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Phil's Articles on Politics & Sport

Phil's Parliamentary Speeches

A few grabs from my four years in the federal parliament.

Andrew Lovett Talks

I wasn't impressed by what Andrew Lovett said about the woman who called him out.

Alan Stoneham talks murder on Open Mike

Maybe Mike Sheahan would like to ask me about murder?

The VFA I Loved

Every ground was different and every sound and smell distinctive. At Port we discovered that boiling soap fat at the Lever and Kitchen factory was the source of the caustic stench.

Remembering Freddy Cook in Life and Death

Fred Cook won a legion of fans in the old VFA but he couldn't resists the drugs.

A St Kilda Story

It took years get to court but the young woman who told me her St Kilda story in 2003 was the embodiment of courage

Mrs Lafranchi's Medals

It was 1898 and Mt Prospect's Swiss Mountain Hotel was alive with music and speeches.

Rape & The Football Circus

When women 'cry' rape, it's the same old story from the boys.

Adam Goodes Declares War

What Adam Goodes endured was a national disgrace.

Helen Garner's Joe Cinque

Another witch?

Our Sister's Killer Suicides

He torched a woman's house and when I told the police they had to stop him, our sister's killer committed suicide.

The Legal Lie - Provocation

Why did it take until 2005 to bring down the misogynist provocation law?

Trevor Price's VFA

Trevor Price didn't need weights or pills. He lifted soft drink crates.

Gangsters in Black Coats

The night Jason Moran went nuts.

Footy and the Boys' Club

Too many men turning a blind eye to men's violence

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