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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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Indigenous leaders slam Diversity Council

Diversity Council accused of pushing “ideological fantasy” and being “complicit” in violence against indigenous women.

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High res image of Hugh Sheridan made up as Hedwig, from Hedwig and the Angry Inch for Elizabeth Fortescue story.

Why can’t we just allow actors to act?

Cancel culture has come for the acting profession and one cannot deny the delicious irony of the artistic community being bullied by a monster of its own making.

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Andrew Hastie on the SAS scandal

Ex-SAS soldier and current Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has penned an extraordinary column on the war crimes scandal enveloping Australia’s special forces.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 18, 2020: Sentence for Jackson Williams pictured leaving the County court, a footy player who dragged a nurse into an alleyway. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ David Crosling

Our justice system is prioritising violent offenders over victims

In the week that Victoria reels from the shocking murder of Celeste Manno, we are reminded again that the system needs to better protect at-risk women, writes Rita Panahi.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 25 2020: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews leaves his daily press conference in Melbourne on Sunday morning. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Useless mask rule will cripple our tourism industry

Why in god’s name would holiday makers choose to come to Victoria when they could go to NSW or Queensland and enjoy the summer heat without suffocating on a useless mask, writes Rita Panahi.

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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks while delivering an address to the nation during an election event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Biden defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th U.S. president, unseating the incumbent with a pledge to unify and mend a nation reeling from a worsening pandemic, faltering economy and deep political divisions. Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images

America has never been more divided

To expect more than 70 million Trump voters to forgive and forget would be a tall order at the best of times, but it’s frankly impossible when many of them believe the “election was stolen”, writes Rita Panahi.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 7, 2019 US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, speaks during a press conference to announce Green New Deal legislation to promote clean energy programs outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC. - US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, won reelection on November 3, 2020, US media reported. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Slow learners: Famous Democrats just don’t get it

Trying to explain to Trump-deranged fanatics why the president got the highest vote of any Republican candidate in history is like trying to explain advanced trigonometry to toddlers, writes Rita Panahi.

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World leaders congratulate Joe Biden, AOC is making a list

President Donald Trump is not conceding but world leaders have begun congratulating Joe Biden.

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McCaughey: “The Constitution is on Trump’s side”

The Biden-Trump contest was held under a set of rules foisted on an unknowing public and likely to tilt the election, writes former lieutenant governor of New York Betsy McCaughey.

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A man wearing a Trump mask stands amongst a group of fellow Trump supporters outside the Osceola Heritage Park where Democratic Presidential Candidate, Joe Biden, was attending a Hispanic Heritage Event. Kissimmee, Florida, USA. Tuesday, September 15th, 2020. (Angus Mordant for NewsCorp Australia)

Why ‘racist’ Trump’s support has grown among minorities

For a man labelled as a racist, sexist, homophobic bigot, Donald Trump has increased his support among minorities, writes Rita Panahi.

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