Scooter infestation a blight on our city
Please rid our lovely city streets, paths, parks and waterways of these lurid louts, or if scooters are to be made permanent there needs to be stricter rules, writes Susie O’Brien.
Susie O'Brien
One-sided school lessons fail students
A politicised school curriculum which teaches only one side of highly complex debates fails us all.
Keep your consent labels off our movies
Affirmative consent is an important topic for sex ed class but less likely to be relevant to dark films with flawed characters making bad choices — so let’s keep the classification off our movies.
Seafolly’s woke campaign more controversial than inclusive
Making a transgender, non-binary activist the face of a women’s swimwear brand is just courting controversy for the sake of it.
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Celebs’ vanity offerings for Ukraine all in vain
Celebs fancied themselves as professors of immunology for the past two years now seem to be positioning themselves as victims in the unfolding Ukrainian crisis.
Carey needs to own up to his abuse of women
The fact that Wayne Carey labelled his affair with a teammate’s wife as his biggest regret and not his years of abusing women shows he still doesn’t get it.
Victoria may be open but it’s still a second-rate state
The opening of international borders should be a cause for celebration but tourists will soon see how Victoria is lagging behind when it comes to Covid restrictions.
School vax backdown reveals Andrews-Merlino animosity
This latest gaffe from the Andrews government shows just how badly James Merlino is being sidelined after his all-too-successful stint as Acting Premier.
Deploying Jenny Morrison as a secret weapon has backfired
Australians want strong leadership and good decision-making and they aren’t getting it from their Prime Minister or his wife.
Why Neighbours needs a late plot twist
The landmark soap opera is facing the axe, prompting the question of how to save the show everyone loves but no one watches.
Why Melbourne will always be the front runner in sport
Sydney is dreaming if they think they can rival the Melbourne Cup. They’ve had a two-year chance to share our sporting greatness, but they don’t come close.
Our elderly deserve so much better
As leaders quibble over whether the aged care sector is in “crisis” elderly people are locked up, lonely and dying. It’s time to reframe the pandemic and make them a priority.
PM’s ignorance on basic costs can’t be dismissed
Scott Morrison not knowing such basics as the price of petrol or a loaf of bread is a bad look while cost of living pressures loom as a major election issue for voters.
Cracks already showing in back-to-school plans
Sending kids back to school is the right move, but with no advance testing and a shortage of RATs, it should have been managed much better than this.
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