January 30, 2023 — 3.30pm January 30, 2023 — 3.30pm A night out with friends, an Uber ride home from the eastern suburbs to the inner west, and somehow I nearly ended up in Canberra. I’m exaggerating, but the Uber driver was so completely in the…

January 30, 2023 — 3.30pm January 30, 2023 — 3.30pm View all comments A night out with friends, an Uber ride home from the eastern suburbs to the inner west, and somehow I nearly ended up in Canberra. I’m exaggerating, but the Uber driver was so…

A recent report that junior sports clubs are facing “dwindling participation numbers” and looking for a way to make junior sport “a more accepting, inclusive and enjoyable environment” struck a chord in our household. All three of my boys were…

A recent report that junior sports clubs are facing “dwindling participation numbers” and looking for a way to make junior sport “a more accepting, inclusive and enjoyable environment” struck a chord in our household. All three of my boys were…

There is a moment in Downton Abbey when Lady Mary Crawley excuses herself from the drawing room and says, “I’m going upstairs to take off my hat.” This, for me, sums up the sartorial elegance of the period: hats that required an announcement (and a…

There is a moment in Downton Abbey when Lady Mary Crawley excuses herself from the drawing room and says, “I’m going upstairs to take off my hat.” This, for me, sums up the sartorial elegance of the period: hats that required an announcement (and a…

Libertarians rejoice, the government has stepped deftly away, removed all government safety nets and declared that the COVID-19 crisis is now ours to manage. This is what a lot of people wanted all along: no lockdowns, no big government and the…

Libertarians rejoice, the government has stepped deftly away, removed all government safety nets and declared that the COVID-19 crisis is now ours to manage. This is what a lot of people wanted all along: no lockdowns, no big government and the…

Moving house was already going to be the worst day of my life, so I was prepared to throw money at the problem. I wanted a large reputable removalist company with branded vans and professional movers in matching polo shirts. I didn’t want a random…

Moving house was already going to be the worst day of my life, so I was prepared to throw money at the problem. I wanted a large reputable removalist company with branded vans and professional movers in matching polo shirts. I didn’t want a random…

In the opening scenes of the 1989 film Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Andie MacDowell lies on her therapist’s couch and talks about her obsession with garbage. “I’ve gotten real concerned over what’s going to happen with all the garbage,” she says. “We’ve…

In the opening scenes of the 1989 film Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Andie MacDowell lies on her therapist’s couch and talks about her obsession with garbage. “I’ve gotten real concerned over what’s going to happen with all the garbage,” she says. “We’ve…

When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explained his metaverse vision in a keynote video presentation he showed viewers a clean, well-lit virtual world, where people could play virtual games, experience virtual concerts, hang out with each other’s…

When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explained his metaverse vision in a keynote video presentation he showed viewers a clean, well-lit virtual world, where people could play virtual games, experience virtual concerts, hang out with each other’s…

I may not have been listening properly, but I the way I remember it, Alan Joyce said “blah blah bah vaccine passports” a lot over the last 12 months. From that, I assumed that Qantas was going to mandate vaccine passports, for all domestic and…

I may not have been listening properly, but I the way I remember it, Alan Joyce said “blah blah bah vaccine passports” a lot over the last 12 months. From that, I assumed that Qantas was going to mandate vaccine passports, for all domestic and…

I was standing outside the post office in one of those 1.5-metre-apart queues that snake around the block. The woman behind me had the sort of energy that I would now associate with the pre-COVID-19 era. She was huffing and fidgeting, making her…

I was standing outside the post office in one of those 1.5-metre-apart queues that snake around the block. The woman behind me had the sort of energy that I would now associate with the pre-COVID-19 era. She was huffing and fidgeting, making her…

One of my favourite parts of The Voice is the blind auditions. Every time all four red chairs turn for a singer, I cry my stupid dumb eyes out. (This year, I’ve also enjoyed Keith’s high-pitched giggle.) One thing I found consistently perplexing,…

One of my favourite parts of The Voice is the blind auditions. Every time all four red chairs turn for a singer, I cry my stupid dumb eyes out. (This year, I’ve also enjoyed Keith’s high-pitched giggle.) One thing I found consistently perplexing,…