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.
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.
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.
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.
It’s a good thing the Naked Chef’s latest children’s book has been withdrawn from sale after outrage about its stereotypical and incorrect portrayal of a young Indigenous girl.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It is outrageous that those in charge at our universities have been so slow to react to student bullies, who have held campuses to ransom.
Despite 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.
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