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Forget the King’s English, Aussie English is far more complex and nuanced.

Do Australians have the best possible version of English?

For a start, there are the many varieties of the word “mate”, ranging from the convivial to the downright threatening.

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Martin Scorcese's Goodfellas.  Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco in Goodfellas. A spinoff could soon be transmitted on TV. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar/Warner Bros

No elbows on the table and other rules to live and dine by

Like most people of my generation, I had some terrible early run-ins with the world of etiquette.

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How to make slime? Recipe. Simple.

A day in the life of a Google-dependent grandparent

How do I make slime without contact lens solution, baking powder or PVA glue?

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What’s next?

Tech’s ‘improvements’ are making my life worse (and wetter)

The future is here, and it’s full of damp laundry and unsolicited AI.

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The naysayer has become the yea-sayer.

Turns out breaking all the rules is my favourite part of being a grandparent

Sometimes the best standards are no standards at all.

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A recent photo of Rosie Waterland and her mother, Lisa Stevens.

I had a troubled childhood. This is the question I am asked the most

If I’d been removed from my mother’s care permanently from the start, would my life have turned out differently?

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Regina George, the teenage tyrant from Mean Girls, comes in many shapes, sizes, genders ...

Is it just me, or is everyone rude now? (It’s not just me)

I’m always discombobulated when someone is rude to me. I think most people are.

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Check out the head of hair.

Writers, I’m on your side – now here’s my list of complaints

Even as a forgiving reader, I have my quibbles.

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Peter Dutton; “Weak, woke and sending us broke”.

Why is ‘weak’ still considered an insult for men?

“Weak” is one of those words which has long been used to police masculinity: it’s a word that tutors us in what’s required to be a man.

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I tried to stop my British friend’s atrocious order. Then I joined him

An ode to oysters Kilpatrick and other glorious culinary crimes.

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