Simon Crerar
Simon is the Online Editor of The Cairns Post (http://www.cairns.com.au)
A British journalist with a dozen years of Fleet Street experience, in 2010 he swapped The Times of London for the crocodiles, cane toads and irukandji of fabulous Far North Queensland. When he’s not diving the Great Barrier Reef or walking his Jack Russell bitches, he is glued to Twitter, lapping up the best and worst of world journalism, gossip and tittle-tattle.
Follow Simon at http://twittter.com/simoncrerar
Articles by Simon Crerar
The greatest ending to a football season ever?
I am still in a state of shock. Delicious, indescribable shock. For the first time in my life, my beloved…... Read more
Another billion reasons to hate Mark Zuckerberg
I woke up yesterday morning to horrific news. My favourite iPhone application of all time, the time-wasting fun-machine photo social…... Read more
Man, what a power shift as the world unites behind City
In Manchester the world turned on its axis as City staged a palace coup in the Theatre of Dreams, smashing…... Read more
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RT @JamieTravers: I'm in Europe and don't care for Eurovision, why is my twitter feed filled with Aussies recounting the bloody thing!?
Ukraine song pinches chord progression from The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony. Fo real #sbseurovision
RT @GerardDaffy: @antsharwood all the talk over there is the grannies will win.they entered to get a church built,feelgood story
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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…
Nosebleed Section
choice ringside rantings
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
