Are you offended by the C-word?
Had I asked that question a decade ago, the answer would probably have been “yes”.
But the C-bomb has ...
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Please, don’t regard me warmly. I’m not that nice.
And why are you offering your best wishes? It’s not my birthday.
I enjoy ‘cheers’, but ...
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Ahoy there, me hearties!
As you may know, Saturday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
In honour of this important occasion, I have compiled ...
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The Uyghurs need a good spin doctor.
These forgotten people of northwest China are the Tibetans the world doesn’t care about.
It might be because ...
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Arrr, me hearties!
In honour of International Talk Like a Pirate Day on the weekend, I’ve compiled a list of federal pollies and their ...
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It’s tiny but powerful.
Its incorrect insertion could mean the difference between life and death.
And it’s fighting for its very existence.
I’m referring to the ...
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Once again women are proving to be their own worst enemies.
With Chris Bath likely to be named the first solo female primetime newsreader ...
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Mobile phones are the new cigarettes.
Not when it comes to cancer, of course.
That’s still unproven, according to mobile phone companies which have much ...
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The term ‘good death’ seems to be an oxymoron.
But for those who’ve cared for a terminally ill loved one, the ancient Greek definition ...
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I enjoy a drink as much as the next person.
Unless that next person happens to be Fiona O’Loughlin. Or Andrew Symonds.
But the Australian ...
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My name is Tracey and I am not a lesbian.
Well, except for 15 minutes in 1987. At university. Does that count?
Everyone is at ...
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If there was an award for ‘most popular military dictator’ Commodore Frank Bainimarama would win hands down.
Muammar al-Gaddafi came close by hugging the ...
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The first story I covered as a court reporter was about the point at which life begins.
It was a big question for the ...
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There’s a hidden epidemic of bullying in Australia – and it’s not in the schoolyard.
The corporatisation of universities has led to an increase ...
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Next year, airlines plan to charge passengers to breathe.
It will be 36c for a short, sharp breath – the type taken by those ...
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Is it just Tracey Spicer, or are there a lot of people referring to themselves in the third person these days?
Illeists abound in ...
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If there is a God, he’d be rubbing his hands with glee at the rise of radical atheism.
The pompous pronoucements of Professor Richard ...
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Memo Mark Webber: Go back to the Motherland.
We don’t want your insensitive, ignorant and thoughtless comments here.
Webber tipped the bucket on his homeland ...
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If Joe Hockey wins the leadership of the federal Liberal Party, the biggest loser will not be Malcolm Turnbull.
Nor will it be the ...
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I’m sick and tired of women turning on each other.
Why do we do this to ourselves?
I don’t expect all of us to ...
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