Respect for gay women still has a long way to go
For too long gay women have long been subjected to homophobia from straight men who seem offended that they have the temerity to be attractive and yet unavailable.
Susie O'Brien
Time has come for household contacts to be set free
The requirement that household contacts still have to remain isolated if they live with a positive case is yet another ridiculous overreach by Dan’s desperate government.
Extreme wellness spin can go tragically wrong
Shane Warne’s death has shown us men of middle age must take their health seriously, including accepting that extreme diets in the name of wellness are anything but healthy.
Inflexible school hours haunting busy parents
NSW is open to changing school hours to better suit the needs of students and working parents, so why isn’t Victoria following suit?
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The 10 most annoying people in lockdown
From maskless conspiracy theorists to rule breakers setting back the date we will finally be freed from lockdown, Susie O’Brien reveals the 10 most annoying people in lockdown.
Defiant members of Casey virus cluster should be punished
Cops should be using the full force of the law against the members of the five families in City of Casey coronavirus cluster who are being uncooperative with contact tracers, writes Susie O’Brien.
It’s time for the kids to go back to school
Every day we are seeing a callous disregard by the Victorian government to follow the advice of its own experts while the list of arbitrary restrictions is tweaked. Some of the most random rules have been in schools but now it’s time to get kids back into class, writes Susie O’Brien.
People don’t get to say ‘leave me alone’ to the law
Police have enough to do at the moment without having to deal with aggressive anti-lockdown protesters or conspiracy theorists who are just out to make a petty point. If Natalie Bonett wasn’t doing it to make a point, why was she filming herself?
What Meghan and Harry’s Virtual Event Request form should say
Prince Harry and Meghan are officially financially independent from the royal family. Here’s Susie O’Brien’s hilarious take on the couple’s bizarre list of demands for paid speaking arrangements.
The important lesson for parents after TikTok suicide video
A disturbing video did the rounds on social media app TikTok this week, and while it’s too late for children to un-see the alarming clip it does serves as an important wake-up call for parents, writes Susie O’Brien.
It’s cruel for Andrews to set bar out of restrictions so high
Premier Daniel Andrews’ road map out of lockdown offers too little, too late and comes at the detriment of the sanity and livelihoods of many people, writes Susie O’Brien.
Newman’s street talk could kill
Sam Newman has turned from ignorant and annoying to dangerous with his calls for Melburnians to protest stage four lockdown restrictions. Anti-lockdown Sam has me almost missing his old misogynist views, writes Susie O’Brien.
Baking in isolation is a case of eat, pray, shove
Soldiers in world wars spent months in freezing trenches under attack by the enemy and lost their lives in battle. This year we’re playing our part for national security by staying home and making marshmallow chocolate mug cakes in the microwave, writes Susie O’Brien.
Celebrity do-gooders are no COVID help
The state government’s tone deaf decision making on coronavirus has been laid bare by the seriously misguided and patronising advertising campaign asking us to follow lockdown rules, writes Susie O’Brien.
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