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'The Enterprise'—10 years since its unveiling

It's been ten years since the football world was alternately delighted or shocked with the dawn raid orchestrated by the FBI on the luxury Baur au Lac Hotel in downtown Zurich, on some unsuspecting, sleeping members of the FIFA Congress.

When it comes to the 1975ers, the cap fits

FA relies on an assessment by their History Committee but it doesn't pass the pub test.

UN vote another reason to boycott Qatar 2022

If human rights is more than empty rhetoric to FIFA, they need to act on Qatar's support for Russia

A tale of two coaches

Regardless of the results of Wednesday's World Cup qualifier, Graham Arnold is widely tipped to lose his job

Russia and Qatar sign sports 'cooperation agreement'

While Russia bombs a maternity hospital in Ukraine, Qatar welcomes their Sport Minister on a state visit.

Sport & Politics - The Andrew Jennings Edition

A fitting tribute to the giant of sports investigative journalism and a clarion call to aspiring journalists.

Andrew Jennings - A Giant of Sports Investigative Journalism

Andrew Jennings led the way in exposing corruption in world sport

2023 World Cup must be a game changer for all to make the most of government investment

Australian Government's 2021 MYEFO banks on loss of tax revenues due to 2023 World Cup

FA posts $11.8 million surplus and holds a typical football ‘election’

Football Australia's XI Principles talk of 'modern, efficient and effective governance', but they don't practice what they preach

It’s time to speak up or shut up because the Sport Integrity Australia process is as good as it’s going to get

The complaints handling process announced by Sport Integrity Australia and Football Australia is an opportunity for the football community t

Why we need a truly independent inquiry

The 'supplementary' complaints management process with Sports Integrity Australia is welcome, but it doesn't obviate the need for an indepen

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We have three new books being released in March. This is one of them. If you're a #rugbyleague fan, this person needs no introduction.

In these times, we were reminded of this by one of our authors, Stuart Thomas, in his book 'When Mum and Dad See Me Kick'. Something to be mindful of.

#kindness #mindfulness

Well, sometimes the media gets things wrong, but it doesn't detract from the message—Candy's book 'Light and Shadow' was 15 years in the making, not 25! Notwithstanding this, it's good to see this write-up in today's SMH/The Age. 'Light and Shadow' is available from us and truly good bookstores, and online of course. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/it-took-me-25-years-to-finish-my-new-historical-novel-but-the-story-never-left-me-20251215-p5nnvj.html

Our top 10 reads of 2025, Part 2. Numbers 6-10. If you’re looking for thoughtful gifts, summer reading, or something new for the beach bag, you’ll find plenty to love right here.
https://buff.ly/RpEq3sb

#books #Christmasgifts #hanukkahgift #yafiction #fiction #memoir

We do, as the Prime Minister suggests, wrap our arms around the Jewish community today, especially our authors of the Jewish faith, and the entire Australian community.

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As the year draws to a close and we all begin to wind down for the holidays, we’re celebrating a wonderful year of books, storytelling, and Australian voices with our Top 10 Reads of 2025 – the ten titles Fair Play Publishing proudly released this year.

From memoirs to sports history, fiction, cultural commentary and a few surprises along the way, each book reminds us why stories matter and how much joy they bring.

If you’re looking for thoughtful gifts, summer reading, or something new for the beach bag, you’ll find plenty to love right here.

Here are books 1-6 in our Top 10. You know where to find them!

Our 'ifwe must, we must' Black Friday sale ends midnight tonight (Monday 1st December). With only 24 days till Christmas and the long summer ahead, it's the perfect opportunity either to catch up on reading, or to get some stocking fillers.

#blackfridaydeals #booksales #reading #Christmasstockings

https://www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/black-friday-collection

Chaos on one side.

Calm + a good book on the other.

We know which one we’re choosing.

Our once-a-year Fair Play sale: 20 books, deeply discounted, limited stock.

Link in bio.

#booksale #blackfridayish #readmore #australianbooks

We don’t usually do Black Friday… but if we must, we must!

We’re clearing space for 2026, so we’ve gathered 20 Fair Play favourites and marked them right down.

Memoirs, football histories, fiction, books about life — all needing good homes.

Limited stock + big savings = one very rare FPP sale.

Have a browse 👉 https://www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/black-friday-collection

#australianbooks #smallpress #booksale #blackfriday #blackfridaybooks

We believe all our stories matter. That is why we publish them, and why we publish for a purpose.

