Duncan Fine
Duncan Fine grew up on the mean streets of Sydney’s toughest neighbourhood, Vaucluse.
Having virtually no aptitude for the law whatsoever, he left his job as a solicitor and somehow got into NIDA where he studied directing. He worked at the Sydney Theatre Company, wrote and directed a number of plays, then moved into TV working for Hi-5.
He writes about media and children. He wrote a nationally syndicated parenting column for News Limited and co-authored the book, Why TV is Good For Kids. Duncan has also written opinion pieces in The Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald.
He has a delightful partner, two sometimes delightful young sons and a dog named Scruff who is starting his own Facebook page, Poodles Against Negative Stereotyping in the Media.
Articles by Duncan Fine
A father’s advice to his sons
I once wrote and directed a play (yes, a real play – in a theatre, in front of an audience)…... Read more
There’s no such thing as junk food, only junk diets
At least once a week, when I open the newspaper there seems to be some fresh new panic about the…... Read more
Romy and Michele and Duncan’s School Reunion
Are there four syllables in the English language to strike fear into the hearts of men and women across Australia…... Read more
As I watch my mother slowly dying
It’s one of pop culture’s great clichés that some actors and some films are best known for their great dying…... Read more
Junk food doesn’t make kids fat - junk parents do
Does anyone else find it quite frankly perverse that in affluent first-world Australia so much time is spent fretting about…... Read more
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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
An email was sent to almost every politician in Australia this week saying that someone should cut off…
Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
We admire them, but we’re not entirely sure why. We allow them to operate in the shadows; we rarely…
A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
Like a fat full-stop, it lay in my hand. A small orange – not exactly fresh, but purchased anyway…
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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
