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Everyone needs to be outraged by the US Supreme Court’s historic attack on women’s rights
I have been grappling for days whether or not to write something about the Roe v Wade decision, which takes away the federal right for women to have abortion in the United States. It’s easy to be immediately filled with disgust given the court’s decision will have undeniably devastating consequences for women. The impact for women,…
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What do you call a white, rugby-loving, Christian in his 50s? An Australian Prime Minister.
by Brendan Foster What do you call a white, rugby-loving, Christian in his 50s on election night? Australian Prime Minister. I have no idea if that’s an original punchline, but it made me laugh, pretty damn, hard. Puerile political gags aside, there is something undoubtedly unpleasant, about the glaring lack of political diversity. But at…
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Despite West Coast’s horror season, Adam Simpson deserves to be at the club next year.
West Coast Eagles coach Adam Simpson can’t take a trick. It’s hard to remember an AFL coach having to combat such an onslaught of misfortune after just seven rounds. The Eagles have been savaged by injuries and ravaged by Covid-19. There appeared to be a glimmer of hope with the club’s stunning win against the…
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The importance of anger: the curious tale of the man who put dog poo in my letterbox
Have you ever felt yourself recklessly careering towards a baffling moment of volcanic anger that goes beyond understanding? I’m not talking about some senseless, unprovoked act of pure violence. Just a microscopic episode of rage which triggers a series of truly bizarre events. A brief rupture in our “ground rules” that causes a “why?” moment.…
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Are “gotcha” moments turning voters off politics?
The endless, orchestrated attempts to ensnare politicians in ‘gotcha’ moments are becoming banal and taxing. On the first day of the election campaign, the chirpy and upbeat Anthony Albanese was asked about the unemployment and cash rate. The Labor leader nervously twitched like a kid caught gobbling down a chocolate bunny on the Saturday before…
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Do 4WD and SUV drivers ‘bully” smaller cars?
Since recently purchasing a pint-size jalopy, I started to notice a strange and unnerving phenomenon. Small car bias. I’m here to tell you, driver discrimination against miniature motor vehicles is real. I openly confess my mechanical knowledge is crap. The most I could tell you about our new wheels is there is the number two…
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Omicron is like catching a cold right? Think again
So Covid-19 arrived at our house recently. Omicron came to our doorstep via some unvaccinated imbecile who I’m positive collected bits of aluminium foil to make tin hats. One of those hapless morons that think Covid changes your DNA and we all eventually morph into lizard creatures. Yet this same nincompoop that refuses to get…
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Shane Warne was a truly great artist
Shane Warne was one of the great artists of the 21st Century. Before you question my grief-stricken delirium as nothing more than hyperbolic madness, for a brief minute marinate on the true meaning of art. Isn’t the purpose of art to express emotions? To help us comprehend this chaotic world and elevate us from the…
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Can anyone really stop Putin?
Who is going to stop the paranoid, Russian despot from his murderous war against the Ukrainian people? I can’t fully comprehend why Russia wants to systematically wipe Ukraine off the world map. Whatever end game Vladimir Putin is plotting at his marble desk in some grandiose Kremlin room, what is blindingly obvious, is the man…
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