We have already more than proven that with our significant library of sports non-fiction, bringing stories of the people, history, and culture of sport that others will not.

It is also particularly true of two of our most recent releases: Natalie Scott's 'A Secret Grief' and 'Light and Shadow' by @candidabaker1.

In both instances, Natalie and Candida—both of whom are journalists and accomplished authors with multiple previous books from 'big name' publishers—were told that no one would read their latest work. In Natalie's case, because it was a memoir written by a 97-year-old. In Candida's, because it was a novel narrated by an 80-year-old.

We disagree.

More importantly, one way to change attitudes towards ageism in our society is to do the unexpected—and what some publishers don't have the freedom or the courage to do: publish a book written by a 97-year-old, and narrated by an 80-year-old.

In A Secret Grief, we also gain a rare window into 1930s and 1940s Australia by someone who lived through it, in an era shaped by the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, and World War II.

We hope our readers have the same courage and curiosity to discover these and our other really good books.

#reallygoodbooks #candidabaker #nataliescott #ageisminliterature #Australianhistory #novelswithhorses

📸: Marija Zaric

Last week, we celebrated our oldest author (and possibly Australia’s oldest living author!), the remarkable 97-year-old Natalie Scott.

Today, we’re just as thrilled to spotlight our youngest: 26-year-old @amycoomer
launching her powerful YA debut, 'Rosemary Boy'.

At Fair Play Publishing, writing—and reading—are gloriously age-agnostic. A good story is simply a good story. 💛📚✨

16 November 2005 → 16 November 2025

Twenty years ago today, a nation held its breath — and then erupted.

Australia qualified for the 2006 World Cup, ending a 32-year wait and igniting a new era for the game in this country.

That night didn’t just change football. It changed us — the supporters, the storytellers, the dreamers. And two decades on, so many of our Fair Play Publishing books exist because of what that moment set in motion: the passion, the history, the curiosity, and the belief.

From Socceroos – A World Cup Odyssey to The Goals That Changed Australia, from The Coping Stone to Portraits in Football, these stories reflect the love of a game that has shaped lives across the country.

📚 Here’s a glimpse of just *some* of the books inspired by football’s heartbeat in Australia — stories that inspire us like 16 November 2005, as well as before and since.

Happy Anniversary 🎉 to all our authors and readers.

#20YearsOn #Socceroos #FairPlayPublishing #FootballHistory #WorldCup2006

Good to see two FPP authors now working at the BBC (not on Panorama 😅). @florasnelson (Hear Us Roar) and @sallyfreedman (Get Your Tit$ Out for the Lads). 👏🏼👏🏼

Our Spring books are still coming. Join author Amy Coomer this Saturday on the Gold Coast, talking about her new #YA novel, 'Rosemary Boy'.

#newbooks #newreleases #GoldCoast #youngadultnovels #reading

Our Spring books continue with the release today of A Secret Grief, a memoir by 97-year-old author Natalie Scott.

In A Secret Grief, Scott looks back across almost a century to explore the fragile terrain of childhood memory and emotion.

At its heart is Natasha (Natalie's name as a child) Ross, a young girl growing up in 1930s and 1940s Australia. Her brilliant yet volatile mother, Nina, hovers between love and despair; her father, Marcus, is torn between loyalty to his wife and tenderness for his daughter.

Told with lyrical grace and emotional honesty, A Secret Grief is both intensely personal and quietly universal — a meditation on how families love, wound, and forgive.

It’s a work of extraordinary reflection from one of Australia’s oldest living authors, written with a clarity of voice that only time and distance can provide.

Get it from good bookstores or from us, directly.

@samraeforhawke

#newrelease #newbooks #ageism #memoir #Australiainthe1930s #Australiainthe1940s #NatalieScott

https://www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/a-secret-grief-a-memoir

Our next Spring book has been nine decades in the making! 'A Secret Grief' is a lyrical memoir of author 97-year-old Natalie Scott's childhood from age 7 to 14 years, growing up in Australia in the midst of the Great Depression and World War II. Narrated by 'Natasha' (as Natalie was often referred to), it explores memory, exile, and a challenging bond with her mother.

It's released on Monday and available at all good bookstores as a paperback, and also an eBook.

#newreleases #memoir #NatalieScott #nonagenarianauthor #1930sAustralia #1940saustralia

Author @candidabaker1 before the launch of ‘Light and Shadow’ with @lacarolinebaum at @gleebooks.

