’s abilities as a coach. But maybe he is right.

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

So Galvin wants out. On this evidence, who can blame him?

The Tigers say the young five-eighth was disrespectful when he questioned Benji Marshall’s abilities as a coach. But maybe he is right.

yesterday 9

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

So Galvin wants out. On this evidence, who can blame him?

The Tigers say the young five-eighth was disrespectful when he questioned Benji Marshall’s abilities as a coach. But maybe he is right.

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

ABC election guru Antony Green has analysed the past 40 federal elections. This is what he thinks.

18.04.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

ABC election guru Antony Green has analysed the past 40 federal elections. This is what he thinks.

18.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

ABC election guru Antony Green has analysed the past 40 federal elections. This is what he thinks.

18.04.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

ABC election guru Antony Green has analysed the past 40 federal elections. This is what he thinks.

18.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin

Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin

Through gross mismanagement, what should have been a minor affair has blown up, resulting in one of the club’s star players being sidelined and...

16.04.2025 8

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin

Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin

Through gross mismanagement, what should have been a minor affair has blown up, resulting in one of the club’s star players being sidelined and...

16.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin

Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin

Through gross mismanagement, what should have been a minor affair has blown up, resulting in one of the club’s star players being sidelined and...

16.04.2025 7

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin

Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin

Through gross mismanagement, what should have been a minor affair has blown up, resulting in one of the club’s star players being sidelined and...

16.04.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

McIlroy’s breathtaking Masters win was as good as sport will ever be

McIlroy’s breathtaking Masters win was as good as sport will ever be

Throughout a gripping final round at Augusta, the whole world watched as one man conquered his demons in a triumph for the ages.

14.04.2025 20

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

McIlroy’s breathtaking Masters win was as good as sport will ever be

McIlroy’s breathtaking Masters win was as good as sport will ever be

Throughout a gripping final round at Augusta, the whole world watched as one man conquered his demons in a triumph for the ages.

14.04.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

McIlroy’s breathtaking Masters win was as good as sport will ever be

McIlroy’s breathtaking Masters win was as good as sport will ever be

Throughout a gripping final round at Augusta, the whole world watched as one man conquered his demons in a triumph for the ages.

14.04.2025 50

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

McIlroy’s breathtaking Masters win was as good as sport will ever be

McIlroy’s breathtaking Masters win was as good as sport will ever be

Throughout a gripping final round at Augusta, the whole world watched as one man conquered his demons in a triumph for the ages.

14.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm

Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm

Westpac’s chief economist explains why the US president’s tariff fixation will hurt America much more than it will hurt other countries.

12.04.2025 7

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm

Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm

Westpac’s chief economist explains why the US president’s tariff fixation will hurt America much more than it will hurt other countries.

12.04.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm

Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm

Westpac’s chief economist explains why the US president’s tariff fixation will hurt America much more than it will hurt other countries.

12.04.2025 7

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm

Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm

Westpac’s chief economist explains why the US president’s tariff fixation will hurt America much more than it will hurt other countries.

12.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Put a fork in the Penrith Panthers. They’re done

A fourth-straight grand final win came just six months ago for the Panthers. Right now, it seems like an eon.

11.04.2025 7

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Put a fork in the Penrith Panthers. They’re done

A fourth-straight grand final win came just six months ago for the Panthers. Right now, it seems like an eon.

11.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Put a fork in the Penrith Panthers. They’re done

A fourth-straight grand final win came just six months ago for the Panthers. Right now, it seems like an eon.

11.04.2025 7

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Put a fork in the Penrith Panthers. They’re done

A fourth-straight grand final win came just six months ago for the Panthers. Right now, it seems like an eon.

11.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Anger issues: The golfer who taped his mouth shut and the role of fury in elite sport

A golfer with a temper so out of control he taped his own mouth shut brings to mind sporting greats.

09.04.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Anger issues: The golfer who taped his mouth shut and the role of fury in elite sport

Anger issues: The golfer who taped his mouth shut and the role of fury in elite sport

A golfer with a temper so out of control he taped his own mouth shut brings to mind sporting greats.

09.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Anger issues: The golfer who taped his mouth shut and the role of fury in elite sport

A golfer with a temper so out of control he taped his own mouth shut brings to mind sporting greats.

09.04.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Anger issues: The golfer who taped his mouth shut and the role of fury in elite sport

A golfer with a temper so out of control he taped his own mouth shut brings to mind sporting greats.

09.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Why I turned to crime: Blanche d’Alpuget, six years after losing Bob Hawke

Why I turned to crime: Blanche d’Alpuget, six years after losing Bob Hawke

What is one of the finest biographers in the country doing in crime fiction? Let’s ask her.

05.04.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Why I turned to crime: Blanche d’Alpuget, six years after losing Bob Hawke

Why I turned to crime: Blanche d’Alpuget, six years after losing Bob Hawke

What is one of the finest biographers in the country doing in crime fiction? Let’s ask her.

