Being a woman in Australia in this day and age is absolutely like winning the lottery.
Gemma Tognini
We as a society know how rubbish social media content is for our young people but we for the most part continue to throw our hands in the air, as if we’re powerless to say no.
When you consider that Mr Albanese is effectively being interviewed for the role of prime minister, you wouldn’t hire him. Not in a blue fit.
There are unintended consequences to these extreme mandates. It’s the ultimate pyrrhic victory dressed up as public health, only without any credible public health justification, writes Gemma Tognini.
Call it the Christmas Spirit. Call it Joy. One thing I won’t call it though is the kind of superficial claptrap sprouted on the subject of joy this week by the artist formally known as Prince Harry.
The stir created by St Hilda’s decision to censor part of a speech from mining magnate Gina Rinehart strikes at the heart of education’s mission to foster critical thinking.
In striving for a soft landing, facilitated by way of an ironclad border, we are at greater risk of another outbreak than the rest of the country.
Time is all we have and despite what some would have us believe (especially in this season) it’s the most precious commodity of all.
GemmaTognini
Right now, in Western Australia, these families and these kids don’t have any other option. We have no children’s hospice. That needs to change.
No more cancellations. No more diving under the doona. The Olympics, apart from anything else, represent the truth that the world outside of Australia has moved on and continues to do so.
Shame on the politics of fear that have caused an epidemic of indifference in this country, that has so terribly rent our sense of unity.
The debacle surrounding the Weld Club has descended into the ultimate elitist problem, completely disconnected from the lives of everyday folk. But where do we draw the line?
We need to stop panicking about what could happen and be allowed to live the moments we have while we still have them.
Either we defend all women from the kind of mocking and ridicule inflicted on Australia’s first lady endured from this photo or we give up and declare open season, writes Gemma Tognini.
There’s not a lot that can shock me any more but the savagery of this hateful gender war has done just that. Here’s why it’s time to look at men and women as equals, not adversaries.
Don’t let’s condition young girls to think they’re powerless to set their own boundaries, that in an unhealthy dynamic the only remedy is to scream ‘toxic masculinity’.
When I heard the news that Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup had effectively conceded the election, I felt like organising the appropriate condolence bouquet. But then my perspective changed — here’s why.
The Family Court system may be broken, but the Australian Family Association’s suggested changes to divorce law will only open the door for more heartache and more pain. Here’s why.
May I tell you what I’d like for Christmas? I’d like a plan. A detailed one. I’d like a plan that goes beyond opening the gate and shutting it again, writes Gemma Tognini.
Maybe I’m old and dull. But if drawing a line in the sand between what’s for public consumption and what stays private makes me ancient, then pour me a cup of tea love and get my dressing gown out.
In a year when so much changed and so many of us feel robbed, who knew that the simple act of grabbing a coffee could grow into something so lovely?
There are better ways to manage the coronavirus pandemic than an outdated, one-size-fits-all 14-day quarantine stint. Here’s why it’s time to throw open all of our domestic borders.
The pearl-clutching and painful reaction to details of the NSW Premier’s private life being aired publicly beg the question — just what kind of women are we allowed to be?
The coronavirus has expose what and who we are. Soft underbellies of fear, division and avarice in many cases. Kindness, compassion, and reconciliation in others.
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