#newrelease #historicalfiction #candidabaker #photography #horses #belonging

Tonight, we'll be at Gleebooks in Sydney for the launch of our latest book, the third of four for Spring 2025. It's 'Light and Shadow' by Candida Baker, a sweeping historical fiction inspired by real events.

The story begins in 1874 with a scandal that shocked the world: pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge—famous for capturing motion in still images—shot and killed his wife’s lover. Acquitted at trial, he walked free. His wife died within a year. Their young son, Florado, was left behind in silence and uncertainty.
But that is only the beginning.

In 'Light and Shadow', Baker imagines what history left out—crafting a haunting and deeply moving story of Rosa Maria de Martinez, the fictional granddaughter of Florado. Raised in Mexico and unaware of her true parentage, Rosa grows up under the weight of secrets that aren’t hers. When the truth begins to emerge, it sends her on a journey across continents—and deep into the stories of those who came before her.

Set against the backdrop of Muybridge’s iconic photography, the novel explores shame, abandonment, and female resilience across generations. From 19th-century scandal to 20th-century Australia, from Victorian repression to modern self-discovery, this is a novel that asks what we inherit—and what we choose to carry forward.

It is another fabulous read from our very independent publishing house.

Available now for $34.99 from good bookstores (or $32.99 directly from us) in paperback and as an e-book.

If you're interested in horses—and isn't everyone an armchair expert on Melbourne Cup Day?—you're going to love our next book. It's historical fiction by @candidabaker1, based around the true crime committed by the 19th-century photographer who discovered that at some point in a horse's gallop, all four hooves are off the ground.

Find out more on Thursday at the launch of 'Light and Shadow' at @gleebooks.

#horsebooks #historicalfiction #truecrime #romance #lovestory #belonging

Kidnapped at birth.
Living his twin’s life.
Searching for the truth.
Rosemary Boy — a YA novel about identity, grief and belonging.
Out now ✨

https://www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/rosemary-boy

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Amy Coomer is part of Gen Z — and she’s written the story Gen Z has been waiting for. 'Rosemary Boy' captures the mess, beauty and pain of finding yourself in a world that won’t stop watching. Out now 📚

#RosemaryBoy #YAAuthor #Bookstagram #Identity #NewBook

https://buff.ly/jHTfrCh

Trevor Thompson and Tim Ayliffe at the launch of Trevor’s latest book, ‘Big Con’ at Better Read Than Dead.

📘 It’s release day!

Rosemary Boy by @amycoomer is out now.

A gripping YA story about identity, loss, and belonging — and what happens when the life you thought was yours… isn’t.

Find it wherever books are sold - or directly from us, in paperback and as an eBook.

#RosemaryBoy #YAfiction #NewRelease #ComingOfAge #identity

Meet Australia's unknown #soccer pioneer. A Hall-of-Famer in British Columbia, completely unheard of in Australia...until now, thanks to Trevor Thompson's 'Big Con'. Trevor is in conversation with the fabulous Tim Ayliffe this Wednesday at Better Read Than Dead, Newtown. 6.30pm-8pm.

https://www.betterreadevents.com/events/big-con-trevor-thompson-in-conversation-with-tim-ayliffe

Seventeen-year-old Jules Edwards thought he was ordinary. He had a family, a home, a life he understood. Until a viral news broadcast and a DNA test turned everything upside down.

Kidnapped as a baby, Jules is forced to leave behind the only life he’s ever known and return to a family of strangers — the Rosemarys — who are still grieving the son they just lost. Jules’s identical twin, Jack.

Now Jules is living in Jack’s shadow. He’s sleeping in his dead brother’s room. Dodging Jack’s ex-girlfriend. Inheriting his friends and routines — and navigating a media circus that has dubbed him “Rosemary Boy.”

Told with honesty and heart, Amy Coomer’s latest novel is a deeply moving exploration of identity, grief, and belonging. It’s about what happens when the life you’ve known falls apart, and you have to find out who you are all over again.

Early readers are calling Rosemary Boy “raw, tender, and unforgettable.” We couldn’t agree more.

📘 Rosemary Boy is available from Tuesday, October 28th, via our Popcorn Press imprint.

