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Fifty years ago, we told young women to put marriage on hold but never stopped to ask what that would do to their chances of finding love, marriage, kids – the whole shebang.
by Bettina Arndt - 30/10/2026 - 7 comments
How often are we struck by the stark symbols of extravagant wealth that are seen daily right beside the horrid injustice of poverty?
by Yossef Ben-Meir - 26/10/2026 - 1 comment
The public discourse narrative suggests that Australian politicians and public figures are themselves responsible for evocations of violence, a normalising tendency inspired by the United States.
by Binoy Kampmark - 23/10/2026 - 5 comments
When ideology shapes public conversations, how is an adequate diagnosis to be made?
by Brendan O'Reilly - 16/10/2026 - 3 comments
When Colin from Accounts is onto it you know that it is going to only get bigger.
by Bettina Arndt - 8/09/2026 - 3 comments
Is the shakedown becoming the most popular sport for Australians and ambulance-chasing lawyers?
by Brendan O'Reilly - 31/08/2026 - 7 comments
What does Albo's descent into locker room banter tell us about weaponised feminism?
by Bettina Arndt - 15/07/2026 - 7 comments
Europe's rape statistics tell two stories: imported misogyny and ever-expanding definitions of sexual crime.
by Bettina Arndt - 24/06/2026 - 4 comments
Notable new psychology-primer, Secure, urges the use of tools and techniques from attachment theory, to create a healthier and more secure life.
by Stephen Saunders - 22/06/2026 - 3 comments
Male suicide in Australia is to be addressed by teaching boys about gender equity - because male suicide is a form of female oppression?
by Bettina Arndt - 11/06/2026 - 3 comments
California or Texas? How hard a choice can, or should, it be?
by Ross Elliott - 9/06/2026
How common law made the Anglosphere - and why it still matters
by Howard Dewhirst - 1/06/2026 - 4 comments

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