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Susie O’Brien is a columnist and journalist at the Herald Sun, writing on family, social, political and lifestyle issues. She also writes about parenting, or “sharenting” as it’s now known thanks to Facebook. Susie often writes about her three kids, but this is getting harder as they now regularly Google their names to check up on her. Susie is an experienced media performer who appears on Sunrise every Friday where her main audience is women on treadmills watching with the sound turned down. Over the years she’s been on The Project, The Circle, Mornings, Today, Weekend Today and Sky News and every other news show. She has a PhD in Education, but please don’t hold this against her.

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27/10/2000 PIRATE: 27/10/2000 PIRATE: Halloween jack o'lantern pumpkin face 26 Oct 2000.

O’Brien: Halloween doesn’t need to be an eco-green fever dream

Halloween is now less about watching the kids go psycho on a sugar-high and more about guides, checklists, workshops and eco-friendly initiatives – and it’s ruining the fun.

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Back view of a female teacher teaching large group of elementary students in the classroom.

Sexual harassment, rape threats: New reality for female teachers

Half of teachers in schools and kindergartens – almost all female – have been victims of routine sexual harassment, mostly by male students, a shock new study has found.

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‘Freaking out’: Cruel VTAC scam targets VCE students before exams

A cruel VTAC scam has targeted Year 12 VCE students on the eve of the English exam.

HOLD FOR FOR HERALD SUN EXAM GUIDE - Year 12 students set to tackle the english exams at Lauriston Girls School. [clockwise from left] Daisy Clarke, Celine Manikhode, VCE English teacher Elspeth Maddocks (vce English teacher) Minna Willig, and Alice Fletcher. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Last minute study guide: How to ace the VCE English exam

With less than 24 hours to go before Victoria’s year 12s sit the English exam, examiners, tutors, teachers and star pupils offer last-minute tips and trick to ace the test, as well as the key pitfalls to avoid.

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Rear view of teacher in the classroom giving a lecture to elementary students. Focus is on the foreground.

Teachers hit with a barrage of sexist slurs and rape jokes

Shocking new survey results show female teachers are subjected to sexist and pornographic slurs and propositioned by male students.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos February 27th, 2021: Anti Vaxxer protest outside Greg Hunts electoral office in Somerville. Monica SmitPicture: NCA NewsWire / Wayne Taylor

Radical call for kids to secretly film their teachers in class

A new activist group wants kids to secretly film their teachers to monitor if they are referring to Australia Day as “Invasion Day”, how they handle rules around gender toilet use and watch for transitioning students.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 28, 2022: Stock images . Generic. Melbourne High School South YarraPicture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Melbourne High students in hot water over muck-up day pranks

Seemingly innocent muck-up day pranks at the prestigious Melbourne High School have turned sour after a car was stripped of paint and a teacher injured. Now up to 30 students face disciplinary action.

Genazzano College fence issue. Bryan Gracey is fighting for neighbours to retain access to the school grounds. The view from the Gracey backyard is now obscured. Picture: Supplied

Calls to open lush private schools for community use

Residents are pushing for expansive private school grounds to be available for locals to use, opening up billions of dollars worth of valuable parks, ovals and playing fields.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire November 28th, 2022: Generic pictures of Melbourne Schools, Methodist Ladies College MLC - 207 Barkers Rd, KewPicture: NCA NewsWire / Wayne Taylor

‘Bullish behaviour’: Priest slams school’s stance on religious crosses

A Melbourne pastor has praised Methodist Ladies’ College students for speaking out about being told not to wear religious cross necklaces, dubbing the school’s actions as “bullish”.

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Schoolgirl speaks out after muck-up day Macca’s prank goes viral

A Melbourne schoolgirl has spoken out about being part of a famous Maccas muck-up day stunt that has gone mega viral, amassing more than 46 million views worldwide.

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