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.
Susie O'Brien
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.
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Parents deserve better than this childcare debacle
Parents with kids in Melbourne childcare centres wanted clear decisions with fair outcomes, but what they got was a debacle. So if this is how the government handles something as important as childcare, what hope do we have of ever getting this pandemic under control, asks Susie O’Brien.
Box office classics fail to capture iPhone generation
Movie night seems like the perfect way to get ourselves through stage four. But trying to introduce the iPhone generation to much-loved classics from the ‘80s has been a massive flop, writes Susie O’Brien.
Farewell, Coon, you were cheesy and now you’re racist
Coon used to be Australian for tasty, now it’s Australian for racism. But it was a much-loved brand before people knew it was offensive. So, for the last time, let’s remember Coon, the cheese, before it became Coon, the racial slur, writes Susie O’Brien.
Idiot fame-chasers show worst of pandemic life
From Bunnings Karen to truckies and tricksters dodging strict border crossing rules, the pandemic has exposed an alarming underclass of people who see their rights as more important than our safety, writes Susie O’Brien.
Whiny Meghan puts the I in identity politics
Meghan Markle is blaming sexism and racism for her fall out with the British people in a new book. But viewing everything through a racial or gender lens means she doesn’t have to look too closely at her own actions, writes Susie O’Brien.
Fun to be fashionable but health comes first
We’re all wearing masks right now because we have to and because it’s the right thing to do but as much as I might need a style injection, masks are not the “hottest accessory of 2020”, they’re a medical necessity to save lives, writes Susie O’Brien.
Quit complaining and just wear a mask
It’s time to stop moaning. The Chief Health Officer’s advice to wear a mask is something we need to follow. This is not a time for people to make up their own rules, writes Susie O’Brien.
A parent’s guide to remote learning
With a second round of stay-at-home schooling starting today, this is what the government’s advice for parents really means, writes Susie O’Brien.
Why we can’t gamble with our teachers’ health
Premier Daniel Andrews has said everyone who can work from home should do so but many dedicated state and private school teachers are still being told to front up or risk losing their jobs. We wouldn’t expect anyone else to be placed at such risk, so why teachers, asks Susie O’Brien.
Why we shouldn’t treat De Goey as a star
Watching Collingwood midfielder Jordan De Goey play football and be feted for his performance was sickening — where was the respect for his alleged victim and the police investigation, asks Susie O’Brien.
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