#newreleasebook #youngadultnovel #grief #identity #DNAtest #family #relationships #AmyCoomer

Want to read a #reallygoodfootballbook? Don't just take our word for it (although we *are* the leaders in football fiction!).
https://buff.ly/OdrpjUn

One of our fabulous reads from two years ago to celebrate women's football, 'Hear Us Roar', an anthology of emerging women football writers from around the world.

https://buff.ly/YEG8vs9

#womenwriters #womeninfootball #footballwomen #womensportswriters

Our next release (later this month) is 'Rosemary Boy', a young adult novel about a boy kidnapped at birth, thrust into grief, & searching for identity in a life that was never his. Book & film clip by @amycoomer. OUT SOON.

https://buff.ly/i5TK7i3

#newrelease #YAnovel #comingofage

Join authors TrevorThompson and Tim Ayliffe, as Tim speaks with Trevor about his latest book, 'Big Con', the story of Australia's unknown sports marketing pioneer.

🗓️ Wednesday 29 October
⏰ 6.30pm
📍 Better Read Than Dead, 265 King Street, Newtown

📖🍷🧀

https://www.betterreadevents.com/events/big-con-trevor-thompson-in-conversation-with-tim-ayliffe

#newbooks #bookloversofinstagram #truecrime #sportbooks #Australia #Canada

Our next novel is a young adult fiction that is a powerful Gen Z coming-of-age story about identity, loss, and belonging. 'Rosemary Boy' by @amycoomer. Out at the end of this month at all good bookstores and directly from us in paperback and as an ebook.

#youngadultfiction #identityandbelonging #comingofage #familysecrets

Screens give you notifications.
Books give you goosebumps.
Choose wisely. 📖✨

Forgotten in Australia. Honoured in Canada. Con Jones was inducted into the British Columbia Soccer Hall of Fame in 2023. Now, his wild, true story is finally told in Big Con—out now. From Melbourne Cup scandal to a football visionary.

#newrelease #footballbook #truecrime #MelbourneCup #HallofFame #Australia #Canada #footballvisionary

👀 He vanished from Sydney in disgrace. He built a stadium in Vancouver.
📘 Big Con by Trevor Thompson is the incredible true story of Con Jones—a street kid turned bookie turned fugitive who became the godfather of Canadian football.
🏟️ He introduced pro soccer to British Columbia.
⚽ He ran cross-border leagues with the U.S.
🎩 He negotiated with London’s football elite.
💥 All while hiding a Melbourne Cup betting scandal back home.
Now recognised in Canada’s Soccer Hall of Fame—this is the Aussie story you’ve never heard.
📖 Available now in paperback & e-book from Fair Play Publishing and all good bookstores.
👉 Link in bio.

#BigConBook #FairPlayPublishing #AustralianHistory #FootballBooks #TrueCrimeReads #SoccerHistory #ConJones #TrevorThompson #BookLaunch #SportsBiography

As the Socceroos take on NewZealand tonight for the Football Ashes, why not be really well informed about this important slice of Australian sporting history? We've got just the book for it. Available in e-book and softcover.

https://buff.ly/DICVZG9

#Socceroos #newzealand #australia #allwhites #footballgames #footballashes #footballbooks

"Five iconic reads, curated for football lovers of all ages." So we say about our Father's Day Football Bundle. Order by Wednesday for guaranteed delivery.

#fathersdayspecial❤️ #bookbundle #footballbooks #fomo

Let’s be honest: Dad (whether that be you or someone you know) doesn’t need another tie. Or socks. Or a three-pack of hankies.

What does he need? A cracking good read.

From football stories that relive the glory (and heartbreak), from sports books about some of the Australian champions we've produced, to biographies and memoirs that inform, to contemporary and football novels that entertain, and true tales about life, love, death, and everything in-between, that inspire — we’ve got the books that will actually make Dad smile this Father’s Day.

Skip the clichés. Give him a story worth remembering...because every dad deserves a great story.

👉 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au

#fathersday❤️ #reallygoodbooks #noties #nosocks #nohandkerchiefs #footballbooks #sportsbooks #fiction #life

Ardent followers of football will not be surprised to know that the term 'colourful character' precedes Blatter, Havelange, et al. Our next release is about a man who fled a scandal, built a sporting empire, left behind a legacy—but largely forgotten in his homeland.

Meet 'Big Con' Jones. He's already in the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. But he's ignored in Australia—until now with this soon-to-be-released new book by Trevor Thompson. https://buff.ly/H7dilpM

#Canadasoccer #Australiafootball #Australiasoccer #ConJones #vancouversoccer #lacrosse

From the oval to the page, the fight’s the same. 'The End of the Game' — Michael Fiddian with the Hawks' Jarman Impey.

