Susie O'BrienMost Victorians are still triggered by the darkest era in our state’s recent history, when everything was shut and we were fined for going for a walk more than once a day. So who’ll be the first to deface the Dan Andrews statue?
OpinionSusie O'BrienLike most homeowners, I should not have to pay for a new hot water system, stove or heating to meet the government’s political timelines.
Susie O'BrienI don’t take issue with transgender people, but it’s the extremes on either side of the gender debate I have a problem with— and are causing the most angst in society.
Susie O'BrienThe inaction of the AOC is partly to blame for fuelling conspiracy theories over Rachael “Raygun” Gunn’s Olympic selection. But the breakdancer’s weird routine will live on long after the fake controversy has died down.
Susie O'BrienFor most kids Book Week is about dressing up and getting out of lessons, but some pious schools are ramping up the pressure on costumes, even banning superhero outfits because of their stereotypical gender portrayals.
OpinionSusie O'BrienWho the hell cares that B-girl Raygun looked like Kath from Kath & Kim or that she didn’t win a single Olympic point? It’s what she did next that really mattered.
Susie O'BrienHaving spent years creating legal turmoil for many others, it was inevitable that Brittany Higgins’ actions caught up with her — even from the other side of the world.
OpinionJack Black’s ridiculous decision to cancel Tenacious D’s Australian tour over a silly off-the-cuff remark is proof a heartfelt apology no longer puts things right.
Susie O'BrienPop superstar Taylor Swift doesn’t need to be married or have kids to be a role model to young girls— being a self-made billionaire who writes her own songs is enough.
OpinionSusie O'BrienIt is outrageous that those in charge at our universities have been so slow to react to student bullies, who have held campuses to ransom.
OpinionDespite gross debt rising to $904bn this year, the government is splashing cash around and there’s not much in it for Jimmy Barnes’ working class man or woman.
Susie O'BrienWhile there’s a need to be inclusive and mindful that not all kids have a mum on Mother’s Day, celebrating Non-Gender Specific Care Person’s Day doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.
OpinionThe Yarra Valley Grammar schoolboys who ranked their female classmates as “unrapeable” may not realise it, but their act is on the same continuum of violence against women that has murder and rape at one end and cruel social media posts at the other.
opinionOpinionThe Lehrmann judgment is a win for women, but it’s not a win for Lisa Wilkinson who has been exposed as a shameful opportunist and a dangerously biased activist.
Susie O'BrienThe devastation caused by one man with a knife in Sydney was horrendous, but it could have been so much worse if gun nuts got their way.
Susie O'BrienIf hundreds of thousands of Victorians weren’t so focused on when their power will return, they may be asking how one storm can so badly cripple the state’s infrastructure?
Susie O'BrienThe conviction of the mother of a US school shooter shows negligent parents can be held to account. So why should the parents of some of Melbourne’s out of control teen criminals escape consequences?
opinionSusie O'BrienA push for Victorian teachers to take action for Palestine doesn’t reflect the feelings of most parents or educators — and teachers who can’t keep their views to themselves should be stood down.
opinionSusie O'BrienIt’s disappointing that Jactina Allan has left it up to schools to monitor if students attend potentially violent pro-Palestine rallies when every effort should be made to prevent them being radicalised.
Susie O'BrienSelf-absorbed councillors should focus on bin collection and bike lanes instead of global posturing on issues they know nothing about.
Susie O'BrienHis “human error” revealed fundamental flaws in the AFL score review process – but the goal umpire was let down by the system as much as everyone else.
OpinionSusie O'BrienIf we can have a public holiday mourning Queen Elizabeth II, or for a horse race, or AFL grand final eve, then we should have one to celebrate the Matildas.
opinionSusie O'BrienFrom D-list celebrities in rented ball gowns to incoherent presenters to hapless has-beens, the 2023 Logies was a four-hour snoozefest.
Susie O'BrienAfter her network’s coronation coverage prompted a flood of complaints, ABC chair Ita Buttrose became the latest prominent Aussie to deliver a word-perfect non-apology apology.
opinionSusie O'BrienThe demonisation of the vulnerable was a key tenet of the Robodebt scheme and those who perpetrated such cruelty don’t deserve to be financially propped up by hardworking taxpayers.