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‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

Bridget Kelly is young, talented and “has an extra chromosome for emergencies”. Her love of art is infectious.

sunday 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

Bridget Kelly is young, talented and “has an extra chromosome for emergencies”. Her love of art is infectious.

sunday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

Bridget Kelly is young, talented and “has an extra chromosome for emergencies”. Her love of art is infectious.

sunday 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

Bridget Kelly is young, talented and “has an extra chromosome for emergencies”. Her love of art is infectious.

sunday 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

They lost another tranche of key players in the off-season, then five of their first six matches. Surely the Panthers couldn’t win a fifth straight...

28.06.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

They lost another tranche of key players in the off-season, then five of their first six matches. Surely the Panthers couldn’t win a fifth straight...

28.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

They lost another tranche of key players in the off-season, then five of their first six matches. Surely the Panthers couldn’t win a fifth straight...

28.06.2025 7

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

They lost another tranche of key players in the off-season, then five of their first six matches. Surely the Panthers couldn’t win a fifth straight...

28.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

The sports panel show struck gold in the early days, and was still working 29 years on when it was inexplicably axed this week.

26.06.2025 5

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

The sports panel show struck gold in the early days, and was still working 29 years on when it was inexplicably axed this week.

26.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

The sports panel show struck gold in the early days, and was still working 29 years on when it was inexplicably axed this week.

26.06.2025 7

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

The sports panel show struck gold in the early days, and was still working 29 years on when it was inexplicably axed this week.

26.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

I skated with the world-famous stars of the ice. I must have been on thinner ice.

21.06.2025 8

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

I skated with the world-famous stars of the ice. I must have been on thinner ice.

21.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

I skated with the world-famous stars of the ice. I must have been on thinner ice.

21.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

I skated with the world-famous stars of the ice. I must have been on thinner ice.

21.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

The Maroons Origin coach rightly apologised for referencing the late Paul Green this week but he definitely has a point about sledging through the...

21.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

The Maroons Origin coach rightly apologised for referencing the late Paul Green this week but he definitely has a point about sledging through the...

21.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

The Maroons Origin coach rightly apologised for referencing the late Paul Green this week but he definitely has a point about sledging through the...

21.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

The Maroons Origin coach rightly apologised for referencing the late Paul Green this week but he definitely has a point about sledging through the...

21.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Bloody hell – those Queenslanders have done it again

It was all over after NSW scored the first try right? Wrong, wrong, wrong - you just can’t kill the Maroons.

18.06.2025 5

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Bloody hell – those Queenslanders have done it again

It was all over after NSW scored the first try right? Wrong, wrong, wrong - you just can’t kill the Maroons.

18.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Bloody hell – those Queenslanders have done it again

It was all over after NSW scored the first try right? Wrong, wrong, wrong - you just can’t kill the Maroons.

18.06.2025 4

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Bloody hell – those Queenslanders have done it again

It was all over after NSW scored the first try right? Wrong, wrong, wrong - you just can’t kill the Maroons.

18.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Peter Meakin has been producing news and current affairs programs on commercial TV for 60 years. He knows what works.

14.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Peter Meakin has been producing news and current affairs programs on commercial TV for 60 years. He knows what works.

14.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Peter Meakin has been producing news and current affairs programs on commercial TV for 60 years. He knows what works.

14.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Peter Meakin has been producing news and current affairs programs on commercial TV for 60 years. He knows what works.

14.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

This column’s long-time cartoonist John Shakespeare died this week. His art was wonderful, his disposition ever-sunny.

14.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

This column’s long-time cartoonist John Shakespeare died this week. His art was wonderful, his disposition ever-sunny.

14.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

This column’s long-time cartoonist John Shakespeare died this week. His art was wonderful, his disposition ever-sunny.

14.06.2025 20

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

This column’s long-time cartoonist John Shakespeare died this week. His art was wonderful, his disposition ever-sunny.

14.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Why this Melbourne mayor’s got a big crush on Sydney

Listening to Melbourne’s recently elected Lord Mayor Nick Reece, you might think there was no Sydney-Melbourne rivalry.

07.06.2025 20

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Why this Melbourne mayor’s got a big crush on Sydney

Listening to Melbourne’s recently elected Lord Mayor Nick Reece, you might think there was no Sydney-Melbourne rivalry.

07.06.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Why this Melbourne mayor’s got a big crush on Sydney

Listening to Melbourne’s recently elected Lord Mayor Nick Reece, you might think there was no Sydney-Melbourne rivalry.

07.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Why this Melbourne mayor’s got a big crush on Sydney

Listening to Melbourne’s recently elected Lord Mayor Nick Reece, you might think there was no Sydney-Melbourne rivalry.

07.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Shame on those who whip up hate against trans athletes for clicks and votes

Two recent examples illustrate what I call ‘hate-bait’ – calculated attacks on an easy target to boost ratings under the guise of fighting for...

06.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Shame on those who whip up hate against trans athletes for clicks and votes

Two recent examples illustrate what I call ‘hate-bait’ – calculated attacks on an easy target to boost ratings under the guise of fighting for...

06.06.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Shame on those who whip up hate against trans athletes for clicks and votes

Two recent examples illustrate what I call ‘hate-bait’ – calculated attacks on an easy target to boost ratings under the guise of fighting for...

06.06.2025 9

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Shame on those who whip up hate against trans athletes for clicks and votes

Two recent examples illustrate what I call ‘hate-bait’ – calculated attacks on an easy target to boost ratings under the guise of fighting for...

06.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Just say ‘no’: How Sydney’s drug habits are fuelling the gangland wars

Police Minister Yasmin Catley, despite coming from the Labor Left, holds some fairly right-wing views on strip-searching, the age of criminal...

31.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

When Gus talks, take it with a mountain of salt

This week’s back-and-forward between Phil Gould and Michael Chammas told us more about the Bulldogs football supremo.

30.05.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

When Gus talks, take it with a mountain of salt

This week’s back-and-forward between Phil Gould and Michael Chammas told us more about the Bulldogs football supremo.

30.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

When Gus talks, take it with a mountain of salt

This week’s back-and-forward between Phil Gould and Michael Chammas told us more about the Bulldogs football supremo.

30.05.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

When Gus talks, take it with a mountain of salt

This week’s back-and-forward between Phil Gould and Michael Chammas told us more about the Bulldogs football supremo.

30.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

These 2025 Blues are just too damn classy for Queensland

Not an Origin games for the ages, but NSW proved they had more than enough for their Origin rivals.

28.05.2025 4

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

These 2025 Blues are just too damn classy for Queensland

Not an Origin games for the ages, but NSW proved they had more than enough for their Origin rivals.

28.05.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

These 2025 Blues are just too damn classy for Queensland

Not an Origin games for the ages, but NSW proved they had more than enough for their Origin rivals.

28.05.2025 7

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

These 2025 Blues are just too damn classy for Queensland

Not an Origin games for the ages, but NSW proved they had more than enough for their Origin rivals.

28.05.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Jason Falinski: The Libs should reconcile with the Nats. Just not yet

If the Liberal Party doesn’t develop polices for their natural constituencies in the big cities, it will be “completely lost”, according to...

24.05.2025 4

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons