Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons is a journalist and columnist with The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Opinion
- Wallabies
The Springboks won, but the Wallabies made a statement
Australia went down fighting against South Africa, performing more consistently and creatively than they have for two generations. The world is on notice - we’re back!
- Peter FitzSimons
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Why did Barnaby want to give a fish herpes? This environmental expert can explain
From the environmental frontlines, this Aussie is turning heads with tales that are truly wild – Darwin and the bonobos, Costa Rica’s “pura vida”, and the role of “ejaculation helmets” in saving a parrot.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
Why Ellis Park marks the start of Wallabies’ next golden era
I say the epic win over South Africa last week was the Wallabies’ most significant since the 1984 grand slam – which launched a 20-year period of unprecedented success.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- Wallabies
Bravo, you mighty Wallabies for the greatest comeback in Australian rugby history
At 22-0, the Springboks believed they had the game in the bag, but then came the greatest, most wonderful comeback ever by an Australian rugby team in a truly historic game that will be retold for decades.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- Liberal Party
They’ve been dismissed as ‘beta males and pathetic women’. But this Young Lib is punching back
Georgia Lowden wants to limit negative gearing, impose gender quotas and take action on climate change. No wonder she doesn’t watch Sky After Dark.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
Dog racing is on its last legs … and here’s another hammer blow
The Tasmanian government’s ban on greyhound racing is another welcome step, but the really big win for those who oppose the barbarous sport might be just around the corner.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- Australian cricket
Harry Gill, Warnie and the Flying Man: Crowd interactions unite us like little else
The epic feat of a cricket fan in Darwin has reminded us of all that can be good about the communal nature of sport.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- Nuclear disarmament
I survived Hiroshima: The world should turn away from nuclear weapons
Few survived the nuclear bombs which were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Keiko Ogura lived, to tell a grim tale.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
The Wallabies are back. Bring on the Boks
This is the team. These are the combinations. No more rebuilding. We want to see this team, in all its glory, cut loose – starting against the world champions next weekend.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
This man could cull the number of ‘misery machines’ in NSW. But he won’t
Residents lost $2.17billion to poker machines in the first quarter of 2025. This has consequences.
- Peter FitzSimons