#racism #noroomforracism #kickitout #youngadultnovel #jarmanimpey #hawthorn #hawks

https://www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/popcorn-press/products/the-end-of-the-game

One of the feel-good moments of the past week, not just for the 1980 Olympians, but for us as the publishers of Michelle Ford's book 'Turning the Tide' (with Craig Lord), which was instrumental in making this happen.

https://x.com/AlboMP/status/1950527836256719349

#Olympians #swimming #ColdWar #Albo #MichelleFord #1980olympics

Towards the end of last year, we published a book by #goalkeepercoach and #Socceroo, Jim Fraser, entitled 'Tales of Wagging Tails'. It's a series of #canine short stories that Jim had put together from his many years as a #policedog handler and animal behavioural expert. It's a great read: full of Jim's trademark humour, as well as lots of #doggy goodness and, of course, sadness. As the publisher, we included photos of dogs we know and love. The back cover is full of dog park friends and others. Towards the end of the book, we also have a full page of this gorgeous #Frenchie, Pepper.

This post is to pay tribute to beautiful Pepper. She departed this life today. To her last breath, she was gorgeous, trusting, generous, and welcoming. We love her. We will miss her. But we are glad she is now at peace. Vale Pepper.

#dogbooks #PeppertheFrenchie #dogswelove #JimFraser #cancer #TalesofWaggingTailsbook

Australia's golden boot winners overseas. Because goals matter‚ and so do the journeys. # Green and Golden Boots. A great short read from @jason38goldy, now on special to make way for new titles coming our way.

#goldenbootaward⚽️ #aussiesabroad🇦🇺 #footballbooks #monthlyspecial

https://buff.ly/HTZxwxa

As previously foreshadowed, we are SO pleased to have played a part in helping Michelle Ford and the 1980 Olympians achieve long overdue recognition. Michelle's book, 'Turning the Tide' (written with Craig Lord) was instrumental in helping to achieve this. Today was a good day for these forgotten Olympians as they were officially recognised in Parliament House, Canberra, by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. Congratulations to all. https://buff.ly/0dw8vpR

📚🏊🏼‍♀️ #Olympics #Moscow1980 #ausolympicteam

NEW RELEASE! 🥳

Before Donald Trump purchased a golf course or two in Scotland in 2014, Aussies had been plying their trade in 'Alba' since the 1980s.

And we have a book about it! 😁

From Dave Mitchell’s trailblazing move to Rangers to Ange Postecoglou's
history-making run at Celtic, 'Socceroos in Scotland', by Paul Murphy, charts four decades of Australian footballers’ growing impact in Scotland and the surprising two-way bond between the two footballing cultures.

Author and journalist, Paul Murphy, takes readers on a journey from Glasgow to the Highlands, uncovering the untold story of how Aussies went from fringe curiosities to pivotal figures in Scottish football.

With exclusive interviews with players such as Tony Vidmar Scott McDonald Erik Paartalu and rare insights from coaches, teammates, and journalists, Socceroos in Scotland reveals the grit, ambition, and shared history that have defined this footballing exchange.

What emerges is not just a sporting tale but a cultural story of migration, identity, and mutual respect. Scottish immigrants helped shape the early game in Australia; now, Australian players and coaches are leaving their mark. This book is about football—but also about opportunity, legacy, and the unexpected paths connecting nations through sport.

📚⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺

#newreleases #footballbooks #Scotland #Australia #aussiesabroad🇦🇺

Football in Scotland. With a green and gold twist. Out tomorrow.

#newreleases #footballbooks #Scotland #Socceroos #Australia #aussiesabroad🇦🇺

Here's a good listen to our author, Paul Nicholls, talking with Suzanne Hill of the ABC about his book, 'The Coping Stone', which tells the story of the first England football tour of Australia in 1925.

https://lnkd.in/gkguU9V8

#sportshistory #Australiansportshistory #footballhistory #AustraliavEngland #footballbooks

We are delighted that the 1980 #Australian #Olympic team is to be officially recognised. Gold Medal winner, Michelle Ford-Eriksson, MBE, wrote about it in 'Turning the Tide' (written with Craig Lord), published by us in March 2024. This is well-deserved recognition of all the 1980 athletes. 🙌🏼 to all 1980 athletes, especially Michelle for her advocacy with the Australian Olympic Committee and Australian Government on this.

