O’Brien: Public servants aren’t only ones slacking off at home
There’s no reason a young person, living with their parents and with no caring responsibilities, should be working from home — they should be at their worksite four days a week.
Susie O'Brien
O’Brien: Oversized ‘Yank tanks’ don’t belong on our roads
Souped-up, dumb and pointless, American tradie trucks are the muscle cars of our generation, and a country like ours which invented the great Aussie ute should not cede status to these bloated imported beasts.
O’Brien: Kerr didn’t deserve global court spectacle
The Sam Kerr acquittal was a just outcome and a big relief, but the charge of aggravated racial harassment should never have been laid against the Matildas skipper.
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.
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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.
O’Brien: Chickens coming home to roost for Higgins in Reynolds case
Having 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.
O’Brien: Five stupid words enough to end 40 years of friendship
Jack 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.
Married, kids? Taylor Swift is a powerforce without either
Pop 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.
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