Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons is a journalist and columnist with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘I like a show!’: From producing The Voice to directing funerals
Julie Ward had a stellar career as producer of The Voice and other hit TV shows. Now she helps people at their most vulnerable: when a loved one has died.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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The Fitz Files
Hard to swallow: The moment in Wallabies doco where Eddie’s excuses demand a reply
The documentary on Australia’s World Cup debacle is car-crash TV, but one scene should have veered from fly-on-the-wall to scripted film.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
NRL 2024
NRL flavour of the month in Las Vegas? Don’t believe the hype
If you think rugby league is going to conquer America then can I interest you in this bridge I have for sale?
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Five Minutes with Fitz
‘A horrible place for gays is now wonderful’, thanks to the toughest bloke I’ve met
Rugby league legend Ian Roberts is proud of Sydney’s queer culture. He reveals the moment he knew he was gay and a secret crush on a former team-mate.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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The Fitz Files
Why the Bears should go west … but not too far west
The first sign autumn is upon us: “Bring back the Bears”. Of course it’s time to bring back the Bears - just not in Perth.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Super Bowl
The secrets to being a stone-cold winner
Patrick Mahomes’ heroics in the Super Bowl went beyond just being ‘clutch’.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Film
Trump, Putin and a Sydney ‘love-child’ … I’d chat to Oliver Stone on any given Sunday
The legendary American film director opens up in a wide-ranging interview, including who he really thinks killed JFK.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Why Manu won’t be the last league player signed by French rugby
Told yers! The expected signing of Roosters star Joey Manu to a French rugby club will be the first of many.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Super Bowl
Hail to the Chiefs: How Tay Tay and Travis plan to win the Super Bowl and US election
As wonderful as it is that “The Plan” to thwart Donald Trump is about to be flawlessly executed, Joe Biden does have one or two concerns.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Original Sinner: Jannik leads the revolution tennis had to have
New breeds in tennis, and cricket, have provided a wonderful sporting opening to 2024.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘Our story came true’: What Sinner said to coach Cahill after his AO win
Italians are “very touchy people”, according to Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill, so there were plenty of hugs, but also a few choice words in the players box.
- by Peter FitzSimons