Peter Fitzsimons
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 23 September
On today's episode, New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens who was held hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army for 19 months has been released, the government is promising to crack down on the… Audio
Former Wallaby Peter Fitzsimons on All Blacks Bledisloe victory
The All Blacks survived a late scare from the Wallabies in the weekend, winning 31-28 in Sydney to secure the Bledisloe Cup for the 21st year on the trot. Australia sport correspondent and former… Audio
Wallabies set to exit World Cup after Wales defeat
The most gutting night in Australian rugby history.
That's how former Wallabies are describing their team's shock 40 - 6 loss to Wales.
For the first time ever, the Wallabies look set to exit the… Audio
The Panel with Simon Wilson and Georgina Stylianou (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Simon Wilson and Georgina Stylianou and Simon Wilson discuss Jacinda Ardern stepping down as Prime Minister with Professor Richard Shaw.
Plus, they speak… Audio
The Gun on 7 Manly NRL players refusing to wear Pride strip
Seven Manly Sea Eagles players stood down this week after the club announced players would wear a rainbow strip this week to promote LGBTIA+ inclusion. The players cite religious reasons for refusing… Audio
A last ditch effort across the ditch
Australia is heading to the polls tomorrow to decide which party will run the country for the next three years. We catch up with author, commentator and the chairman of the Australian Republic… Audio
Fitzsimons: Shane Warne was mesmerising
The cricketing world and the nation of Australia are in mourning after the death of Shane Warne, who is believed to have suffered a heart attack while on holiday in Thailand at the age of just 52… Audio
Djokovic dealt final serve w Australia deportation
It is game, set and match for the reigning Australian Open tennis champion - Novak Djokovic - who has been deported.
The unvaccinated player is returning to Serbia after three judges upheld the… Audio
Novak Djokovic could still be asked to leave Australia
In Australia the the ball remains in the government's court as the Novak Djokovic saga continues.
The unvaccinated tennis player has been confirmed in the official draw for the Australian Open - but… Audio
At the pub in Sydney
Author and hardcore Sydney sider Peter Fitzsimons has returned to the pub for the first time in over three months. He says its chocka with happy people. This is the first time Peter has had to use a… Audio
Peter Fitzsimons: you don't know how lucky you are mate!
A look at our neighbours in Australia now where the Covid-19 outbreak threatens to spread out of control. Cases topped 12-hundred in New South Wales yesterday with seven deaths, while in Victoria… Audio
ABs quarantining in Australia good for Wallabies - Fitzsimons
The All Blacks' third Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies is in doubt after Western Australia closed its borders with New Zealand yesterday due to the outbreak. The team is due to depart for… Audio
Kiwis sweep opening trans-Tasman rugby games
Hopes were high Australia's Super Rugby teams had lifted their game and would provide the New Zealand sides with some curry in the Trans-Tasman competition. That bubble looks like it has burst after… Audio
International rugby greats analyse Bledisloe Cup draw
Test rugby has returned in nail-biting style, with the All Blacks somehow escaping with a 16-all draw against Australia in yesterday's first Bledisloe Cup Test in Wellington.
The teams couldn't be… Audio
Government should let All Blacks leave isolation early - former Wallaby
A former Australian rugby player says the New Zealand government needs to bend the rules to allow the All Blacks home for Christmas with their families.
SANZAAR have announced the Rugby Championship… Audio
Rugby: All Blacks may be forced into isolation at Christmas
New Zealand Rugby has been left blindsided and angry after SANZAR released the draw for the end of year Rugby Championship forcing the All Blacks to spend Christmas in quarantine.
The draw sees the… Video, Audio
Peter FitzSimons on Raelene Castle's resignation
Raelene Castle resigned from her role as the CEO of Rugby Australia this week after it became clear she no longer had the support of the board. Peter FitzSimons believes part of the vitriol aimed at… Audio
Rugby Australia's Israel Folau settlement 'best for the sport' - journalist
Former Australia fullback Israel Folau has settled his unfair dismissal case with Rugby Australia - after he took the organisation to court for firing him over homophobic comments he made on social… Audio
James Cook - separating the man from the myth
He's not a hero, but he's not a villain either; Captain James Cook is complicated man who is often seen as one or the other. The real story is somewhere in between says Australian author and… Audio
RWC: Australia exits, Cheika to follow
The Wallabies exit from the Rugby World Cup will also mean the end of Michael Cheika's five year spell as coach. The frequently controversial 52-year-old was in no mood for questions on his future in… Audio