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Tory Shepherd writes a weekly column on social issues for The Advertiser. She was formerly the paper’s state editor, and has covered federal politics, defence, space, and everything else important to SA.

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Gender-neutral language isn’t a ban on anything

DESPITE the ADFA brouhaha, new pronouns won’t outlaw referring to yourself as male or female. It’s simply about respecting preferences — and not being a jerk, writes Tory Shepherd.

Defence hasn’t banned gendered terms, it says

DEFENCE cadets will continue to address their seniors as ‘Sir’ and ‘Ma’am’, the Department says, in the wake of reports that gendered terms will be banned.

The space industry spectre that has pilots worried

PILOTS are worried about getting shot out of the sky as plans to use planes as rocket launchers and an expansion of the space industry go ahead.

Euthanasia debate should focus on safeguards

GOLD standard end-of-life care should be a given, but we also need voluntary euthanasia laws. Our ageing population means it’s a case of sooner rather than later, writes Tory Shepherd.

Defence secrecy claims over ‘cancer’ chemicals

THE state’s environmental watchdog is in the dark about critical information linked to possible cancer-causing chemicals at an Adelaide defence base, a federal inquiry has heard.

SA’s own dish to track Fleet’s maiden space voyages

IT’S not quite a sheep paddock, but it’s pretty dam close. South Australia’s version of ‘The Dish’ has been unveiled today at Red Banks Reservoir, Pinkerton Plains.

Another ship off the old block

ADELAIDE shipbuilders have hit another shipbuilding milestone, this morning handing over the second of three Air Warfare Destroyers.

Minister aware of action by dumped cranio surgeon

A SENIOR surgeon has started legal action against SA Health amid an ongoing battle about the future of the Australian Craniofacial Unit.

Murray authority told to come clean on river modelling

THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority has been accused of having a “dishonest culture” with “bogus” water modelling by a witness to the Royal Commission.

Lynch mobs aren’t the answer to cyberbullying

IT’S true that children can be unrelentingly cruel to one another when growing up, but that doesn’t mean bullies should carry the weight of their actions with them forever, writes Tory Shepherd.

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