#Olympics #AustralianOlympicteam #swimming #goldmedalwinners #Moscow

Our next book to hit the shelves is a top read from Paul Murphyentitled 'Socceroos in Scotland', a fascinating deep dive into the special relationship between Australia and Scotland in football.

https://www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/socceroos-in-scotland

#footballbooks #Australia #Socceroos #Scotland #football #scottishpremierleague

More reading relevant to #NAIDOCWeek2025 is John Maynard's Second Edition 'The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe', which details the previously untold history of Aboriginal involvement with the ‘world game’. Always worth a read.

https://buff.ly/wCmHqeY

#football #Aboriginalsport #sporthistory #strengthvisionlegacy

John Maynard’s 'Golf Dreaming' takes readers on an extraordinary journey into the world of golf through an Aboriginal lens, skillfully blending personal memoir, untold history, and rich cultural insights. With his signature storytelling flair, John unearths the hidden connections between golf and Aboriginal identity, revealing a narrative of resilience, tradition, and transformation. This captivating exploration goes beyond the fairways, illuminating the sport's global history, its ties to privilege and colonialism, and the enduring spirit of Indigenous innovation. 'Golf Dreaming' is a celebration of culture, a reimagining of sport, and a powerful story of connection to country and community.

#golf #naidocweek2025🖤💛❤️ #strengthvisionlegacy #newreleases #booksaboutgolf

Happy #NAIDOCWeek. We acknowledge all First Peoples as the original #storytellers of this beautiful land we call home and celebrate their enduring knowledge and connections to Country. We honour the wisdom of and pay respect to Elders past, present, and emerging.

#strengthvisionlegacy #naidoc2025🖤💛♥️

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"Dictatorships are one-way streets. Democracy boasts two-way traffic.”"

ALBERT MORAVIA

Latest books from Fair Play Publishing

This easy-to-read guide by Amy Schembri is a fabulous read for young players aspiring to be a professional footballer, and their parents or carers who sometimes have to help pick up the pieces of disappointment. Amy speaks with players at different points of their journey as well as an elite sports psychologist.

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A short history of the goals and games played by the Matildas and the Socceroos, from John Aloisi's penalty in November 2005 that took us to the 2006 World Cup, through to Cortnee Vine's penalty at the 2023 World Cup in Australia. A great read for young readers and all football fans by David Weiner.

Agent and lawyer, Peter Paleologos, talks to 29 player agents and gets behind the headlines. What do agents do? How often do the 'big breaks' happen? How do they help? And just how essential are they to the contemporary football 'ecosystem'? Great read for any fan of the game.

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I am the founder and publisher at Fair Play Publishing and founder of the Manly Writers' Festival and the Football Writers Festival. This is my personal website containing my writings over the past decade or more on a range of topics (although not fully up-to-date yet).

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Line of Thought

Bonita Mersiades

Latest

'The Enterprise'—10 years since its unveiling

When it comes to the 1975ers, the cap fits

UN vote another reason to boycott Qatar 2022

A tale of two coaches

Russia and Qatar sign sports 'cooperation agreement'

Sport & Politics - The Andrew Jennings Edition

Andrew Jennings - A Giant of Sports Investigative Journalism

2023 World Cup must be a game changer for all to make the most of government investment

FA posts $11.8 million surplus and holds a typical football ‘election’

It’s time to speak up or shut up because the Sport Integrity Australia process is as good as it’s going to get

Why we need a truly independent inquiry

"Dictatorships are one-way streets. Democracy boasts two-way traffic.”"

Latest books from Fair Play Publishing

About

Line of Thought

Bonita Mersiades

Latest

'The Enterprise'—10 years since its unveiling

When it comes to the 1975ers, the cap fits

UN vote another reason to boycott Qatar 2022

A tale of two coaches

Russia and Qatar sign sports 'cooperation agreement'

Sport & Politics - The Andrew Jennings Edition

Andrew Jennings - A Giant of Sports Investigative Journalism

2023 World Cup must be a game changer for all to make the most of government investment

FA posts $11.8 million surplus and holds a typical football ‘election’

It’s time to speak up or shut up because the Sport Integrity Australia process is as good as it’s going to get

Why we need a truly independent inquiry

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"Dictatorships are one-way streets. Democracy boasts two-way traffic.”"

Latest books from Fair Play Publishing

About

Line of Thought

Bonita Mersiades