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Rita PanahiColumnist and Sky News host

Rita is a senior columnist at Herald Sun, and Sky News Australia anchor of The Rita Panahi Show and co-anchor of top-rating Sunday morning discussion program Outsiders.Born in America, Rita spent much of her childhood in Iran before her family moved to Australia as refugees. She holds a Master of Business, with a career spanning more than two decades, first within the banking sector and the past ten years as a journalist and columnist.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 08: Andrew Bogut talks to people court side during the round two NBL match between Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers at Qudos Bank Arena, on October 08, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Panahi: Sycophantic AFL media repeat league’s propaganda

You’ve got to love Andrew Bogut for summing up how rotten the league’s illicit drug policy is and how claims of “putting player welfare first” are self-serving codswallop.

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Sally Capp announces she is stepping down as Mayor of Melbourne and will not contest at the upcoming election. Thursday, March 28, 2024. Picture: David Crosling

Panahi: We’re left with the mess of Capp’s destructive mistakes

Outgoing Lord Mayor Sally Capp’s irrational, ideological and downright idiotic war on cars has had catastrophic consequences.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. MARCH 20, 2024: Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Panahi: Wong called out for divisive and dismissive trans post

Few Australian politicians, particularly those from Labor, have copped such a reaction, and most of it resoundingly negative.

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Panahi: Fringe-dwelling activists must pay the price

The antics of these far left simpletons are an enormous waste of police resources and if they want to keep causing havoc in the CBD they should cop the bill.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire November 28th, 2022: Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, and the Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas visit the worksite of the Footscray hospital today.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Wayne Taylor

Dan leaves behind shameful legacy of failure

After the revelations this week about the Commonwealth Games, it’s no wonder Daniel Andrews jumped off the sinking ship.

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Thought Trump was harsh? Rudd’s own colleagues have called him far worse

Sadly, I do not have the space to list all the character assessments Kevin Rudd has received from Labor luminaries over the years, so here are the top 10 sledges.

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Photoshopped image of Kate Middleton the Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis that was released on UK Mother's Day 2024. The Princess of Wales later apologised for the confusion about the edited image on Twitter:

Panahi: Kate-gate saga exposes failings of ‘The Firm’

It’s difficult to fathom just how badly the royal family has mishandled the Kate-gate saga, but it’s very clear they do not control the media narrative.

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Panahi: 3AW’s drive disaster an exercise in clueless management

Never mind the notion “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, the genius strategy at 3AW appears to be “if it ain’t broke, then smash it with a sledgehammer until it’s shattered into a thousand useless pieces”.

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Someone wearing red sneakers choosing between genders

Panahi: Australia’s gender agenda should cause shame

While the UK and much of the US are halting dangerous treatments and surgeries for under 18s, Australian clinics are blindly following the deeply flawed “gender affirming” model.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos August 3, 2022: Australian Greens Leader, Adam Bandt addresses the National Press Club of Australia on 'The Greens and the 47th Parliament' in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Panahi: Neo-Marxist Bandt living high life on taxpayer’s cash

Hard left crusader Adam Bandt rails against capitalism but he has suddenly found a taste for the finer things in life, including private jet charters.

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