July 2014

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The Public Apology has assured its burgeoning Iraqi readership that it will continue to pump out mildly amusing ramblings on Australian sport to keep their minds off the ongoing sectarian conflict. Two Iraq-based readers – one from Baghdad and another from an undisclosed location – visited The Public Apology website in the month of June 2014, according to…

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This Saturday marks the start of the 2014 Tour de France. Sixteen years ago an esoteric bicycle race in the European countryside would have meant nothing to the vast majority of Australians, but in recent years that has changed. Over the coming weeks, thousands of Australians will tune into SBS 2 to catch the Tour de…

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It is a sad fact of life that professional athletes, like politicians, typically speak in banal clichés. Except, that is, when they have retired or have fucked up so badly they need to make a public apology, in which case they can be candid, honest and downright entertaining. New Zealand Cricketer Lou Vincent has effectively…

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by 0 comments on "Todd Carney Should Be Celebrated, Not Sacked"

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By now I’m guessing you’ve seen the photo of Todd Carney doing the ‘Michael Buble’? It got passed around quicker than Tinder is spreading herpes, so I would be surprised if you haven’t. Before you join the chorus of outrage and disgust however, I recommend you take a closer look. Not at his penis, although…

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