Public Opinion

A great win by Webber, but it sure as hell wasn’t sport

by Dan Walsh

110
Fighting Assad one strongly worded statement at a time

by Tory Maguire

210
The woman with her head down trying to save Labor

by Malcolm Farr

310
Eurovision, the only game worth watching this weekend

by Anthony Sharwood

410
Some sensible thoughts to stop us losing to boozing

by The Punch Team

510
Five sparky ideas from a revolutionary talkfest

by Michelle Loh

610
Are you and your vitamins meant to be friends forever?

by Susie Burrell

710
Punch on: Open thread 28/05/2012

by The Punch Team

810
Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it

by David Penberthy

910
Our special forces don’t always need special treatment

by Paul Toohey

1010

Both battered and buoyed by waves of public opinion

17 May 05:55am

Filed under: Jessica Watson, Public Opinion

Teen adventurer Jessica Watson’s dream to circumnavigate the world has been far from plain sailing from the moment she revealed her bold ambition.

Kevin Rudd and NSW Premier Kristina Keneally welcome Jess home. Photo: Brett Costello.

Along the way to achieving her goal the 16-year-old endured rough seas, stormy gales and an early collision that almost scuttled her efforts to set out on her voyage.

Indeed, contrary to the triumphant entry her Pink Lady yacht made to Sydney Harbour on Saturday, Watson’s has been a gruelling journey. It was a similar story when it came to the ebb and flow of public opinion that followed her every move since the Queensland teenager pledged to undertake the controversial voyage and become the youngest person to sail round the globe.

Continue reading "Both battered and buoyed by waves of public opinion" »

Latest 2 of 49 comments

View all comments

Robert Smissen rural SA says:

04:54pm | 20/05/10

Sorry JJJ I ALWAYS encouraged my kids to reach out & grab opportunities. They all went early & went in hard, life isn’t for the faint hearted Read more »
Ulrich says:

03:59pm | 19/05/10

Reading between the Lines Hi to all you mouse clickers, tell us what you have ever done that stands out. Stop knocking the girl. Have you ever been 5500km from the nearest land on your own? Reading all the comments shows, what a lot of envious turkies we have among… Read more »

Add your comment

Facebook Recommendations

Read all about it

Punch live

Up to the minute Twitter chatter

ToryShepherd 28 May 12 10:46PM

RT @saline: Touche Miriam. Touche Barry. Wicked old thespians taking the pith. #qanda

ToryShepherd 28 May 12 10:42PM

The best haters are the worst spellers #qandadelayed #godihopeididntmakeatypo

antsharwood 28 May 12 08:31PM

How much fun is it retweeting people who can't spell?

antsharwood 28 May 12 08:29PM

In other Olympian news, Steph rice is advertising Sunrice Chinese style Mongolian chicken. Think about that for a tick

See all tweets

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]