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PM Turnbull should take more tips from TV
You don't have to be an expert in politics or comedy to recognise the potential for laughs inherent in our government. In fact you don't even have to look too deeply at federal parliament to see it's...
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Why are we so worried about gays ruining marriage? Straights have already...
It strikes me as odd that at a time when Australians are debating whether allowing gay people to marry might destroy the "sanctity" of the tradition, hundreds of thousands of us are tuning in to prime...
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We need a tourist drawcard at the Bay? Er, the Bay IS the tourist drawcard!
Did you see that beautiful photo of Glenelg beach in The Advertiser on Wednesday? Standing there on the wide expanse of sand were three happy people tucking into a picnic of crab, mussels and prawns,...
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Nothing compares 2 Prince
Exactly seven weeks ago today I watched Prince give the performance of a lifetime in Sydney. Maybe not his lifetime; with a life like his, such a thing would be near impossible to define. But...
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Happy Anzac Day? Get a clue!
Now that we've all had a few days to reflect, roll up our "Gallipoli" branded swags and put our golden syrup away for another 12 months, I feel it has to be said: Australia, you're doing Anzac Day...
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Stop reminding women to hurry up and have kids
Thank goodness for Janet Jackson's pregnancy announcement. I was beginning to tire of the unrelenting discussion of Madonna's New York Met Gala outfit, and what women should and shouldn't wear in...
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Adelaide's water bills now match our actual water - sky high
Picture: The Advertiser Adelaide has had pop-up shops, pop-up restaurants, and now we have our own city-wide installation of pop-up fountains, courtesy of SA Water. Hundreds of them in fact, activating...
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The 90s are back - and so is Pauline Hanson. Great.
I've been alarmed for some time over the rampant nostalgia for all things '90s: Doc Martens and floral prints are back, the bare midriff has returned, and some idiot decided to reboot the chronically...
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All female Ghostbusters spooks the sexists
TWO Saturdays ago I made a stand at the ballot box to support the political ideals I believe in. Now I’m going to buy a ticket to see Ghostbusters, and because it’s 2016 and everything is weird these...
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Why do we care about celebrity feel-pinions?
IT’S funny, when celebrities say things we agree with, they’re important ambassadors or respected voices, shining a spotlight on an issue we think needs more attention. As soon as they venture off...
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Can you be a feminist and watch The Bachelor? Nope.
HELLO, my name is Petra and I like The Bachelor. I’m also a feminist, which is rather like being a vegan with a leather fetish. But as of this week, Wednesdays and Thursdays have become special in my...
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Why are aged fathers cheered but older mothers jeered?
A Tasmanian woman has given birth to her first child at the age of 63, and everyone has been Very Concerned.“Having a baby over 60 risky, doctors warn,” read one headline.“IVF specialists hit out over...
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South Australia the defence state? More like the defensive state
ALONG with the ill-fated “SA: Going All the Way” and “SA: The Electronics State”, one of South Australia’s dullest numberplate slogans is “SA: The Defence State”. It’s a pity such plates have been...
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Australia, it's time to ditch the golliwog
THE Royal Show is a delightful festival of anachronisms. There’s wood chopping, sheep shearing, displays of needlecraft, crochet and patchwork quilts. There’s thread spinning and bread baking and jam...
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Hey parents, stop boring us to death with Facebook baby photos
BACK when I was a kid, baby photos were shoved into shoeboxes, placed in dusty albums and put on shelves to be looked at only once every 10 years or, if you looked really cute and were wearing that...
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Pssst! It's OK to enjoy celebrity gossip
I DON’T care about Brad and Angelina’s divorce. I don’t care one bit. That’s because I don’t care about mindless celebrity gossip. I only care about important things like saving the rhinos and...
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Smart phones, dumb parents
I remember the day I got my first mobile phone. It was 1998, when I was thinner, and phones were fatter. Mine was the size of a small brick with a thick rubbery antenna sticking out the top, and it...
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Black outs continue to make SA blue
OF all the terrible places to wind up during this week’s blackouts — and boy, were there a few — lying on an operating table surely had to be among the worst. That’s what happened to Adelaide woman...
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Is it time to ban the van?
JUST when I thought nothing could alarm me more than Donald Trump being elected President, I’ve discovered I actually agree with the Australian Christian Lobby on something. Yes, the same Australian...
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Does charity count if you don't Snapchat it?
SAINT Mother Teresa once said, “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one”. It’s heart warming to see that in 2016 her words are still being heeded, albeit with one crucial addendum: “as...
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The headlines I wish we'd read in 2016
IT’S hard to peg 2016 as officially the worst year in history. 1914 and 1939 weren’t great, for instance. 1348 saw a third of the population of Europe killed by the Black Death. And 410 was pretty bad...
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Christmas shopping crowds are the pits
HE may have slain the Hydra and put a leash on Cerberus the three headed monster dog, but if Hercules wanted to prove himself in 2016 I’d give him just one task: Christmas shopping in Rundle Mall. If...
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Cross over hot cross buns at Christmas time
AS a child, one of my favourite books was Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree, part of a series which chronicled the adventures of four children as they travelled to fantastical worlds through an...
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Is it time to go teetotal on booze in pop music?
FOR the first time in, well, perhaps ever, I had an alcohol-free New Year’s Eve. Not because of any desire to be healthy, or to “start the new year sober”, or even to show off on Facebook about how I...
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Seriously, why don't men wear skirts?
AS residents of the driest state in the driest continent on Earth, with a summer season that seems to start earlier every year, we South Australians frequently have to answer the question: what does...
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