Israel Folau versus hate and intolerance

By Warren Nunn Australian sportsman Israel Folau has clear views about sinners and is not afraid to express them. For that he has been called homophobic and accused of expressing “divisive and discriminatory beliefs”. And, according to many in the...

The dangers of free speech and the dangers of limiting free speech

By Warren Nunn Much has been made of what has been described as inciting racial hatred in the aftermath of the vile murder of scores of people in Christchurch. It has caused some to ask if free speech should be restricted. People who have the right to gather and...

Who are the real science deniers?

By Warren Nunn The term “science deniers” is increasingly used against those who reject/question something that “science” insists has been proved. Anyone who doesn’t accept that global warming/climate change is real and is the result of...

Rockhampton High School centenary

By Warren Nunn As Rockhampton High School celebrates its centenary in 2019, here’s some recollections I have about my time as a student. It’s fairly predictable to have warm feelings about high school years. Those teenage years when, for some, long-lasting...

Gordon David (Bunny) Nunn, family man and extraordinary athlete

(First published 8 Jan 2015; updates—21 November 2015, 30 January 2016, 5 April 2016, and 2 September 2022). Bunny Nunn was one of Australia’s leading sportsmen of the 1940s and 50s. He excelled at the highest level and left a lasting legacy.  Born in Ipswich,...