What's scarier than an evil killer clown? This is!
Clowns are not really that scary because many of the fears they represent are imaginary or overblown. But something else in our midst is very real and frightening.
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Alan Stokes
Alan Stokes is a columnist and chief editorial writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, where he began in journalism compiling the weather and law lists in 1984. He has worked for major newspapers here and overseas as a Tokyo correspondent, day editor, night editor, features editor and chief sub-editor. He is the author of The Australian on Australia and has been awarded for his writing on human rights.
My wife is a refugee from where cityslickers fear to tread
Each refugee realises that deep down, as adults, there is no going back.
The siblings taking up their father's unfinished pokies fight
Last year these siblings lost their father, Kevin07 creator and Ka-Ching documentary maker Neil Lawrence. Now they are taking up his battle to help young people avoid gambling addiction and have access to more pokies-free entertainment like live music.
The hunt for my grandfather who vanished three times
Was he a philanderer? A conman? A park drunk who saw his grandchildren once then returned to an alcoholic miasma? Or did he have a loving family? Did his siblings have children – my second cousins? Did he have other bastards – my aunties and uncles?
How I know the Sharks will win the grand final
Just about anything is better than playing golf – even watching Cronulla win their first NRL title.
Barnesy's must-read book on blokes, booze and breaking the cycle
Every Australian should read Working Class Boy if they want to reduce domestic violence, child abuse, family dysfunction, substance abuse and suicide.
We don't need one plebiscite question – we need 10
Why should we trust pollies to reflect the national view when they vote in Parliament on marriage equality?
You can save a life – here's how
Lifeline's "accidental counsellor" courses teach you the key skills you need to help prevent suicide, beyond asking R U OK?
What Dad really wants for Father's Day ... but is too afraid to tell you
... but is too afraid to tell you.
Opal card can solve pokies crisis - here's how
It can be expanded into a universal gambling card that would help users access safeguards such as bet and time limits.
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