Line for in-play banter becoming blurred
What the Lions’ Dayne Zorko thought to say to Melbourne’s Harrison Petty during a game wasn’t funny, but it was the scandalised response to his sledge that was most noteworthy.
Patrick Carlyon
No way back for ‘Scotty from maladministration’
Now we know that he collected ministerial roles like scouts collect badges, hatred of the former PM has hit a level usually reserved for depraved criminals.
Acknowledgment of Country has lost its value
The Acknowledgement of Country should be reserved for events where its dignity and meaning are embraced, because popularising its use is now diminishing its currency.
Shrill minority sour political debate
The biggest issue in the debate over the Shrine, Australia Day, and the Manly pride jerseys is that no one wants to be told how we ought to feel.
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Entitled parents to blame for principal burnout
Melbourne’s lockdowns placed huge pressure on school principals and put them on the front line in the battle against that most feral of species – the entitled parent.
Funerals shouldn’t gloss over life’s ‘messy’ bits
Accolades and achievements don’t matter in the end. A life lived – in all its foibles and uncertainty – is more interesting when it comes to funerals.
Uniform furore shows ‘empowered’ students have lots to learn
Today’s students throw around words like “empowerment” and “inclusivity” but are they so empowered they can pick and choose when they confront a measure they don’t like?
Warnie our Peter Pan who will never grow up
The shock of Shane Warne’s death matched the disbelief we felt for Princess Di in 1997. His life, like hers, seems unfinished.
Proud Ukrainians show the best of nationalism
Ukraine’s response to war speaks of the best in nationalism, of shared purpose and beliefs. But, here in Australia, nationalism has come to be a dirty word.
Victoria’s Covid plan a model of what not to do
As Western Australia’s border reopens, the state can learn a lot from avoiding Victoria’s silly rules that don’t protect anyone.
Victoria’s shifting lines of Covid ‘science’ revealed
We were invited to trust “the science” throughout the pandemic. But that term was long ago reduced to a political catchphrase.
The sign that we’re finally learning to live with Covid
The further rolling back of restrictions has provided a ration of welcome reality. Finally, Victoria’s on the move.
We’re stuck with restrictions that are redundant
The Andrews Government is acting like a helicopter parent and we’re compelled to play the role of children who cannot be trusted to display commonsense or decency.
Tame sideshow steals spotlight from her message
Grace Tame risks distorting a very righteous cause as more focus on her side-eye antics and bong smoking than her message.
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