Goers: Infuriating Xmas fact we just have to embrace
It’s an annual guarantee that goes all the way back to the first Christmas, writes Peter Goers.
Opinion
Bond: Chalmers thinks we didn’t notice Labor’s tax grab
Real wages have gone up this year but so has the government’s appetite for your money, writes Caleb Bond.
Adamson: Hectic school trend proves we’ve lost the plot
It’s the academic version of a ribbon for everyone on sports day and I fear soon it will be at every year level, writes Jess Adamson.
Dark side to this Aussie Xmas shopping trend
I’m about to pop your festival bauble with a few un-festive facts, writes Amanda Blair.
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Bond: It’s not Coles and Woolies’ fault you’re broke
Anthony Albanese would love you to think Coles and Woolies are behind your battered bank balance. Don’t fall for it, writes Caleb Bond.
Tired old sexist jokes in response to woman’s TikTok tirade not funny
It’s surprising how little things have changed in 20 years, if the reaction to a man’s vile masturbating act on a public beach near a young woman and two teens is anything to go by, writes Letea Cavander
Downer: It’s not that complex. The West needs to win
There are many complex problems the world faces, but the “total destruction of Israel would be the beginning of the end”, writes Alexander Downer.
Bond: Aus Day U-turns are huge wins for silent majority
Let’s hope this idea of paying attention to what Australians really think catches on, writes Caleb Bond.
Downer: My enemies are right. I am very privileged
My parents made a bold choice back in the 1960s that looks very wise in hindsight, writes Alexander Downer.
Mind-boggling security breakdown puts Trump at risk again
How could Mr Trump not already have the highest level of protection, having been shot once and also made the target of an Iranian assassination plot, asks Tom Minear.
Greens exposed as hate-peddlers, hypocrites and cowards in protests
We have seen the violent and virulent hatred of the Greens and professional protest movement laid bare, as anti-Israel protesters – parading as pacifists – viciously attacked law enforcement in a week-long campaign of antisemitism, Andrew Wallace writes.
Penbo: Howard bowls a bitter pill for Aussie Trump-lovers
The man many call Australia’s greatest PM had some words that both right and left wingers should hear, writes David Penberthy.
Bond: ‘Hate speech’ warriors won’t give up this easily
Labor’s last-minute backdown has spared Australia from a set of dangerous new laws – for now, writes Caleb Bond.
Maiden: Tanya’s angst over kids’ social media use proves ban is right
Tanya Plibersek summed it up perfectly when she revealed her own angst and guilt about her children’s social media use – and why things need to change, writes Samantha Maiden.
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