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Rita Panahi
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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Collingwood v Brisbane at the  MCG, Melbourne  Australia , 16th August 2014.  Collingwood's Heritier LumumbaPic : George Salpigtidis

Collingwood’s poor call on racism probe

Collingwood has appointed a highly controversial and divisive activist to head the investigation into allegations of racism at the club. So why were more fitting indigenous campaigners ignored, asks Rita Panahi.

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Medical workers staff a drive-through Covid-19 testing site located in a shopping centre carpark in Melbourne on June 23, 2020. - Australians were warned on June 22 to avoid travelling to Melbourne, as the country's second biggest city tightened coronavirus restrictions amid fears of a second wave of the epidemic. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

It’s no wonder Victoria has become a laughing stock

Victoria has become the butt of jokes across the nation, first for our illogical coronavirus restrictions and now we’re being ridiculed for a spike in infections. It’s no wonder there is increasing incidence of country Victorians distancing themselves from the antics of Melburnians, writes Rita Panahi.

Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/journalists/rita-panahi/page/51