Gold Everywhere

radiant : Sonia Kruger

UK cricketing captain David Gower may think Australian cricket fans are devoid of culture but the Aussie cricketers sure have damned fine luggage. That was evident at this week's 2013 Gold Ball where one of the auction items was a splendorous set of Louis Vuitton luggage created for cricket captain Michael Clarke.
The Louis Vuitton luggage was just one of the many donated items along with Paspaley Pearls and world airline trips that saw around one million dollars being raised for the Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick.
The Gold Ball brought out 350 of the good and great including former prime minister Paul Keating and captains of industry including the new slimline 'Aussie John' Symonds and new girlfriend Amber Keating , PM Paul's former daughter-in-law and a newly svelte Joe Hockey MP.
 Also there was Nine Network boss Jeff Browne and partner Rhonda Wyllie. Nine will be hosting the Gold Telethon this Queen's Birthday Holiday and Nicole Kidman, the hospital's patron has kicked in $100,000 to get the ball rolling.

slimmers club : Joe Hockey MP, John Symonds & Amber Kaeting

Glenn & Sarah McGrath

The Tony Assness designed ball room was really quite sensational with what seemed a million candles glittering and with catering by Matt Moran and endless crates of the finest chilled Bollinger. The idea first kicked around by PR gal Skye Leckie and Professor Les White (Chief Paediatrician for NSW Health) 17 years ago has grown to be the must attend social event.

Rhonda Wyllie & Jeff Browne

cute blonde Lea Goodrem &daughter Delta

Professor Les White & Mrs White

Peter Overton & Jessica Rowe

Laughing at Politicians

Dr Karl & Mary Dobbie

Tanya Pliberseck MP

The much loved BBC hit TV series Yes Minister is now a hilarious new stage play Yes Prime Minister and has become London’s biggest hit comedy in decades.
Enter Jim Hacker’s world of hung parliaments, a nation in financial crises, a world of global warming, illegal immigrants and oil rich dictators. Yes, Prime Minister is a side-splitting foray into the comedy of politics and intrigue.

Set in the present day, in the oak panelled drawing room of the British Prime Minister’s country residence, the embattled PM, Sir Humphrey and Bernard are back – this time facing their greatest challenge yet!


 Opening night at the Sydney Opera House was attended by Federal Minister for Health Tanya Plibesek and her significant other Tim Woods, Shadow Minister Joe Hockey and wife Melissa, the Minister for Gaudy Shirts Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (his wife makes them) and former MP Bruce Baird.
                                       right : Joe & Melissa Hockey  
   Yes Prime Minister runs until March 2nd. Tickets here.

Pics : Latte Life.                  

pretty in pink

As Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull survives a leadership spill-for now, that lovely lass from the Welsh village of Barry, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard is featured in the new Christmas edition of the Australian Women's Weekly out tomorrow.

Gillard 48, one the countries most popular political figures who has impressed many in her tough role as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and is tipped to be the next, and first female PM, shows off her soft side as she describes returning to her father's mining village in Wales to visit relatives.

Living with hairdresser Tim Mathieson Gillard,a former left-wing socialist leader is regarded as stodgy PM Kevin Rudd's best asset. Liberal knockers who have described the pic (above) as a "publicity stunt" can look forward to the article on their very own shadow treasurer Joe Hockey in the same mag who is bathed in a pink glow as he describes the joys of fatherhood.