My trick for remembering names is a bit dodgy. Just ask ‘pooork Sarah’

My trick for remembering names is a bit dodgy. Just ask ‘pooork Sarah’

An aide-memoire is all very well – until you make the wrong connection.

  • byAnson Cameron

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‘We should be careful with public shaming’:Tim Minchin rethinks his George Pell protest song

‘We should be careful with public shaming’:Tim Minchin rethinks his George Pell protest song

Eight years after Come Home (Cardinal Pell) became a viral success,Tim Minchin is no longer convinced that public shaming is the right mechanism for change.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Australia must do it the South Korean way:get gold or get conscripted
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Australia must do it the South Korean way:get gold or get conscripted

Satire:It’s a policy that Peter Dutton would be strongly advised not to oppose. He’d probably be angry he hadn’t thought of it himself.

  • by'Rampaging'Roy Slaven
Hypocrisy over Khawaja’s armband now borders on the absurd

Hypocrisy over Khawaja’s armband now borders on the absurd

Despite fears about the future of Test cricket,the International Cricket Council – which is based in human rights bastion United Arab Emirates – has made its priority squelching one player’s freedom of expression.

  • byAlan Attwood
‘We’re hoping for a royal commission’:What the Betoota Advocate did next

‘We’re hoping for a royal commission’:What the Betoota Advocate did next

Australian media’s unlikeliest success story is going global with a new TV show.

  • byRobert Moran
How do I stop customers calling me ‘darl’?

How do I stop customers calling me ‘darl’?

Aussies in seaside towns may use archaic greetings,but it’s all about the vibe.

  • byDanny Katz
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I thought Roald Dahl was bad. Then I checked my daughter’s bookshelf

I thought Roald Dahl was bad. Then I checked my daughter’s bookshelf

Eternal vigilance in safeguarding the minds of our children must be the responsibility of every parent.

  • byBrad Emery
Welcome to class,kids,here are all the ways you’re getting dudded
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Welcome to class,kids,here are all the ways you’re getting dudded

By the time you state schoolers are in year 9,many of you will be five years behind the kids in Posh Grammar in reading,and four years behind in maths – more than double the gap between you and them in year 3. The more you’re schooled,the relatively dumber you get!

  • byJulie Szego
‘I never write about my sex life’:What David Sedaris prefers to keep private

‘I never write about my sex life’:What David Sedaris prefers to keep private

The American humorist and essayist is known for his autobiographical anecdotes,but there’s one topic he’ll never discuss.

  • byBenjamin Law
This might be the cruellest show on TV. Or is it the best?

This might be the cruellest show on TV. Or is it the best?

New reality show The Rehearsal has divided critics and audiences,but it’s the most exciting thing on television right now.

  • byKarl Quinn
Why you should vote 1 against political satire

Why you should vote 1 against political satire

Modern satire is often just someone in a suit shouting ... and changing no one’s mind.

  • byDemi Lardner