Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons is a journalist and columnist with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Michele Bullock didn’t cut rates on Tuesday. Bernie Fraser is sure she should have
The Reserve Bank’s most iconic governor says businesses are going bust and the RBA is too focused on only one factor in its charter.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Opinion
The Fitz Files
Is Buddy Franklin the greatest exemplar of the Ewing Theory?
Lance Franklin is an all-time great of the AFL, but it looks like the Sydney Swans are better without him.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
AFL grand final
Why a Swans win on Saturday will just be part of the natural order
Sydney won’t be shocked when the Swans win the AFL grand final. We’re just better at Aussie rules than anyone, especially Victorians.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
John Barron: Why I won’t call Trump barking mad, but I’ll happily say he’s a ‘moron’
There’s not much John Barron does not know about American politics. But that doesn’t mean he’s ready to call the 2024 presidential election.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Look on the bright side: The All Blacks are going like busteds, too
Whatever the Wallabies enduring woes, they have at least shown signs of life under Joe Schmidt that we never saw under Eddie Jones in last year’s endless cluster-ruck.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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City life
Sydney museum director had to be carried from office in his chair
The day Gerard Krefft was removed from the Australian Museum for his radical views on evolutions, God and science.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘The sun doesn’t send a bill,’ says Chris Bowen, but will there be blackouts this summer?
The federal minister for energy and climate change explains why the government’s on track to deliver cleaner energy for Australia – and why the opposition’s plans are a recipe for disaster.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Only in America: Dallas Cowboys’ season theme lost in translation
Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up. The Dallas Cowboys have done us all a big favour.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
American Football
Why the NFL should not bring a game to Sydney
Hey, Mr Goodell, follow the ... ahem ... great success of rugby league and use Las Vegas to attract new fans.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
She’s our most successful female Paralympian, but even bigger dreams came true when she quit
Ellie Cole, an amputee since the age of three, has won 17 Paralympic medals. But her post-swimming life and career has delivered additional joy.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Tip of the hat, NRL: Your draw for this weekend is perfect
The list of likely premiers is just two, but that won’t stop us leaguies from loving the round 27 action.
- by Peter FitzSimons