Monthly Archives: May 2009

Ten Things Learnt From Parliament House

By Tim Eakins | Published: Monday, 25th May, 2009

Ten things learnt from a week covering Parliament House.
1 – Make sure your fly is done up on the first day.
2 – Double check your fly is done up the second day.
3 – If you are wearing a suit, striking teachers may think you are the Government.
4 – If you tell the Premier: “I really [...]

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Hot Pies And Meat Pies

By Tim Eakins | Published: Wednesday, 6th May, 2009

A win last Friday night by the best football team in the land reminded me of my love of hot pies. And by hot pies I don’t mean the mighty Magpies but the humble Aussie pastry.
I remembered a Queensland friend once told me about the pie mecca of Yatala Bakery: “Everyone in Brisbane should go [...]

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Cure For A Bad Case Of Can’t Be Bothered

By Tim Eakins | Published: Wednesday, 6th May, 2009

Experienced court reporter Peter Gregory has a simple piece of advice for budding journalists when covering the courts of Australia: “Show up.”
Speaking to Australia’s best looking journalism students from Brisbane’s Jschool, Gregory recalls the trial of convicted triple murderer Peter Dupas: “I was able to see him (Dupas) winking at the female journalists.”
If Gregory had [...]

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