Kevin Andrews

Kevin Andrews

Kevin Andrews is the Federal Member for Menzies in Victoria. He is a keen recreational cyclist.

Articles by Kevin Andrews

Cycling through history to the Tour Down Under

Cycling through history to the Tour Down Under

17 Jan 12 Road cycling has been growing in popularity for the past few decades. This week’s Tour Down Under in South Australia…... Read more

Nanny state calling stumps for no good reason

Nanny state calling stumps for no good reason

11 Jan 12 The news that a municipal council in Melbourne has banned local cricketers from playing the popular, fast-paced Twenty20 in more…... Read more

A new true blue crew of Aussie cycling champs

A new true blue crew of Aussie cycling champs

02 Jan 12 It is one of the most anticipated events in Australian cycling. For decades, cyclists, coaches and supporters have dreamt of…... Read more

The wooden puppet who dreamed of becoming PM…

The wooden puppet who dreamed of becoming PM…

28 Dec 11 In a democratic polity like Australia, there is a compact between the governing party and the governed people. Under it,…... Read more

Australian cycling has a rich and exciting history

Australian cycling has a rich and exciting history

15 Oct 11 The Herald-Sun Tour is Australia’s oldest cycling stage race. As a child, I recall watching the Tour riders travel through…... Read more

One green job created, 3.7 jobs destroyed elsewhere

One green job created, 3.7 jobs destroyed elsewhere

22 Sep 11 Jobs are being lost, buildings are closing; hundreds of people are moving overseas. Australian manufacturing is facing a major slump,…... Read more

Stable families, stable society. It’s that simple.

Stable families, stable society. It’s that simple.

06 Sep 11 In 1998, the House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Committee issued a report entitled To Have and To Hold about…... Read more

Why Britain is broken, and how it might be fixed

Why Britain is broken, and how it might be fixed

17 Aug 11 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the late US senator, ambassador and statesman, caused widespread consternation when he released a report in 1965…... Read more

Tour of dreams: the cycle of longing

Tour of dreams: the cycle of longing

24 Jul 11 Australians have dreamt of winning the Tour de France for a century. Of all the world’s great individual sporting contests,…... Read more

Aussies are serious players in the world’s biggest bike race

Aussies are serious players in the world’s biggest bike race

05 Jul 11 It is a cold, dark evening in wintry Melbourne. As the peak hour traffic thins, a group of cyclists gather…... Read more

Confucius say: no trust woman with hair of rust

Confucius say: no trust woman with hair of rust

30 Jun 11 According to Confucius, the three things necessary for government are weapons, food and trust. If a ruler can’t hold onto…... Read more

The NBN will arrive just as we don’t need it anymore

The NBN will arrive just as we don’t need it anymore

11 Jun 11 One of the justifications that the government uses for the roll-out of the $43 billion National Broadband Network is the…... Read more

Canberra: A bastardised version of the ideal city?

Canberra: A bastardised version of the ideal city?

24 May 11 Today marks the centenary of the launch of the competition to design the national capital city of Australia. On May…... Read more

No help for unhappy families in the budget

No help for unhappy families in the budget

19 May 11 It is regrettable that the Gillard Labor government didn’t bear in mind the theme of this year’s National Families Week…... Read more

History’s photo album will not be kind to Gillard

History’s photo album will not be kind to Gillard

25 Mar 11 For most Australian Prime Ministers, there is a photo or two that captures the essence of their character and the…... Read more

Disability services need more than another empty promise

Disability services need more than another empty promise

01 Mar 11 The Productivity Commission has released its draft report on a National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Commission has found that the…... Read more

Chasing the sun all the way to Australia

Chasing the sun all the way to Australia

17 Jan 11 Like the rhythm of the turning pedal, the professional cycling season has followed an annual pattern for a century. As…... Read more

The return of the ‘go away’ money

The return of the ‘go away’ money

13 Jan 11 One of the worst features of the old industrial relations system was the so-called “go away money”. This was the…... Read more

Proper screening could save lives and save us millions

Proper screening could save lives and save us millions

08 Dec 10 The word ‘cancer’ still strikes fear into the minds of many people. The idea that a person can be walking…... Read more

Victorian voters burst the Greens bubble

Victorian voters burst the Greens bubble

28 Nov 10 As Victorians await the final counting to determine which party has won the State election, one outcome is clear. The…... Read more

Think energy costs now, just wait for the carbon tax

Think energy costs now, just wait for the carbon tax

03 Nov 10 A utilities representative recently came to my front door offering a better deal on our gas and electricity prices if…... Read more

The parliament should be as diverse as society

The parliament should be as diverse as society

27 Oct 10 Apart from being only the second hung Parliament since Federation, the new national assembly is notable for another reason.  Ken…... Read more

