Robinson can be quite cruel sometimes. Lately, he wrote in his blog:

„FYI: I’m going on holidays now. Just in case you wanted to know. To Tasmania. Yes, it’s going to be fun. Bush walking and camping and so on. Away from this noisy, smelly, hot city. I don’t care about the fireworks. They’ll be on again next year, trust me.“

No mention of, let alone any word of solidarity to, those poor people who are sentenced to stay in Sydney and (God forbid) go to work. It looks like he’s too up himself, or maybe just „too ready“ for a break.

http://australiablog.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/robinsons.pdf