Tag: Ammy Singh
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When death is no parenthesis: farewell, Phillip Hughes
Ammy Singh @ammyed Even as a Test cricketer, Phillip Hughes’ dream never changed. A working class, country kid in the mould of McGrath and Bradman before him, Hughes long harboured the humble goal of running an Angus stud cattle farm after the conclusion of his professional cricketing career. “If all goes to plan, that’s what…
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Inner West book club hails Scott Morrison’s interpretation of Sartre
Ammy Singh [twitname]ammyed[/twitname] A book club in Sydney’s Inner West has lauded Scott Morrison as a savant following the Minister’s comments on the seminal philosophical work of Jean Paul Sartre, ’Being and Nothingness’. The Minister for Border Protection and Immigration was in Newtown this week with NSW Premier Mike Baird, jointly unveiling a new childcare…
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UNSW appoints next Vice-Chancellor, Ian Jacobs
UNSW has appointed its next Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Jacobs from the University of Manchester. Professor Jacobs, the current Vice President and Dean of the Faculty of Medical/Human Sciences at Manchester University, was appointed to the position on Monday afternoon by a unanimous vote of UNSW Council, after a selection process headed by UNSW Chancellor, David…
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Auf Wiedersehen, Oktoberfest! UNSW Oktoberfest cancelled for 2014
Arc has been forced to cancel UNSW’s annual beer and music festival, Oktoberfest, for the second consecutive year, following security and safety concerns raised by NSW Police. The festival, originally slated to return on October 15 this year, has hit a roadblock after the 2014 venue, Hordern Pavilion, backed out of hosting Oktoberfest earlier this…
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Seeking New President and Vice-Chancellor
An exciting opportunity to lead Australia’s finest corporation-cum-educational institution into the 21st century has arisen. UNSW is searching for its next President and Vice-Chancellor, following the imminent retirement of our beloved benevolent ruler, Professor Fred Hilmer. For too long have we suffered under the socialist reign of terror enacted by Professor Hilmer. For too long…
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Bill Shorten ceases to exist for 24 hours, to little concern
Authorities are investigating a bizarre 24 hour time period in which Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, went unseen and unheard from, to no obvious concern from his family, colleagues, media observers, and the entire Australian public. Early reports suggest that nobody noticed. The Australian Federal Police was alerted to the disappearance after receiving several dozen faxes…