05.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Why I turned to crime: Blanche d’Alpuget, six years after losing Bob Hawke

Why I turned to crime: Blanche d’Alpuget, six years after losing Bob Hawke

What is one of the finest biographers in the country doing in crime fiction? Let’s ask her.

05.04.2025 6

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Why I turned to crime: Blanche d’Alpuget, six years after losing Bob Hawke

Why I turned to crime: Blanche d’Alpuget, six years after losing Bob Hawke

What is one of the finest biographers in the country doing in crime fiction? Let’s ask her.

05.04.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Silver lining: Why this was the defeat Gout Gout didn’t know he needed

Silver lining: Why this was the defeat Gout Gout didn’t know he needed

There are several good reasons the young sprint sensation’s second place behind Lachie Kennedy at the Maurie Plant Meet wasn’t the tragedy it...

04.04.2025 7

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Silver lining: Why this was the defeat Gout Gout didn’t know he needed

Silver lining: Why this was the defeat Gout Gout didn’t know he needed

There are several good reasons the young sprint sensation’s second place behind Lachie Kennedy at the Maurie Plant Meet wasn’t the tragedy it...

04.04.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Silver lining: Why this was the defeat Gout Gout didn’t know he needed

Silver lining: Why this was the defeat Gout Gout didn’t know he needed

There are several good reasons the young sprint sensation’s second place behind Lachie Kennedy at the Maurie Plant Meet wasn’t the tragedy it...

04.04.2025 8

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Silver lining: Why this was the defeat Gout Gout didn’t know he needed

Silver lining: Why this was the defeat Gout Gout didn’t know he needed

There are several good reasons the young sprint sensation’s second place behind Lachie Kennedy at the Maurie Plant Meet wasn’t the tragedy it...

04.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Bondi has seen big waves before, but nothing like Black Sunday

The waves that hit Bondi Icebergs on Wednesday made news around the world. Peter FitzSimons revisits a darker day for the famous beach when monster...

03.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Dennis Lillee rang me up this week. Suddenly, I was 10 years old again

A chat with my childhood sporting hero to discuss a fundraising dinner took us back to the golden days of World Series Cricket, the SCG Hill, Kerry...

02.04.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Dennis Lillee rang me up this week. Suddenly, I was 10 years old again

A chat with my childhood sporting hero to discuss a fundraising dinner took us back to the golden days of World Series Cricket, the SCG Hill, Kerry...

02.04.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Dennis Lillee rang me up this week. Suddenly, I was 10 years old again

A chat with my childhood sporting hero to discuss a fundraising dinner took us back to the golden days of World Series Cricket, the SCG Hill, Kerry...

02.04.2025 6

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Dennis Lillee rang me up this week. Suddenly, I was 10 years old again

A chat with my childhood sporting hero to discuss a fundraising dinner took us back to the golden days of World Series Cricket, the SCG Hill, Kerry...

02.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

The Metro’s already proved its worth. But will Sydney’s transport mandarins get on board?

We now have all the evidence we need that building new freeways is not the solution to traffic congestion in the harbour city. We need to change.

29.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

I interviewed George Foreman three times. This was the most surprising thing about him

The former heavyweight champ was a compelling character, who spoke in depth about the Rumble in the Jungle and his lasting friendship with his...

29.03.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

I interviewed George Foreman three times. This was the most surprising thing about him

The former heavyweight champ was a compelling character, who spoke in depth about the Rumble in the Jungle and his lasting friendship with his...

29.03.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

I interviewed George Foreman three times. This was the most surprising thing about him

The former heavyweight champ was a compelling character, who spoke in depth about the Rumble in the Jungle and his lasting friendship with his...

29.03.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

I interviewed George Foreman three times. This was the most surprising thing about him

The former heavyweight champ was a compelling character, who spoke in depth about the Rumble in the Jungle and his lasting friendship with his...

29.03.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Greg Combet: Julia Gillard sounded me out on the leadership. I made the right call

Greg Combet was not born on the wrong side of the tracks. In 1960s Rooty Hill, there weren’t any tracks at all.

22.03.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Greg Combet: Julia Gillard sounded me out on the leadership. I made the right call

Greg Combet was not born on the wrong side of the tracks. In 1960s Rooty Hill, there weren’t any tracks at all.

22.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Greg Combet: Julia Gillard sounded me out on the leadership. I made the right call

Greg Combet was not born on the wrong side of the tracks. In 1960s Rooty Hill, there weren’t any tracks at all.

22.03.2025 9

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Greg Combet: Julia Gillard sounded me out on the leadership. I made the right call

Greg Combet was not born on the wrong side of the tracks. In 1960s Rooty Hill, there weren’t any tracks at all.

22.03.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons