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Battlelines drawn early for Mr People Skills

Posted: 29 Jul 09 | Annabel Crabb on Tony Abbott and his "celibacy adviser". |

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A buck that has a lot of ground to cover

Posted: 28 Jul 09 | When this whole thing began – with Kevin07 two years ago, as a weary nation eyed its ageing prime minister and toyed with the idea of turfing him in favour of the nerdy young challenger – there wasn’t much doubt about where the buck belonged. The buck’s still going to stop with Kevin. Just not yet. |

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Soft power: Jackson and a new anthem for American politics

Posted: 30 Jun 09 | Together with the worldwide outpouring of grief ranging from mass dance tributes in a Philippines prison to an Eiffel Tower moonwalk, the death of Michael Jackson has brought an extraordinary collection of tributes from world political figures. |

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Sets appeal: tennis and physical appearance

Posted: 30 Jun 09 | Beauty aces talent: A spokesman from the All England Club, Johnny Perkins, acknowledged "box office appeal" was one of 28 points considered when courts were allocated. What do you think about the decision to take into account a female player's looks in a tennis game? |

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Michael Jackson tribute pages

Posted: 26 Jun 09 | There are reports today that pop star Michael Jackson has died after a heart attack at home in LA. Were you a fan? Post your thoughts here. |

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Trap for novices: beware of geeks bearing gifts

Posted: 23 Jun 09 | MALCOLM TURNBULL would be glad Peter Costello announced his resignation last week because had he not, tongues would be flapping again about the leadership. |

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What will we do now that he's no longer not there for us?

Posted: 16 Jun 09 | A decade's worth of "Will he? Won't he? Wouldn't you like to know?" - all crumbled away to nothing, with the publication of a small statement on the Peter Costello website. |

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Brutal truth about attacks

Posted: 10 Jun 09 | ANOTHER bashing of an Indian student, another angry demonstration by fed-up Indian residents, another brick in the wall of the misconception that Indians in this country have become the frequent victims of violent white racism. |

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Pandemic pandemonium: pass the paracetamol

Posted: 05 Jun 09 | Last Monday I collected the child from school. "I think I've got swine flu," was her only utterance which I, ever the devoted mother, ignored. |

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Opposition reclaims question time's utility

Posted: 05 Jun 09 | When Turnbull began asking questions about the Prime Minister's supposed advocacy for an Ipswich car dealer who for several years has provided Kevin Rudd with a ute, a new mood of intrigue enveloped question time. |

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10 million ways to say thank you

Posted: 26 May 09 | This is why I always like to keep an extra passport, in a false name, close at hand. You just never know when some dopey 'chuck frum nuzullund' is going to drop a lazy 'tun mullion' into your account and it pays to be prepared. |

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Sol Trujillo on Australia and racism

Posted: 26 May 09 | Controversial former Telstra chief Sol Trujillo has taken a swipe at Australia, describing the nation he called home for four years as racist, backward and like "stepping back in time". Asked in a BBC interview whether there was racism in Australia, Mr Trujillo said: "I think it was evident in a lot of ways with me personally but more importantly with others." What do you think of Sol's comments? |

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Natural men scolded into timidity

Posted: 21 May 09 | As the mother of two junior rugby forwards, the wife of a former prop and daughter of a one-time flanker, it is time for me to come to the defence of violent sports and the men who play them. |

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Wedded abyss: how to avoid a bitter, lonely marriage.

Posted: 16 May 09 | Relationships expert Dr John Gottman says every marriage is a mistake, the question is what you do with it. |

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Code of silence at the top reveals little has changed

Posted: 15 May 09 | DO YOU want to know what is wrong with rugby league and the frustrating issue relating to club attitudes and women? Look firmly across the Tom Uglys Bridge at the besieged and struggling Cronulla Sutherland club. |

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Ethical men must fight for change

Posted: 15 May 09 | Amid the fallout from the Four Corners report on footballers and sex, I can't help thinking of the young women whose lives have been changed forever. |

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Farewell Bud Tingwell

Posted: 15 May 09 | Leave your tribute here to one of Australia's finest actors, Charles "Bud" Tingwell. |

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Sometimes the media have to be judge and jury

Posted: 15 May 09 | All but a hermit would know of the absolute cracker of a Four Corners story on Monday night, called Code Of Silence. The intriguing thing is, I hear people insist the code of silence should have extended to Four Corners. |

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Morality code kicked into touch

Posted: 14 May 09 | It serves Matthew Johns right that he was dumped yesterday from The Footy Show over a group sex session with former Cronulla Sharks teammates in New Zealand seven years ago. |

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Planning the clean-up before the storm has even arrived

Posted: 13 May 09 | This is the budget of the Treasurer who has everything. You name it, Wayne Swan's selling it: increases in government spending, cuts in government spending, tax cuts and tax increases. |

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