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Walking along the ancient Sydney coastline, the author ponders whether there may be not only a <em>joie de vivre, </em>but also a <em>joie de mort</em>

All 11 ships arrived within two days of each other. There was hardly any loss of life. The 16,000 mile (25,750km) voyage, made at the speed of a man walking, eventually settled in what Captain Arthur Phillip called Sydney Cove, very close to what is now Circular Quay. So ended one of the great nautical achievements of the modern world. Detractors So many books have been written about the First Fleet, its arrival at Sydney Cove and what followed in the next few years, it’s difficult to discern...

The Wrap: All of 2020’s rugby memorables and unmentionables A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size When it comes to rugby in 2020, that we got a season at all is cause for celebration. That is something worth remembering every time frustration kicked in for Wallabies fans, at Michael Hooper ignoring the posts in favour of the sideline. Super Rugby Aotearoa was a blast. The sight of a full Eden Park was a time...