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The ‘euphoric’ mum moment I wasn’t supposed to enjoy
It’s a milestone that some say leaves a parent feeling aimless and empty. So why didn’t I feel like that, writes Robyn Ingerson.
Cornes: 150 Olympic heroes dead and that’s not the biggest shock
There are some sports I always thought would lead to a longer, healthier life, writes Graham Cornes.
Goers: The modern trends even dumber than jetskis
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Downer: The harsh reality of Australia’s poverty ‘victims’
The world is littered with stories of people who have escaped poverty into wealth, power or just middle-class comfort. They are great role models, writes Alexander Downer.
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Goers: Hypocrisy worked! Now Australia has a new street drug
Labor’s high-priced tax attack on smoking worked wonders for health. It’s a shame about the gang wars, writes Peter Goers.
Penbo: Now who’s full? Refugee squeeze exposes NIMBY hypocrites
Nothing reveals Greens or Teal double standards faster than trying to solve a problem where they live, writes David Penberthy.
Bond: We spray paint Aussie icons but pay a fortune for this?
A small number of self-important, poncey ideologues have taken control of the arts and are trying to destroy our will to live one work at a time, writes Caleb Bond.
Penbo: Euthanasia or rot – that’s the choice Australia left this man
This is the human face of bureaucratic sloth. He’s chosen to die because our aged care system can’t keep its promises, writes David Penberthy.
Maiden: Three words Lidia Thorpe haters suddenly forgot
If all Australian MPs were held to the standards some want applied to Thorpe, Republicans would be kicked out of Canberra, writes Samantha Maiden.
Penbo: Remember when the Greens used to be likeable?
Fast forward to 2024 and those triangular stickers now stand for something quite different from hugging trees, writes David Penberthy.
Maiden: Cashed-up Albo is rubbing young voters’ noses in it
It’s one thing to be loaded after decades in parliament but it’s another to flaunt it so close to an election, writes Samantha Maiden.
Downer: Don’t like Australia’s values? Australia’s not for you
Tolerance is a core Australian value and the pro-Islamic terrorism demonstrations show none whatsoever if you disagree with them, writes Alexander Downer.
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