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Gun owners are not the bad guys

The rights of licensed shooters have been hard won against constant opposition. Just because guns scare you doesn’t mean the rest of us should have to give them up.

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We’ve come a long way. But there’s much more to do

On Breast Cancer Awareness Day we recognise the achievements researchers have made to breast cancer survival rates. But we still have a long way to go.

A supplied image obtained Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 of Maria Lutz with children Elisa (left) and Martin (right), all found dead along with her husband Fernando Manrique in Davidson in Sydney's north. The bodies of a 44-year-old man, a 43-year-old woman, an 11-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, were found by police at a home on Sir Thomas Mitchell Drive in Davidson on Monday in response concerns for their welfare. (AAP Image/Facebook) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

This wasn’t a murder-suicide. It was cold-blooded murder

Killing yourself in the act of killing others does not make you virtuous. It makes you a coward, unwilling to face up to what you’ve done.

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Nick Kyrgios needs a hug. He’s obviously hurting

Nick Kyrgios’s behaviour has been poor but his problem is not that he’s rude or that he’s compromised the “integrity of tennis”. It’s that he’s not prepared to talk to someone.

Masculinity is not to blame for domestic violence

We must fight domestic violence by tackling behaviours and attitudes, not by fighting a war on gender identity. Otherwise we risk shaming men simply for being masculine.

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Abbott’s lost cause to fix a failed legacy

Tony Abbott keeps trying to justify bad behaviour as preserving his “legacy”, writes Miranda Devine. But it is not up to Abbott to define his legacy. History will do that for him.

It’s not too late to say sorry, David Morrison

As former army chief David Morrison comes to the end of his turn as Australian of the Year, he has done little to stand out, writes Miranda Devine. A simple “sorry” would help.

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Fast walkers may live longer. But they’re annoying

Research shows the slower you walk, the earlier you’ll cark it but fast walkers are the really annoying ones. If you know one, you’ll understand.

Supplied image obtained Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 of Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright inside his 14th floor Surfers Paradise apartment just hours before the New Zealand tourist plummeted to her death from the balcony on August 8, 2014. Gable Tostee is on trial in Brisbane Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to Ms Wright's murder. (AAP Image/Supplied by Queensland Supreme Court) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Gable Tostee trial: Casual sex is not a crime

The Gable Tostee trial has drawn social censure around the willingness of a young couple to hook up on Tinder for a night of casual sex. That is not a crime.

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I want to travel... without my partner

My partner and I differ over what constitutes a holiday. So I’ve planned a trip with one of my gal friends. But how do I tell my partner I want to travel without him?

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Holiday happiness or highway to hell?

New research shows we’re jumping into our cars in record numbers to explore our own backyard. But is the humble road trip the route to holiday happiness or just a highway to hell?

Our carers deserve so much more. Especially respite

The tragedy that faced a young family juggling the complex needs of children with disabilities puts a spotlight on the needs of those who devote every moment of their lives to caring.

If he’s chivalrous, he must be sexist, right? Wrong

“Chivalry is dead” came the battle cry when an AFL player shielded himself from rain and not his partner. Could it just be he didn’t cover her in fear of being labelled sexist?

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Men who pay for sex want older, curvier women

One of Australia’s best-known high-class escorts, Samantha X, says she will no longer hire young, thin girls because her male clients crave older, curvier women instead.

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Why are persecuted Christians ignored by the Left?

Prioritising Christian refugees should be a no-brainer, but the left-wing elites regard it as Islamophobic, writes Miranda Devine. The hypocrisy is laughable.

Now showing: Shakespeare’s Australian politics

Australian politics is in the midst of a great tragedy whose proportions are as Shakespearean as its language is Mills & Boon. At every level it is confounding and contradictory.

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Dear much younger me, I see you

A mother of two sons with autism, Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty, shares this moving letter to her younger self — when it all seemed too overwhelming to cope.

Keep your mortgage stress. I’ll take the smashed avo

If somebody told me brunch dates would have to be sacrificed to buy a home — I’d say take a walk. I’ll keep my “expensive” lifestyle over a mortgage any day.

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Why did it take so long to uncover Donald Trump’s abuse of women?

The number of women accusing Donald Trump of inappropriate touching has reached 16. How did a confessed predator this famous get away with this for decades?

Stop relying on IVF to deliver parenthood

The perception that IVF is some sort of time reverser or safety net is foolish and dangerous. Very few women on IVF — over or under 40 — end up with a baby.

Who doesnâ€™t like a good piggyback ride

I’m a single mum. And I’m dateable

I have two gorgeous girls, writes radio personality Zoe Sheridan. I am single. I am one of the roughly 17 per cent of people living with kids as a single parent. And, I am happy.

Shorten played us for fools. And we let him

The Opposition Leader has proven to be the evil genius of Australian politics in killing off the same-sex marriage plebiscite. Let’s not congratulate him.

When being a loser makes you a true champion

In this age of ultimate endurance and Ironman triathlons, you may see the humble marathon as having lost its glory. Wait until you meet this man.

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You should see me in the club... the knitting club

The first rule about knit club is, you must absolutely talk about knit club. The second rule of knit club is you don’t actually have to have any idea how to knit.

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Should you be Facebook friends with your boss?

There’s nothing wrong with downing shots at 3am and singing karaoke badly at a dodgy bar. But it’s unlikely you want your boss knowing about it through your drunken Facebook posts.

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Tough gun laws work. We can’t go soft on them

Relaxing gun laws in Australia — for whatever political outcomes may be currently desirable — is a terrible idea. People’s fists are dangerous enough.

EMBARGOED FOR Wednesday October 19 Episodics for episode four of The Wrong Girl. Breakfast TV co-host Erica Jones (played by Madeleine West) has an emotional coming out on live television.

Madeleine West: ‘Keep your hurtful opinions in the closet’

Far too many people are forced to live half a life, writes The Wrong Girl’s Madeleine West. She hopes her character coming out as a lesbian will inspire positive discussion.

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Legalise euthanasia? No, we need to do so much better

Voluntary euthanasia supporters believe that death cures the distress of living with misery. They’re right — but isn’t it better to cure the misery without ending a life?

Growing up gay in a heterosexual world

It’s time for the heterosexual decision makers to stop debating same-sex marriage and start listening to homosexual people.

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The six most destructive rape myths

Myths about rape are the reason victims blame themselves and perpetrators believe they’ve done nothing wrong. We must work to dispel these dangerous untruths.

Same-sex marriage debate turned nasty a long time ago

I’m tired of being silent, of saying we all have a right to “freedom of speech” — not on this watch. No one has the right to spread hate and rampant lies and cause more harm.