Back to Rumtown

I grew up in Rumtown. I lived up the hill from the cesspit that was Coogee Beach in the 1970s. Terry Page was still exerting his malign influence over the whole suburb. The bookmaker was the owner of the Coogee Bay Hotel which stood at the end of the road down from Randwick and right … Read more

The Everest

Is there a more Rumtown story than the government-sanctioned corporate abuse of a beloved public building? As if the prospect of another Melbourne Cup preview race wasn’t enough, we were treated to more of The Parrot’s auto-fellatio. Is there a man alive who doesn’t long for his skills?  

Radio Moron

So much to say about Sydney taxi drivers and their choices of radio here. I mean, Ray Hadley, well-known bully and shithead? How’s your son doing, Ray? Is he getting the mental health treatment he needs for his lifetime of being your son. Like most bullies, Ray really knows how to dish it out, but … Read more