Dark side to this Aussie Xmas shopping trend
I’m about to pop your festival bauble with a few un-festive facts, writes Amanda Blair.
Opinion
Bond: Left field antics claim new class war casualties
From gentle parenting to participation trophies, is it any surprise no one wants to teach Australian kids anymore, writes Caleb Bond.
Penbo: How much of your life is a KitKat worth?
Ever wondered how much more time you’d get if you never touched another chocolate? Now we know, writes David Penberthy.
Goers: The life-saving lesson that keeps your head above water
It’s one of life’s great pleasure and comes with a lifetime’s worth of rewards, writes Peter Goers.
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Don’t you worry about that, Sir Joh was right on banning poker machines
Former Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was ridiculed for his conservative views by ‘progressive’ Labor types. But he got it right on poker machines, some readers say. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Bond: ‘Hate speech’ warriors won’t give up this easily
Labor’s last-minute backdown has spared Australia from a set of dangerous new laws – for now, writes Caleb Bond.
Maiden: Tanya’s angst over kids’ social media use proves ban is right
Tanya Plibersek summed it up perfectly when she revealed her own angst and guilt about her children’s social media use – and why things need to change, writes Samantha Maiden.
Three reasons why social media ban must be for 16yo
One blanket, minimum age to access social media for all Australians will spare parents, schools and young people themselves from unintended negative consequences of a two-tier system, argues Dr Simon Wilksch.
Book Week truth bomb too risky to drop until now
I know I’ll take some hits by publishing this column, it’s sure to offend but it has to be said, writes Amanda Blair.
Maiden: Huge gamble in misunderstood Higgins saga
There’s one question on everyone’s lips as the trial wraps up – what do any of these ugly claims have to do with the defamation suit, writes Samantha Maiden.
Hysterical anti-boys pile-on is a grave mistake
Violence against women is never OK but neither is writing off an entire generation over the actions of a few, writes Rebecca Whitfield-Baker.
Penbo: Bandt dazed and confused in Green teen flashback
It felt like one toke too many on the policy bong this week when Adam Bandt spruiked the Greens’ tax-the-sh*t-out-of-everything plan, writes David Penberthy.
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