"And taxpayers' money should be spent on these urgent needs rather than appearance fees for golfers."

Somehow I missed this about Tiger's arrival in Australia from early in the week. James Corrigan writes of the political controversy over Tiger's appearance fee and then adds this anecdote:

Except Woods is not just asked to play golf for his fee; he must also sing for his caviar supper. As part of the contractual agreements he was required to attend Tuesday's gala dinner and feature in a Q&A session with the Australian cricketer Shane Warne and the British TV presenter Mark Nicholas.

At one point, Nicholas referred to Woods as "sharing the same nocturnal habits" as Warne.