http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/claire-struthers-/ Claire was a production journalist on the London Evening Standard and finally ran away to Australia in 2006. She was the first female cricket commentator on British radio back in the 80s, mainly because it was World Cup Final day and nobody else wanted to cover Surrey v Northamptonshire. She has also lived in Chicago and Johannesburg but is delighted to call Australia home, together with two adult sons and a 10-year-old daughter. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/forget-taxing-road-warriors-no-matter-how-obnoxious/ YOU’RE standing at a city pedestrian crossing, with cars backed up on either side of the lights. Your “walk” light goes green and you step off the kerb. Suddenly a blurred object zaps past you, missing you by millimetres. As it dissolves into the traffic, leaving you shaken and furious, you get a vague impression of two wheels and a figure wearing a helmet. And there isn’t a thing you can do about it, other than shake your fist and shout redundant expletives at the long-vanished perpetrator. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Claire Struthers ) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/forget-taxing-road-warriors-no-matter-how-obnoxious/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/forget-taxing-road-warriors-no-matter-how-obnoxious/#item2105 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:45:16 +0000 Claire Struthers | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-are-we-giving-our-kids-names-fit-for-puppies/ Lucy and Gemma, two pretty little girls, live across the road from me. While walking on the beach, I regularly meet a trio of handsome hunks named Max, Henry and George, as well as a stately old lady, Rosie, and her sprightly young companion, Ruby. Their owners are Shane, Riley, Jordan and Tayla. (That’s one boy and three girls, for the record.) feedback@thepunch.com.au (Claire Struthers ) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-are-we-giving-our-kids-names-fit-for-puppies/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-are-we-giving-our-kids-names-fit-for-puppies/#item2012 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:55:07 +0000 Claire Struthers | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-i-hate-hannah-montana/ Hannah Montana. The very name is enough to chill the heart of any parent desperate to dodge the scourge of our age – the commercial exploitation of young children. Weak fool that I am, though, I gave in recently to my 10-year-old daughter’s pleas to watch the show. “You get the best of both worlds,” crooned Miss Miley Cyrus as we tuned in to the Disney Channel. If only, I growled to myself. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Claire Struthers ) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-i-hate-hannah-montana/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-i-hate-hannah-montana/#item1967 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:40:21 +0000 Claire Struthers | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-the-sea-change-hits-a-sand-bar/ This cannot be happening, I thought as I filled in Centrelink’s Newstart application form. How could I have sunk this low? I’m well educated, resourceful and have been a language teacher, conveyancer, legal secretary and newspaper journalist. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Claire Struthers ) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-the-sea-change-hits-a-sand-bar/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-the-sea-change-hits-a-sand-bar/#item1878 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:30:04 +0000 Claire Struthers | Author bios | The Punch