O’Brien: Big business needs to drop the Aust Day virtue signalling
The date of Australia Day should be changed, but corporate Australia needs to butt out of the debate. Pubs with no cheer should be boycotted.
Susie O'Brien
O’Brien: How can students have faith in compromised VCE exams?
The latest VCE exams fiasco has surely left Victoria’s students and teachers with little faith in the compromised testing process and the body running it.
O’Brien: Why Jamie Oliver should stick to what he does best
It’s a good thing the Naked Chef’s latest children’s book has been withdrawn from sale after outrage about its stereotypical and incorrect portrayal of a young Indigenous girl.
O’Brien: Don’t let welcome ceremonies become self-serving symbols
Welcome to Country speeches should be welcome. But they should also be be short, poignant, heartfelt, non-political and non-divisive.
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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.
O’Brien: Thorpe should resign after latest disgraceful outburst
Senator Lidia Thorpe reached an alarming new low by abusing and swearing at King Charles and Queen Camilla in the middle of a parliamentary reception.
O’Brien: I’m a republican. Jacinta Allan should meet with the King
Premier Jacinta Allan turned down an invite to meet with King Charles and Queen Camilla — and the right royal snub should come as an embarrassment to every Victorian.
O’Brien: Bogan burnout gender reveal was safe, so why the outrage?
It may not be cake, but gender reveals involving physical violence, watermelon-eating alligators and pipe bombs are far worse than bogan burnouts in Carrum Downs.
O’Brien: If Dan had any integrity he would reject a statue in his honour
Most 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?
O’Brien: Ideology won’t keep us warm when the state stops us from using gas
Like most homeowners, I should not have to pay for a new hot water system, stove or heating to meet the government’s political timelines.
Gender debate needs to be sensible, not hard or hateful
I 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.
Cringe-worthy and amateurish, yes. But Raygun is no fraud
The 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.
O’Brien: Parents don’t need Book Week stress
For 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.
O’Brien: Raygun’s response shows why she’s adored
Who 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.
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