Opinion
Wednesday, 4 December
What's up with Bill Shorten?
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MOVING out of government has changed Bill Shorten in the eyes of many, writes Malcolm Farr.
Tuesday, 3 December
Who do you trust, your GP or the TV?
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THE fall out over cholesterol has proved we're more willing to trust a television program than the advice of our own doctor.
Friday, 29 November
Manual cars: superior or old hat?
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PAUL Pottinger says autos rule, but Tory Maguire says you're not really driving if you're not driving a manual.
Tuesday, 26 November
Clarke, Warner disgrace Baggy Green
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FORMER Test cricketer Bruce Francis slams today's "overpaid, ungrateful, overindulged" players.
No plain sailing for new PM
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OPINION: Eleven weeks in and it's clear an Abbott transformation will be hard slog.
Monday, 25 November
Broken arm sledge is just cricket
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THERE's a line in sledging that Clarke didn't cross - on the other side of that line are racism and other players' mothers.
Thursday, 21 November
ABC salary critics need reality check
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OPINION: Top ABC talent earn a fraction of stars on Channels 7, Nine and Ten
Dissolving our hatred into Ashes
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OPINION: We do not hate the Poms. Come on - we just don't. Rivalries are fine but hatred favours nobody.
Wednesday, 20 November
Even the ABC pays women less
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THE national broadcaster's HR department must be bracing for some uncomfortable talks with some of its female stars today.
Morrison's secrecy extreme
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OPINION: The Government's determination to block information on asylum seeker is about to reach peak absurdity.
Bachelor strips dignity from women
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GREAT news, girls! You can use that degree you attained after doing so well at school to snag yourself a cardboard boyfriend.
Tuesday, 19 November
The 10 worst kids TV characters
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NORMAN Price, the Little Princess, even Thomas the Tank Engine: the TV characters kids love but parents hate.
Friday, 15 November
Rudd's spirit leaves a lasting legacy
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JANUARY 14, 2010, was one of the most important days of my life.
Wednesday, 13 November
Ignoring your own health is selfish
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IT's not possible in 2013 in Australia that a woman doesn't know about breast cancer and its detection and treatment.
Tuesday, 12 November
NSW burned by penny-pinching
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OFFICIALS fear NSW bushfire victims will have less chance of rebuilding than Victorian and Tasmanian households.
Monday, 11 November
The little pig leading our kids astray
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OPINION: She's about to sell out the Opera House and has a global following of millions but Peppa Pig needs a major attitude adjustment.
Friday, 8 November
Not only sailors should be sacked
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OPINION: In the same way military authority flows down the ranks, surely responsibility must flow back up the ranks again.
Australia's Next Top Stigma
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ALMOST half of us will experience mental health issues. And no, it's not something to "aspire" to, but openness is.
Wednesday, 6 November
Why they had to kill Verema
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AN injured racehorse with this sort of injury literally dies in front of your eyes if attempts are made to keep it alive, writes racing editor Ray Thomas.
Sunday, 3 November
Misogyny still alive in the workplace
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PENNY Palmer has never heard of Julia Gillard's misogyny speech and is living proof that sexual bullying in the workplace is alive today.
Friday, 1 November
Not all bikers are created equal
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OPINION: New QLD laws to combat criminal bikie gangs have led to harassment of innocent recreational bikers.
How far is too far for child safety?
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SHOULD there be a witness to nappy changing at childcare? Is it OK to door knock neighbours to check potential employees?
Thursday, 31 October
Putin: Magnificent or monster
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OPINION: It's hard to know if the Russian president is lacking self-awareness or just couldn't give a toss.
PR the Catholic Church can't buy
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OPINION: Pope Francis has already been cast as the hope of the side for the image of the Church. This can only help.
Monday, 28 October
Gaga and Miley: same thing?
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OPINION: Lady Gaga sells hope through her songs and belief through her clothes. Miley is just selling her soul.
Wednesday, 23 October
Bob Carr, manipulative to the end
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OPINION: Carr's timing, as NSW is consumed with raging bushfires, looks cynical. But then, so was his time in politics.
Imagine Tony's toast at this wedding
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OPINION: His sister's wedding could be a little awkward for our PM if he races to the High Court to block gay marriage.
Women breadwinners no disaster
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OPINION: It's like the genders are a footy team and everyone wants a winner when we should all be dreaming of a draw.
Wednesday, 16 October
Queensland's new bikie laws absurd
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THE days of police consorting squads and selective law making have been revived by QLD's alarmist bikie campaign.
Tuesday, 15 October
Sour grapes show Labor not united
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EVERYONE hates it when they miss out on a job. Anna Burke put that on full display yesterday when she was shafted from a position on the Labor frontbench.
Sad search for Maddie a lonely task
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COMMENT: After six and a half years, the global search for Madeleine McCann last night came down to a 40-minute TV appeal.
Monday, 14 October
Memo to Labor from Churchill
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OPINION: Already there is dissatisfaction within the ALP on the methodology used to elect Bill Shorten.
Thursday, 10 October
Let's not lionise Chopper
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OPINION: Let's put Chopper to rest without pretending he was a 20th-Century Ned Kelly.
We need clarity on pollie perks
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OPINION: Only a tiny number of MPs have set out to diddle the public purse on expenses, and most of them have been caught.
Sunday, 6 October
Clive's titanic arrival in politics
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CLIVE Palmer's party has a balance of power and, like America's Tea Party, has become a popular political force overnight, writes Paul Toohey.
Wednesday, 2 October
Buddy's pay about more than dollars
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IT's a powerful thing that an indigenous man has won the highest contract ever paid to an Australian team sportsman.
Sugar rush not so sweet
![Sugar rush not so sweet](http://web.archive.org./web/20131215113601im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2013/10/02/1226731/358366-7ea6f48c-2aef-11e3-8800-e6347622c0aa.jpg)
OPINION: Sugar is not just bad for our health, it's also bad for the communities around the world that have been forced off their land without compensation
Tuesday, 1 October
Jakarta's human rights hypocrisy
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TONY Abbott's visit to Jakarta signals a 180 degree shift since Paul Keating made his first trip to Indonesia in 1992.
Pay equality is good for business
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OPINION: Business needs to realise pay equity is not just a 'women's issue', it's a business issue, writes Ben Pike.
Great Aussie Heatwave
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There was no escaping the heat in the southern states as scorching weather seared much of the country.
Best Mayan apocalypse memes
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The Internet has no shortage of memes celebrating the coming Mayan apocalypse
Schoolies run wild in Bali
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Hundreds of Australian Schoolies have arrived in Kuta, Bali, to let loose after finishing their school exams
History of the turkey pardon
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After Obama pardoned two turkeys today, we take a look back at those before him that have had the honour of saving a few lucky birds.
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Fear of foreigners holding us back
THE Abbott government has just proved with GrainCorp there ain't no national interest like political self interest.
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