http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/dylan-malloch/ Dylan Malloch grew up dreaming of becoming a journalist.  This changed when he went to his university open day and the PR lecturers put a better spin on the merits of a degree in PR. He also has a Graduate Diploma of Divinity from Sydney’s Morling Theological College to really throw a cat among the pigeons. Along with The Punch, he has written articles for The Spectator and ABC Online on topics ranging from politics, to pop culture to religion and ethics. Dylan has a reasonably unhealthy fascination with federal politics and sport (particularly his beloved Raiders) and works for a PR consultancy in Sydney. You can follow him on twitter at @dylanmalloch en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +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/That-mad-Brazilian-bastard-sure-could-drive/ Back in 1989, I was a brash seven-year-old who drove my parents insane by always going a million miles per hour. I would never do anything slowly. Should my parents look away for a second, I would be gone in a flash. It was with this in mind that, on my 8th birthday, I got a present they thought symbolised my approach to life.  The book: a pictorial review of the 1988 Formula 1 season. What was Formula 1? I had no idea. All I knew is that the book was full of great pictures of the fastest cars on the planet and that got little eight-year-old me pretty excited. That season was a watershed year in car racing.  On one hand it was the most lop-sided competition in sports history (two cars won everything and no one else had a chance). Yet, it was also one of the closest sporting events in history as the two drivers in the cockpits of these cars were the fastest drivers on the planet. The drivers: Alain Prost from France, and Ayrton Senna from Brazil. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Dylan Malloch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/That-mad-Brazilian-bastard-sure-could-drive/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/That-mad-Brazilian-bastard-sure-could-drive/#item6437 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:30:18 +0000 Dylan Malloch | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Le-Tour-de-France-is-a-beautiful-dance/ One of my favourite quotes from the movie Anchorman is the following line from Ron Burgundy: “I won’t be able to make it fellas. Veronica and I are trying this new fad called uh, jogging. I believe it’s jogging or yogging. It might be a soft j. I’m not sure but apparently you just run for an extended period of time. It’s supposed to be wild.” Every time I read that I nearly fall off my chair laughing. The point is, in Ron Burgundy’s world, jogging sounds like a complete waste of time. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Dylan Malloch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Le-Tour-de-France-is-a-beautiful-dance/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Le-Tour-de-France-is-a-beautiful-dance/#item6199 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:55:13 +0000 Dylan Malloch | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/homelessness-needs-a-football-facelift/ As a relative newcomer to Sydney, I’ve discovered a phrase I almost never heard mentioned before I moved here: “Western Sydney”. As someone who lives in the Eastern Suburbs, the Western Suburbs aren’t really on my radar.  I have little need to go out there.  I did, however, discover some new information about Western Sydney last weekend.  Its new AFL team, the Giants, took the field against the Sydney Swans’ second XI.  The hapless Giants kicked three goals and got smashed by over 100 points. Wow. Furthermore, according to ABC’s Offsiders program, the NSW Government spent $45 million redeveloping a stadium which will play host to the team.  feedback@thepunch.com.au (Dylan Malloch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/homelessness-needs-a-football-facelift/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/homelessness-needs-a-football-facelift/#item6152 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:40:12 +0000 Dylan Malloch | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/journlalism-and-objectivity-reality-or-ruse/ As someone who works in PR I read a lot of news. Whether it’s print, radio, TV or online, I’m addicted.  A side effect of my news “habit” is that I tend to examine what the message of the story is.  Who’s reflected positively?  Who’s reflected negatively?  What perception of the subject will the reader walk away with? While websites like this one thrive on opinion, journalism has traditionally strived for objectivity.  However, this is harder than it sounds; particularly when it comes to reporting issues that people hold dear. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Dylan Malloch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/journlalism-and-objectivity-reality-or-ruse/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/journlalism-and-objectivity-reality-or-ruse/#item5594 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:40:08 +0000 Dylan Malloch | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/punch-its-just-too-hard-to-understand-climate-change/ There is a great line in the Dan Brown novel, Angels & Demons, when Robert Langdon is speaking with the Camerlengo in the Vatican regarding the existence of God. Langdon says, as an academic, he’ll never understand God, and his heart says he’s not meant to. Without wanting to be too melodramatic, this sums up my feelings towards climate change. To be frank, I’d love to believe in climate change. It’s a popular idea, and it’s one that, if you can discuss it using lots of long-winded terminology, you can often sound very intelligent. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Dylan Malloch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/punch-its-just-too-hard-to-understand-climate-change/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/punch-its-just-too-hard-to-understand-climate-change/#item4968 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:51:45 +0000 Dylan Malloch | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/space-the-forgotten-frontier/ Thursday December 9, 2010, was an interesting day for news in the world. It was the first time in human history a private company launched and returned a capsule from orbit, possibly opening transport possibilities to the International Space Station. The interesting thing about this is the remarkable lack of fanfare surrounding anything to do with humanity’s exploits in space these days.  When you consider that 40 years ago the world stood united by the feat of landing a person on the moon, it’s quite remarkable that now, when people are in space are doing life threatening work on a space station people really don’t care. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Dylan Malloch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/space-the-forgotten-frontier/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/space-the-forgotten-frontier/#item4926 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:45:58 +0000 Dylan Malloch | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/an-emo-superman-itll-never-fly/ As far as comic book characters go, few would argue that Superman is the most well-known. In fact, if you were to go up to an average Australian in the street and ask if they knew who Superman is, you’re pretty much guaranteed to get a reply along the lines of “He flies”, or “He wears his underwear on the outside,” or “He has a big S on his chest.” There’s also the old ‘Chuck Norris’ joke:  Superman and Chuck Norris once fought for the title of ‘strongest man in the universe’.  The loser had to wear their underwear on the outside. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Dylan Malloch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/an-emo-superman-itll-never-fly/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/an-emo-superman-itll-never-fly/#item4436 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:50:25 +0000 Dylan Malloch | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-perils-of-staying-on-message/ I was catching up with a mate for a drink on Friday who I hadn’t seen in quite some time. We’re good friends, we actually go way back, but there’s always been one aspect of his personality that drives me a little insane. Whenever I see him, he persistently quotes Eddie Murphy’s Delirious stand up show.  He can’t stop.  It’s impossible.  If doctors were to examine him, I’m 74 per cent certain they’d uncover some sort of degenerative disease that prevents him from doing anything except quote Eddie Murphy. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Dylan Malloch) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-perils-of-staying-on-message/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-perils-of-staying-on-message/#item4101 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:40:33 +0000 Dylan Malloch | Author bios | The Punch