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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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The Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne, in memory of the late George Floyd, killed by Police in America. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Police all but guaranteed bumper BLM crowd

What a wonderful message to send: Protesters likely to become violent will enjoy special treatment — even during a pandemic.

OpinionRita Panahi

03/03/2018: Generic picture of gay pride flag flying during the 40th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Why we must push back against absurd ideas

If you think the lunatic fringe of the identity politics movement exists only on the crazier recesses of Twitter then you haven’t been paying attention.

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A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, on December 8, 2020. - Britain on December 8 hailed a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as it begins the biggest vaccination programme in the country's history with a new Covid-19 jab. (Photo by Frank Augstein / POOL / AFP)

Enforcing mandatory vaccines on workers a step too far

Vaccine rollouts should be compulsory in some industries, but to force healthy individuals not working in high risk areas to be inoculated is a step too far.

OpinionRita Panahi

22/09/2020: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Australia must consciously uncouple from China

Premier Daniel Andrews wants a “sophisticated, nuanced” response to deteriorating relations with China, but is demanding Victoria’s Belt and Road deal go ahead.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on November 9, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands during a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. - Donald Trump boasts that "no administration" accomplished more than in his first term as president. But leaving his response to the coronavirus pandemic -- a massive one-off crisis which voters broadly say he flubbed -- how do the Republican's achievements measure up? (Photo by Nicolas ASFOURI / AFP)

Pandemic a wake-up call on the threat China poses

Australia cannot afford to become so heavily reliant on one market, particularly when it is controlled by a brutal communist dictatorship.

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People wait for a tram at Melbourne's Flinders Street Station on July 23, 2020 on the first day of the mandatory wearing of face masks in public areas as the city experiencess an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Victoria: The state of COVID lockdown zombies

Our state is still reeling from lockdown trauma and a short flight interstate reveals the extent of the hangover and what it could be costing us.

OpinionRita Panahi

We asked South Burnett residents what they really thought about Australia Day.

Australia Day attacks are divisive and anti-migrant

Attacks against Australia Day are highly divisive, anti-migrant and in no way representative of the views of the nation.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 30: J. K. Rowling attends the press preview of "Harry Potter & The Cursed Child" at Palace Theatre on July 30, 2016 in London, England. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a two-part West End stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

Trans activists have mastered the art of bullying

Trans activists are hellbent on outlawing any opinion and debate that rightly questions the merits of giving life-changing treatment to confused children.

OpinionRita Panahi

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos November 22 2020: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews arrives at a press conference in Melbourne on Sunday morning. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

C’mon Dan, enough is enough

Premier, you’ve put us through the wringer. It’s now time to follow NSW and reward Victorians who sacrificed everything to get us out of your mess.

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Chinese flag jutting out over Hong Kong harbour.China / FlagsTravel

Now, more than ever, we must stand up to the Red Dragon

China’s assault against Australia has moved from underhanded trade tactics to attacks against our national character.

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