http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/naomi-toy/ Naomi has worked as a reporter at The Daily Telegraph for more than a decade. She once steered the ship that was Sydney Confidential, and is now a senior feature writer. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +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/how-many-other-schapelle-corbys-are-there/ She sits in a prison, thousands of kilometres away from her family and friends. She doesn’t speak the language and doesn’t think much of the food that’s served up to her. Her only crime was to try and bring drugs into a foreign country to make a bit of money and now she is stuck in a foreign jail for what must seem like an eternity. How could you not feel sympathy for her? Easy. Her name isn’t Schapelle Corby. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Naomi Toy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-many-other-schapelle-corbys-are-there/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-many-other-schapelle-corbys-are-there/#item1011 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:30:03 +0000 Naomi Toy | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/giving-110-per-cent-in-a-footy-interview/ It’s been described as footy’s worst interview. Dragons fullback Darius Boyd managed just 28 words in response to eight questions during a press conference to promote this Friday night’s clash against his old club the Brisbane Broncos. It’s saying something that his notoriously monosyllabic coach Wayne Bennett felt the need to chip him about it. VIDEO: Darius Boyd: That interview Dragons NRL club have disciplined Darius Boyd for his less than enthusiastic press appearance. Vision Channel 7 // VIDEO: Darius Boyd: That interview Dragons NRL club have disciplined Darius Boyd for his less than enthusiastic press appearance. Vision Channel 7 // But since when, particularly footy players, given good interview? Most of them impart about the same amount of information as Boyd managed it just takes longer to get through all the clichés. He needs some intensive media training so that next time his reponses are more like the sort of stuff we expect from the great minds of our sporting elites. With a little more training, next time it might go something more like this: feedback@thepunch.com.au (Naomi Toy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/giving-110-per-cent-in-a-footy-interview/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/giving-110-per-cent-in-a-footy-interview/#item958 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:55:09 +0000 Naomi Toy | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/ramsays-attack-was-many-things-but-sexist-wasnt-one-of-them/ Here’s an oldie but a goody: Why do women wear makeup and perfume? Because they are ugly and they stink. Some would say that joke, like Gordon Ramsay’s behaviour in recent days, is pretty offensive. But that personal favourite differs from the celebrity chef on two important fronts. The first difference is arguably it’s funny. The second is obviously it’s sexist. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Naomi Toy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/ramsays-attack-was-many-things-but-sexist-wasnt-one-of-them/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/ramsays-attack-was-many-things-but-sexist-wasnt-one-of-them/#item309 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:30:14 +0000 Naomi Toy | Author bios | The Punch