Fred Pawle
Fred Pawle is the only journalist in history to go straight from a job interviewing Home Girls at The Picture men’s magazine to a sub-editing gig at the Financial Review.
It is emblematic of his absurdly diverse career, covering fashion, business and sport magazines, newspapers and websites across the nation. In 2007 he was nominated for a Waklley for a story he wrote for STAB surfing magazine about Matt Branson, the first pro surfer to come out as gay.
Fred now edits Executive Lifestyle on theaustralian.com.au
Articles by Fred Pawle
Obama is no King, just a Fudd of a President
Imagine for a second that you had mastered the impersonation of some forgotten 1960s cartoon character - let’s say, for…... Read more
ABC drops the F-bomb
Until last week, I thought the silliest casualty of modern warfare was the word “bomb”, which in many news reports…... Read more
Boofhead league players shouldn’t surf on my wave
When Ben Hannant appeared at his door this week to reveal he had played Origin while suffering from swine flu,…... Read more
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The Punch is moving house
Good morning Punchers. After four years of excellent fun and great conversation, this is the final post…
Will Pope Francis have the vision to tackle this?
I have had some close calls, one that involved what looked to me like an AK47 pointed my way, followed…
Advocating risk management is not “victim blaming”
In a world in which there are still people who subscribe to the vile notion that certain victims of sexual…
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choice ringside rantings
From: Hasbro, go straight to gaol, do not pass go
Tim says:
They should update other things in the game too. Instead of a get out of jail free card, they should have a Dodgy Lawyer card that not only gets you out of jail straight away but also gives you a fat payout in compensation for daring to arrest you in the first place. Instead of getting a hotel when you… [read more]From: A guide to summer festivals especially if you wouldn’t go
Kel says:
If you want a festival for older people or for families alike, get amongst the respectable punters at Bluesfest. A truly amazing festival experience to be had of ALL AGES. And all the young "festivalgoers" usually write themselves off on the first night, only to never hear from them again the rest of… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
Superman needs saving
Can somebody please save Superman? He seems to be going through a bit of a crisis. Eighteen months ago,… Read more
