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The fact that Lette had just been talking about her first book, Puberty Blues, which is full of molls and Chiko Rolls, meant it could have been passed off as clever satire.

I saw a woman call Kathy Lette a moll. It could have been me

This literary fan had suffered an unfortunate affliction known as a spoonerism, where the beginnings of two words are transposed.

  • Jo Pybus

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He’s best man but is dreading the wedding. Here’s how he’s beating his fear of public speaking

It’s anxiety-inducing even for confident types. Why the fear that goes with talking in front of others? How can you overcome it?

  • Jackson Graham
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. If everyone could please take a seat as the column is about to begin.

I’ve been asked to MC a wedding eight times. What does this say about me?

It’s a very special role on a very special day, but being asked to MC a friend’s wedding is both a blessing and a curse.

  • Thomas Mitchell
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Enduring submersible speech writing

And cataloguing the donkey votes.

Australian basketballer Patty Mills received an Australia Day honour 2021.

‘I have something meaningful to say’: NBA star in talks with minister over reforms

After Shaq’s cameo, NBA champion Patty Mills has lent his support to the campaign for a Voice to parliament.

  • Lucy Manly
Scott Morrison delivers a sermon at Victory Life Centre in Perth.

Great demand but less fortune for Morrison on Pentecostal speakers circuit

Experts say the former prime minister would be welcomed at global Pentecostal conferences, but his opportunities may be fleeting.

  • Michael Koziol
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Freedom just an abscess away

One, two, three ... twenty-nine Mr Speakers.

Kirk Pengilly on Layne Beachley: "We experienced each other’s professional life and came out of it with huge respect for one another."

Despite some early hiccups, Layne Beachley and Kirk Pengilly have forged a formidable partnership

The seven-time world champion surfer met the INXS member on a disastrous blind date 18 years ago. It was only on their second date after a restaurant owner shared his nonna’s limoncello that the magic began.

  • Tim Elliott
There are effective strategies that can help anyone manage performance anxiety.

For performance anxiety, try the 'four-pronged approach'

There are many cases where psychological intervention and mind-body strategies such as exercise and meditation have extremely successful results.

  • Sarah Berry
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Crook as Rookwood and making a motza out of old bones

The egregious error of Egregio Signore

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