Satire
Political cartoonist of the year? ‘You must be joking’
Megan Herbert has been crowned Australian political cartoonist of the year for her work, which appears regularly in this masthead.
- Karl Quinn
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- Baby Boomers
My trick for remembering names is a bit dodgy. Just ask ‘pooork Sarah’
An aide-memoire is all very well – until you make the wrong connection.
- Anson Cameron
‘We should be careful with public shaming’: Tim Minchin rethinks his George Pell protest song
Eight years after Come Home (Cardinal Pell) became a viral success, Tim Minchin is no longer convinced that public shaming is the right mechanism for change.
- Thomas Mitchell
- Opinion
- Olympics
Australia must do it the South Korean way: get gold or get conscripted
Satire: It’s a policy that Peter Dutton would be strongly advised not to oppose. He’d probably be angry he hadn’t thought of it himself.
- 'Rampaging' Roy Slaven
- Opinion
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Hypocrisy over Khawaja’s armband now borders on the absurd
Despite fears about the future of Test cricket, the International Cricket Council – which is based in human rights bastion United Arab Emirates – has made its priority squelching one player’s freedom of expression.
- Alan Attwood
‘We’re hoping for a royal commission’: What the Betoota Advocate did next
Australian media’s unlikeliest success story is going global with a new TV show.
- Robert Moran
How do I stop customers calling me ‘darl’?
Aussies in seaside towns may use archaic greetings, but it’s all about the vibe.
- Danny Katz
- Opinion
- Culture wars
I thought Roald Dahl was bad. Then I checked my daughter’s bookshelf
Eternal vigilance in safeguarding the minds of our children must be the responsibility of every parent.
- Brad Emery
- Opinion
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Welcome to class, kids, here are all the ways you’re getting dudded
By the time you state schoolers are in year 9, many of you will be five years behind the kids in Posh Grammar in reading, and four years behind in maths – more than double the gap between you and them in year 3. The more you’re schooled, the relatively dumber you get!
- Julie Szego
‘I never write about my sex life’: What David Sedaris prefers to keep private
The American humorist and essayist is known for his autobiographical anecdotes, but there’s one topic he’ll never discuss.
- Benjamin Law
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