We can all celebrate Mary MacKillop’s canonisation

We can all celebrate Mary MacKillop’s canonisation

17 Oct 10 The canonization of Mary MacKillop is an event that all Australians can celebrate. Not just Catholics. Men and women of…... Read more

The Malvern Star and Oppy, heroes of the cycling world

The Malvern Star and Oppy, heroes of the cycling world

07 Oct 10 As the field swept into Geelong from Melbourne last Sunday for the first of eleven laps that decided the World…... Read more

Forget France, the cycling world is watching Le Geelong

Forget France, the cycling world is watching Le Geelong

02 Oct 10 In the world of professional cycling, the rainbow jersey represents the pinnacle of achievement. It is awarded to the winner…... Read more

The death of a sporting hero we never immortalised

The death of a sporting hero we never immortalised

13 Sep 10 It was on this day in 1958 that Russell Mockridge, one of Australia’s most talented cyclists, was hit by a…... Read more

As long as he breathed he attacked

As long as he breathed he attacked

02 Sep 10 The great French cyclist, Laurent Fignon, who died this week from cancer, aged just 50, recalled being recognized by a…... Read more

How Labor lost its mandate to govern

How Labor lost its mandate to govern

30 Aug 10 The electoral objective of a political party is to win or retain government. This is not the highest aim of…... Read more

Glory awaits over the Pyrenees

Glory awaits over the Pyrenees

19 Jul 10 Television viewers of this year’s Tour de France will recall an advertisement for a well-known bicycle brand featuring Alberto Contador…... Read more

A brief history of crashes at the Tour de France

A brief history of crashes at the Tour de France

15 Jul 10 With the news that Cadel Evans had lost the yellow jersey on the Col de la Madeline stage of the…... Read more

Secret cuts to relationship services hurting families

Secret cuts to relationship services hurting families

23 Jun 10 Encouraging couples to identify and resolve their disputes in a non-adversarial manner has been an aspiration for family policy makers…... Read more

How Labor has made housing more expensive

How Labor has made housing more expensive

27 May 10 Home ownership is central to the great Australian dream. A home is not only a means of shelter, but the…... Read more

Forget the farm, Rudd has sold the house off overseas

Forget the farm, Rudd has sold the house off overseas

29 Apr 10 Late last Friday, on the eve of the ANZAC Day weekend, the Melbourne Storm scandal raged in the Australian media.…... Read more

Foreign investment is overheating our property market

Foreign investment is overheating our property market

10 Apr 10 If you attend an auction in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, the chances are that the winning bidder will be…... Read more

Putting do-gooder politics ahead of helping people

Putting do-gooder politics ahead of helping people

01 Mar 10 Anthropologist Peter Sutton has a long association with indigenous people. In his new book The Politics of Suffering, he makes…... Read more

The apology that turned out to be just words

The apology that turned out to be just words

11 Feb 10 When Kevin Rudd delivered an apology to the indigenous people in 2008, he committed himself and his government to a…... Read more

Outside forces killing our country towns

Outside forces killing our country towns

13 Jan 10 Rosedale is a small country town in central Gippsland. Now a stop for tourists on their journey from Melbourne to…... Read more

Save money this year because thrift isn’t a four letter word

Save money this year because thrift isn’t a four letter word

31 Dec 09 I recently attended the opening of the Templestowe Community Bank in my electorate. As a result of more than two…... Read more

The cycle of your life

12 Dec 09 If you have an aversion to thousands of riders in brightly coloured lycra, it’s not for you. If, however, you…... Read more

Here is what Opposition is all about people

Here is what Opposition is all about people

01 Dec 09 In 2007, members of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal and National Parties tried to convince themselves that the polls were wrong.…... Read more

This isn’t racism, it’s called democracy

This isn’t racism, it’s called democracy

11 Nov 09 The Sydney broadcaster, Alan Jones, interviewed me recently on his morning radio program. During a conversation about my contention that…... Read more

And they’re racing! How I learned to call a horse race

And they’re racing! How I learned to call a horse race

02 Nov 09 Tomorrow, on the first Tuesday in November, millions of Australians will stop whatever they are doing for a few minutes…... Read more

How many people does Australia need?

How many people does Australia need?

27 Oct 09 Why is the Rudd government hell-bent on bringing more and more people to Australia? In 2007-08, 173,290 people permanently migrated…... Read more

You wouldn’t let Rudd up the GST, so don’t accept his ETS

You wouldn’t let Rudd up the GST, so don’t accept his ETS

16 Oct 09 Editor’s note: Malcolm Turnbull has a huge fight on his hands this Sunday when the Coalition has an extraordinary party…... Read more

Cadel Evans’s humility hid his brilliance from critics

Cadel Evans’s humility hid his brilliance from critics

01 Oct 09 In July 2006, I was standing in a queue at Charles De Gaulle airport with my wife and daughter when…... Read more

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choice ringside rantings

From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012

marley says:

I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]

From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics

Erick says:

Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]

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No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops

No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops

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