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Why can’t we just let kids be kids?

Until recently, society accepted that some girls were tomboys and some boys liked dressing up, writes Miranda Devine. It didn’t mean they needed their genitals “reassigned”.

A pox in both their houses

Anglicans think of themselves as a bit better than everyone — especially Catholics, writes Claire Harvey. No wonder they struggle with their own history of paedophilia.

Billy Bob Thornton and Brett Kelly in a scene from film Bad Santa 2

The worst movie sequels ever made

Dear movie studio bosses, instead of paying stars big bucks to reprise dud roles, how about paying them a bit less to make something new?

‘This man is not fit to be Australian of the Year’

From the shadows has emerged a vital voice adding to the pressure to remove former Army chief David Morrison as Australian of the Year, writes Miranda Devine.

Rules of picking up in the supermarket

Be careful how you pack your trolley when buying groceries. The type and number of items you put in there could give a stranger the green light to hit on you.

US President Barack Obama waves before boarding the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2012 en route to Camp David, where he is hosting the G8 summit. Obama reached out to the private sector in hopes of lifting 50 million people in the developing world from poverty, as wealthy nations grapple with a budget crunch. Ahead of talks of the Group of Eight major industrial nations, Obama pledged that the United States will keep providing emergency aid to feed the world's hungry but said that firms had committed $3 billion to improve agriculture. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad

As we say goodbye to Obama, we farewell grace

Barack Obama showed it was possible to be the boss and still prosecute ideas with civility, thoughtfulness and calm. Can we say the same for Donald Trump?

Facebook image of Tyrone Unsworth. Bullying about his sexuality led the the 13 year old to take his own life.

Tyrone deserved better. And now he’s dead

There are a lot of people with the innocent blood of a 13-year-old boy on their hands this week. I wonder if they’re happy about it.

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Arrogant elites in ivory towers don’t fool me

Show me an elite politician with a genuine understanding of just how hard life can be... No wonder the average Joe and Joanna are so embittered.

Surviving Schoolies won’t make you a successful adult

Unless kids are going to become professional party-goers or career hedonists, then Schoolies shouldn’t be seen as a rite of passage, writes Kylie Lang.

First Halloween. Now Thanksgiving. This is Australia

Halloween and Thanksgiving used to be the strange American events we only heard about in movies. Yet they are now very much part of our lives.

RendezView. Still from Cars 3 trailer of Lightning McQueen getting all smashed up. (Pic: Disney)

WTF Disney? Are you trying to scar kids for life?

The official trailer for Cars 3 has just been released and it is disturbing. Disney’s new-found tendency to try and scar our children — for life — is a disgrace.

After changing gender I get to play cricket

Australia’s most prominent transgender woman explains why she returned to the crease after more than three decades.

Your ultimate work Christmas party survival guide

As fun as work Chrissie parties can be, they’re fraught with danger. So, here’s a definitive how-to guide that if followed should prevent you from making an absolute tit of yourself.

OCTOBER 2004 : Businessman Donald Trump in scene from 2004 TV show "The Apprentice", 10/04.

Celebrity politics can be a dangerous game

Put down the gossip mags and stop idolising Trump. We must exercise our muscles of inquiry and challenge the truth in front of us before we’re all made into fools.

How do we stop this Schoolies carnage?

Aussie teen Jamie Murphy may have walked free but his arrest in Bali was every parent’s worst nightmare. Surely it’s time to end Schoolies before any more young lives are damaged.

Can women learn to love their hair down there?

It’s natural yet so confusing. But society’s obsession with pubic hair has been dragged back into the spotlight thanks to Chrissy Teigen.

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2001, file photo, men shave, brush their teeth and prepare for the day at a refugee camp on the Island of Nauru. The United States and Australia are close to announcing a deal in which the U.S. would resettle hundreds of asylum seekers banished by Australia to Pacific island camps, a newspaper reported on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The U.S. had agreed to accept up to 1,800 refugees held for up to three years at Australia's expense in camps on the impoverished island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, The Australian newspaper reported. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Do activists REALLY care about asylum seekers?

Refugee advocates are telling asylum seekers to stay on Nauru instead of taking a spot in the US, writes Caroline Marcus. Because, of course, that doesn’t fit their agenda.

DECEMBER, 2003 : Actor Ricky Gervais from TV show "The Office (Christmas Special)", 12/03. Pic BBC. Gervais/Actor P/

It’s Christmas in the office. And you hate everyone

There’s nothing that obliges you to be jolly this time of year, but when your colleagues are feeling festive, do you suck it up or submit to your inner Grinch?

DAN FOGLER as Jacob, EDDIE REDMAYNE as Newt and a beast called a Bowtruckle in a scene from Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy adventure film FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Enough with all the sequels. Is nothing sacred?

The integrity of narrative in movies is diminishing so filmmakers can boost their egos. Fantastic Beasts is just one, no, five examples of this frustrating trend.

RendezView. Brad Pitt's head on Bella Hadid's body. Why, you may ask. Why the hell not, would be our response. Bradella Pittid is hot. (Pic: Digitally enhanced/Getty)

Red carpet flashing: What if it was a man?

A model flashes her hairless mons pubis on the red carpet and is celebrated. If this was a man, he’d be arrested. The double standards are despicable.

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Next Top Model? More like Next Top Melodrama

Australia’s Next Top Model was once a training ground for young girls. But the show has become more about capitalising on contestants’ anxieties.