Went to Heidelberg v Marconi in the first game of the Championship yesterday. Quality game, good vibes (and the odd flair). Football has got to find a way to integrate the rich history of the old with the A-League. Economics of it are hard but some form of pro/rel football has to be the answer

Strong statement from MEAA

Leading the BBC’s website, a court report from Morwell

This could be really significant - I’m sure it won’t get the attention it deserves right now. But is this Australia (quietly) going down the same path as Canada?

Strong response from Melbourne Victory. Say Victoria Police created fear by their overwhelming presence at last Saturday’s match

What a rabble

Ouch … from Niki Savva

Special envoy for the Indian Ocean … 🤷‍♂️

Clearly a terrible result for Labor in Werribee but not all that good for the Libs either. Nearly 80% of Labor’s primary went to other parties, independents etc. Combined major party vote of 58% is another sign of where politics is going

Log onto X for the first time in a while … the algorithm feeds me this madness. Quickly logs off

This is all a bit much considering Australia’s long history of sledging (pre-Cummins)

The AFR here really tapping into the interests and concerns of everyday people

A similar choice eh? Denmark or the place that has returned to robber baron era levels of inequality