Nikki Gemmell

Nikki Gemmell’s columns for the Weekend Australian Magazine have won a Walkley award for opinion writing and commentary. She is a bestselling author of over twenty books, both fiction and non-fiction. Her work has received international critical acclaim and been translated into many languages.

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What will the Millennials come for next?

Soap, cereal, suits, cars, postcards … they even hate milk. These ‘things of the past’ now seem destined for the younger generation’s dustbin.

Nikki Gemmell

COMMENTARYWeekend Australian Magazine

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Take pride in the academic depth of this nation

It was humbleness that was so very Australian. At this university graduation one term was mentioned repeatedly: “First in family”. And that’s when I teared up.

Nikki Gemmell

SLEEP TIGHTWeekend Australian Magazine

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Hit snooze this holiday season – it’s good for you

This is the only time of year when we’re allowed to surrender to this delicious little indulgence without judgement. And a study has shown there should be no judgement – a daytime kip is good for us.

Nikki Gemmell

COMMENTARYColumnists

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A different take on My Brilliant Career – is Sybylla pan, bi or lesbian?

Sometimes, the generational difference is jarring and revelatory. ‘She didn’t marry Harry’, I wailed after seeing Judy Davis in My Brilliant Career as a young teen. My daughter and her friend had a different reaction.

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COMMENTARYColumnists

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If you’re tired of the Sydney Opera House, you’re tired of life

The Sydney Opera House draws you back to the wonder of childhood, upon seeing it again; a wonder that never ages, which you have felt over a lifetime of seeing it? It gets me every time.

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COMMENTARYColumnists

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School libraries are vital for kids’ learning. Can they be saved?

When you think of your school library, what memories do you have? Sanctuary, study hub, nest of flirtation, wonder room, nook. But this vital resource is endangered, right across the nation.

Nikki Gemmell

COMMENTARYCommentary

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Young women: beware the controlling man

Media reports said Paul Thijssen wouldn’t take no for an answer from Lilie James, a colleague who had recently broken off their relationship. We all know the type.

Nikki Gemmell

COMMENTARYWeekend Australian Magazine

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A girl crush – just when I least expected it

I really wasn’t open for business in the new friend department. I actively retreat from the possibility of new mates. But then her. A fellow writer. Around my age. We got on instantly.

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COMMENTARYColumnists

‘Best’: What your email sign-off says about you

Woe betide those of us whose emails sign-off using old-fashioned phrases like ‘Yours sincerely’ or ‘Yours faithfully’. Showing your age, grandpa. Here’s what you should be saying instead.

Nikki Gemmell

COMMENTARYWeekend Australian Magazine

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Pirating my books to train artificial intelligence? This is war

My life project: to explore what it is to be female, in this bewildering, beautiful world. And Big Tech wants to suck the marrow out of my words, for its own profit, and not pay me a cent.

Nikki Gemmell

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