Hooray News
Cup hopes to press claims
Wednesday October 21, 2009
INTERNATIONAL raiders from Europe and New Zealand dominate the field for today's Geelong Cup, a race that provides a lifeline to potential Melbourne Cup hopefuls, with the winner open to rehandicapping and an opportunity to climb the order of entry for the famous race.Mr Chicken Goes To Paris
Sunday August 2, 2009
MR CHICKEN GOES TO PARISDartboard Off Target As Racers Go Back In Black For The Week
Sunday November 30, 2008
FINALLY our racers have something to smile about! On "Super Tuesday" the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 swooped 7 per cent higher for the week. All racers scored in the black. Hooray! But they're all still firmly in the red. Boo.Hip Hyp Hooray / Better Deal For Kids
Saturday February 16, 2008
HIP HYP HOORAYStop Blaming The Victims, Minister
Saturday October 6, 2007
WELL, hooray for Kevin Andrews. In one breathtaking gesture of anecdotally informed gobbledegook, the Immigration Minister has told the world that when it comes to discriminatory practices in Australia - we don't discriminate.Calling All You Eager Kids
Saturday June 23, 2007
HOORAY! School's out and there's so much to see and do.Still Counting On The Cringe Factor
Thursday May 11, 2006
IT'S easy to mock the Logies. Heck, my expectations' dial is set so low on Logies night the merest hint of sophistication or wit has a seismic impact. The cringe factor promised to be high this year, too, with the trumpeting of more irrelevant overseas guests and the guarantee of more why-are-we-are-here befuddlement; hooray for Joan Rivers' skewering of that one.Please, O Chief, Tell Us The Future Weird Science
Thursday March 2, 2006
Hip, hip, hooray! Australia has a new Chief Scientist! There is dancing in the streets! Champagne flows without restraint! Young men and women in labs across the land throw their knickers in the air!Vaile Gets A Clear Message
Thursday February 23, 2006
STANDING on the tray of a semi-trailer, Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile yesterday enjoyed the warmest reception he has had in quite a while - rousing applause, and even three cheers. Hip hip hooray.Tales Of Sinister Deeds And Tender Adventures
Saturday March 12, 2005
BOOK REVIEW: HOORAY FOR HORRIBLE HARRIET, By Leigh Hobbs, Allen & Unwin, $24.95; HUNWICK'S EGG, By Mem Fox, illustrations by Pamela Lofts, Penguin, $24.95And The Winner Is Fashion Crimes, Bad Speeches And Losers' Smiles
Monday February 28, 2005
Hooray for Hollywood. It's a star-studded reason to party, writes Tim Hunter.Testing A Mean Way To Treat Oldies
Friday December 31, 2004
HOORAY! Johnny Howard is giving self-funded oldies $200 a year for those who hold a seniors health card. No health card, no money. We also have the option of returning the cheque if not wanted.Hail To The King For A Cracking Good Read
Sunday September 28, 2003
HOORAY for Stephen King and may Harold Bloom rot in slime. A bit over the top, perhaps, but that was my first reaction to the news that the King of Horror has won a top American literature prize - and that the King of Critics then promptly denounced him as a peddler of penny dreadfuls. How mean can you get?Behind The Smiles Beat Drums Of War
Friday July 4, 2003
It was all hip, hip, hooray when the Wallabies and Australian Rugby Union officials mingled yesterday at a World Cup function at Circular Quay. ARU chief John O'Neill was sighted merrily shaking Wallabies captain George Gregan's hand despite recent reports of a serious rift between them, and everyonIt's Here, It's Free And Isn't Afraid To Offend
Tuesday May 6, 2003
It is a slick new street magazine targeting young people with advice on oral sex, cocaine, ecstasy, and with articles headlined: ``Hooray for hate" and ``The day I joined the KKK". Its creators say it is just what young people want to read.Going For A Gong
Sunday March 24, 2002
Hooray for Hollywood. It's Oscars time again and the stars are out to enjoy red-carpet treatment, Brett Thomas reports.Aussie Would, Hollywood Wouldn't
Sunday December 17, 2000
American movies followed the Dumb And Dumber creed while Australian cinema provided three unexpected hits in 2000. THE YEAR 2000 in movies? Well, some Hollywood actors spent the year with their hands out while others spent it with a foot in the mouth. But hooray! the year 2000 also proved tBaby For Gallagher, New Love
Tuesday November 21, 2000
OASIS singer Liam Gallagher has confirmed that he and pop singer Nicole Appleton are expecting a baby. `It's true and it's absolutely great ? hooray,' Gallagher, 28, said. `Nicole is going to be a great mum, the best mum in the world ... we are really thrilled.' Gallagher said All Saints star The Games Bill: What Suffered?
Wednesday October 25, 2000
FIRSTLY, a big hooray for the greatest spectacle I have ever seen or am likely to see, the 2000 Olympics, and that's from one of its biggest critics - me. But now can I ask: who takes responsibility for the $2 billion-plus overrun that has come out of the public purse? I say overrun because we weTake Advantage Of Terror
Sunday October 15, 2000
THE sharemarket's October terrors are upon us. Hooray! Get ready to scoop up some very cheap stocks. And while you are at it, Coles Myer looks like it's in an upswing and Woolworths is booming. And if you are locked in with some high-priced stocks, don't sell. As today's All Ordinaries chart s