Rita Glennon
Rita Glennon is a desk editor at The Sydney Morning Herald.
Opinion
Natural world
In a flap over bin chickens? What happens when an urban invasion comes home to roost
They’re the native bird we love to loathe, with disparaging nicknames – and the occasional council cull.
- by Rita Glennon
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Opinion
Housing crisis
Losing Sydney’s heritage is too high a price for a housing fix
Pulling threads in our heritage conservation areas risks unravelling the built history of our city, and it may not solve the housing crisis.
- by Rita Glennon
Arts feature
Architecture
How a dusty water tank became a new chapel of sound
A monument to music, modernism and humanity’s place in the infinite is about to open in the red dirt of the Australian desert.
- by Rita Glennon
Opinion
Political leadership
Call me by my name, even if I’m a politician
It’s not a human right, but learning how to say a person’s name properly is a sign of respect and human dignity.
- by Rita Glennon
COVID-19
Life in Lockdown
I’m a Sydneysider, get me out of here
We’ve all been in this together, and now we can’t wait to get out together.
- by Rita Glennon
Opinion
Mental health
Bubble and pique: Singling out buddies can be fraught
For solo-dwellers, choosing - or not choosing - a particular bubble buddy can be a fraught business.
- by Rita Glennon
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Sydney's rivalries survive like cockroaches after an asteroid but face masks bring us together
The masks we wear today might feel like a barrier, but let's wear them like a sign that we're all on the same side.
- by Rita Glennon
Opinion
Kamala Harris
A devil is in the details about Kamala Harris' wardrobe
She had barely been announced as Vice-President-elect when the pundits were out in force, picking apart every thread upon her body.
- by Rita Glennon
The daily fashion ritual my mother and I have shared each morning in lockdown
If you don’t believe me when I suggest that clothes can influence the way you speak and act, give it a try tomorrow.
- by Rita Glennon
More than 1800 Australians still stranded at sea
More than 1800 Australians remain stranded at sea on cruise ships as countries close their borders to slow the spread of COVID-19.
- by Tate Papworth and Rita Glennon
Opinion
Pregnancy
There's a bright side to my attention-getting tummy
I am officially dragging the chain on returning to a pre-baby figure and it's getting me noticed.
- by Rita Glennon
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