Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons is a journalist and columnist with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Penny for her thoughts? When an activist joins the establishment to ‘cause trouble’
Penny Sharpe’s political journey has taken her from street protests to Macquarie Street. Now she is responsible for climate change action and saving the koalas.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Opinion
Folau controversy
Flagging a lack of logic in coach’s response to Folau backlash
Hey, Steve Hansen. When your actions have caused the problem, you don’t get to boast about how great the reaction is.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
NRL 2023
We’re told Ponga’s latest head knock wasn’t concussion. So, what was it?
Kalyn Ponga went down like a sack of spuds after a head knock last week, but returned to the field after passing an HIA. What’s the explanation?
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Is it too late to save an Aussie icon from extinction? I asked ‘Dr Koala’
Koalas are up against the formidable foes of logging and climate change, but solutions exist if we want to grasp them.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
The Fitz Files
More bloodletting needed higher up at Dragons than just scapegoat coach
The Dragons have a recent history of baffling decisions not confined to the decision to appoint Anthony Griffin as coach.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Rugby Australia
Why joining the chorus on Voice is pitch perfect for rugby
How could Australian rugby – the most inclusive and diverse of all games – do anything but declare its full-blooded support for the Voice to parliament?
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Australian TV
Liz Ellis says ‘yes’ is the key to success, so I asked when she was entering politics
The former Diamonds’ captain is now “Ellis Everywhere”. Her latest triumph is winning reality TV show I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. Is a move to Canberra next?
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
NRL 2023
Kudos to the NRL for backing the Voice. Now for the rest to follow their lead
The NRL have been consulting a body of Indigenous experts for years. And, shock horror, it has worked a treat.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Gender equality
Balance of play: Why we need more battles of the sexes in sport
There are plenty of competitions where skill rather than strength is the key to success. So why are so many of them still divided by gender?
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Are we a nation of secret royalists? ‘More than you can see’. (unfortunately!)
The national convenor of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy David Flint discusses the future of the royal family in Australia – and the radical days of his youth.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Beginning of the end for code wars? No, this isn’t even the end of the beginning
You heard it here first. Rugby union may only just be warming up in the search for NRL talent.
- by Peter FitzSimons