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From soaping to shaving, our biggest secrets stay in the bathroom
The bathroom is still a private space, maybe the only one. No one really knows what others do in there.
- by Richard Glover
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Australian music
Cold Chisel can tell you everything about your parenting skills
Anyone who’s seen Chisel or just listened to the radio since the 1970s will know what I’m on about.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Why Starbucks is crashing in the US, but booming in Australia
After decades of struggling to meet our high coffee standards, Starbucks is enjoying record profits Down Under thanks to a new generation of customers.
- by Shona Hendley
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Style
After living in Denmark, I’ve realised Australians are fashion slobs
For months, I lived in sartorial heaven. But when I came home, beautifully styled outfits were replaced with track pants and stretched out T-shirts.
- by Caroline Zielinski
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Social media
Kids’ social media ban might be just as tough on flat-chat parents
This ban sounds like a toothless folly that smacks of Anthony Albanese wanting to be seen as doing something.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Airports
From ‘gate lice’ to rushed muppets: Is shame the last hope for civilised travel?
Airlines are now introducing a new power trip for gate agents – trialling new technology to clamp down on misbehaving flyers.
- by Lisa Martin
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Teaching
Teachers are quitting in droves. Here’s why I’m not one of them
My 11 years spent with teenagers has transformed me. The more I talk to friends in other industries, the more I realise the privilege of my position.
- by Amra Pajalic
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Buy shares, take a swim, and all the other things I’d tell my younger self
When I look back at photos of my sweet chubby teenage face it’s like I’m looking at an entirely different person. Imagine if you could turn back time and give that person some advice.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Mental health
The biggest problem with trigger warnings? They’re quite triggering
Though intentions may be good, trigger warnings have become more about the people making warnings than those assumed to need them.
- by Bianca Denny
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Middle East tensions
Every morning I check WhatsApp to make sure my Teta in Lebanon is still alive
Sitting in Melbourne, I hesitate to share my grief for fear of people saying I’m not close enough to the situation in Lebanon to feel this grief. But the uncertainty is paralysing.
- by Abbir Dib
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Have you ever been shushed? It’s humiliating and now I know why
The dinner with my family and girlfriend was going perfectly, and then a few stern words from the waiter ruined everything.
- by Roby D'Ottavi
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