Change Of Heart

From holding fast to the Church line in his response to claims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, Maitland-Newcastle bishop Michael Malone has become an outspoken advocate for victims of pedophilia. In a frank and wide-ranging interview he tells Joanne McCarthy what led to his epiphany.

Not So Fast: Roos Refuses To Be Pressured On Davis Trade

WHILE admitting his surprise at reading Sydney-born Nick Davis was a West Coast supporter as a youngster, Swans coach Paul Roos did not seem too perturbed over Davis revealing in the Herald yesterday he would "love to play" in Perth.

Poms Are Poor-man's Prats

THIS missive was too long for the quotes section, but too interesting, well written and well said to leave out. It was penned by Simon Barnes of the Times on the English cricketers after they insisted on running out a Kiwi batsman, even though he had collided with an English fast bowler: "Time, I think, for a brief lesson on mimicry in the natural world. For it is my view that the England cricket team have adopted the wrong mimetic strategy and that is why we have a side of unpleasant, ...