Bill Birtles
Bill Birtles is a 24-year-old Sydney-based journalist with Triple J News, but he makes no claim to being an Ambassador for Generation Y.
For one thing, he quite enjoys golf and billiards (and not entirely in an ironic way). For another, he moonlights as an ABC reporter, where he drops his youthful facade.
Prior to reading the news to the young and music-loving of the nation, he completed a Media and Comm degree at UNSW, worked on documentaries and wrote career guidance books.
He also, obviously, studies Mandarin with the intention of one day being able to make Hu Jintao giggle.
Articles by Bill Birtles
Assaulting my ears is as bad as polluting my lungs
A European initiative to restrict how loud you can listen to your iPod could vastly improve your next public transport…... Read more
Our PM shouldn’t be so shy about his language skills
It’s a bit embarrassing to admit it, but if it wasn’t for Kevin Rudd, I would be among the majority…... Read more
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The woman with her head down trying to save Labor
The fate of the Labor Government rests in significant part on the performance of one woman, and yesterday…
Eurovision, the only game worth watching this weekend
At about 8pm each Sunday night, having digested my fill of weekend sport, I sit down and pen a Monday…
Some sensible thoughts to stop us losing to boozing
How old were you when you first had a few drinks? There’s a good chance that by the time you turned…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
