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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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Ch 10’s woke Aus Day stance insult to Indigenous people

Australia Day remains a day of celebration for many, so why must woke media activists focus on demonising January 26?

OpinionRita Panahi

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd poses for a portrait at his office in Brisbane, Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Former Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will be Australia's next ambassador to the United States, the government has announced. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Rudd’s plum new role a big mistake for Albo

The decision to appoint Kevin Rudd as Australia’s next ambassador to the US is a bizarre decision bordering on certifiably insane.

OpinionRita Panahi

CAREERS. Parents congratulate the student, who finish their studies at the university. He graduates. They are very happy about this. University graduate. Picture: iStock

War against men fuelling education gender gap

Boys are now trailing girls from primary school to university, but there appears to be little concern about correcting the imbalance.

Rita Panahi

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 14, 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California. - Employee departures multiplied at Twitter on November 17, 2022, after an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk, who demanded staff choose between being

The Left’s totalitarian mindset exposed by Elon

The shrill response to Elon Musk’s efforts to bring a measure of transparency and balance to Twitter shows the modern Left has become dangerously anti-free speech.

OpinionRita Panahi

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Crowds gather at the Invasion Day Dawn Service in St. Kilda on January 26, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. Australia Day, formerly known as Foundation Day, is the official national day of Australia and is celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet to Sydney in 1788. Indigenous Australians refer to the day as 'Invasion Day' and there is growing support to change the date to one which can be celebrated by all Australians. (Photo by Diego Fedele/Getty Images)

Council overstep proves local government should be scrapped

Victorians are overgoverned by local councils populated by activists and low-quality candidates not fit for state or federal parliament.

OpinionRita Panahi

Misan Harriman has released a new image of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

Harry and Meghan’s doco of lies

Just last month, Prince Harry was lecturing the world about online misinformation but their latest tell-all exposes the Sussexes’ strained relationship with the truth.

OpinionRita Panahi

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 15: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (using binoculars) and Lady Susan Hussey (Lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II) watch the racing as they attend day 2 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 15, 2022 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Royal controversy diminishes real cases of racism

It’s amusing to watch the activist class obsessed with racial identity be suddenly aghast that a woman was asked about her heritage.

OpinionRita Panahi

Victorian Liberal Election Party Doncaster Bowling Club. Matthew Guy arrives with wife Renae to speak to supporters after his defeat to Daniel Andrews. Picture: David Caird

Why terrified Liberals could never win

Instead of vindicating Dan Andrews, the Victorian election win is an indictment on the weak, “small l” Liberals.

OpinionRita Panahi

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Lisa Wilkinson eager to play woe-is-me victim card

Rather than bowing out gracefully, Lisa Wilkinson’s departure announcement on The Project was full of drama and self-serving statements.

OpinionRita Panahi

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 9, 2022 : Victorian Premier Dan Andrews announces that the government is set to distribute three million free N95 and KN95 masks over the coming weeks to try and ease pressure on the stateÃs health system. . Picture NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

Victoria’s Covid craziness can never be forgotten

As we leave behind Covid-induced madness, it’s hard to believe Victorians are about to re-elect the premier who locked us down six times.

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