Pandemic recovery has led the vast majority of people to move on from Covid and resume their lives. This is evidenced by data on travel, the low uptake of additional boosters, and the fact that masks are now a rare sight. Some have chosen not to move on, and they are...
It is easy to tell when a sporting event is over. Either a prerequisite number of wins have been attained (e.g. tennis) or a finish line has been crossed. In time-based games, a siren or bell sounds to inform players, umpires and the crowd that time is up, and the...
In the early 1970’s my parents built a house in what was then the outskirts of Perth. The district had a startup footy (AFL) team. Many weeks we struggled to get a full team on the park and sometimes “borrowed” players from the opposition if they had spare. We did not...
