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Wayne Carey has slammed the people who filmed him exiting a bathroom in Melbourne.

Wayne Carey was mayor of Grub Island, but this time I agree with him

We’ve all seen this Carey plot before, but what is the big deal with this viral video of him leaving a toilet? We should be more concerned about the actions of Mark Latham.

  • Kate Halfpenny

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The bizarre uniqueness of the Erin Patterson trial kept us transfixed.

If someone like Erin Patterson could do this, how well do we really know anyone?

Unlike Patterson, most of us don’t act on our worst impulses. But like her, we’re taken on appearances, and we all have our own secrets.

  • Kate Halfpenny
Julia Pound shared images from her holiday in the Alps and her followers assumed they were AI-generated. 

I posted my holiday shots on Instagram and no one believes they’re real

Something about the way the sun hit the Alps that day, coupled with a miniature bottle of Schnapps, made me hurl my rule book out the window.

  • Julia Pound
How much longer could I spend dodging posts about Trinny Woodall’s eyeshadow?

Instagram has decided I’m a sad old sack. It’s only partly true

An email had warned me I was locked out of my account due to “suspicious activity”. And like that, I lost milestones, breakdowns and my dog’s I Dream of Jeannie costume.

  • Kate Halfpenny
My mind is a traffic jam of thoughts and ideas.

People tell me I’m ‘one of the smartest’. Do I need drugs to overcome my chaos?

My year 8 textiles teacher complained of me gleefully sabotaging others’ sewing machines. My metalwork teacher called me a “safety risk” to myself and my classmates.

  • Gary Newman
Thousands of recruiters checked out my profile, but not one of them came knocking.

My bad job interview went viral on LinkedIn, but I still don’t have a job

As my post roared past 1 million hits I watched on excitedly as recruiters in their thousands, from Cape Town to Michigan, weighed in on my experience and viewed my profile.

  • Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier
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An X-ray of Fotis Kapetopoulos’ chest after he had a pacemaker installed.

My resurrection took a civilisation, Whitlam and a team of doctors. It cost me $7

If you had a time machine, which era would you travel to? Would you choose Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece – or the ’90s?

  • Fotis Kapetopoulos
Now I start every morning looking like Marcel Marceau.

At 66, I’ve finally declared war on my wrinkles

I stand there every morning, slathering away, full of a hope that is vain in both senses of the word.

  • Richard Glover
33 years into marriage, my husband is my dream man.

At 66, my husband has finally become the man of my dreams

Sometimes I wonder, “Why did we have to wait this long?” But I know the answer.

  • Helen Schulman
Author Megan Clement.

I’m locked out of voting this election. I feel less Australian than ever

I haven’t lived in Australia for 12 years, but I keep finding myself back here at election time. It’s ironic, really, because I no longer have a say in who leads my homeland.

  • Megan Clement

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