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Netball fans are here if you need
Stuff · 27 May, 2019

Netball fans are here if you need

Women’s Sport in Australia is finally coming into some prominence. From Matildas to ALFW, everyone is getting regular mentions in our newspapers and in sports reports on the telly – not as much as we would like obviously and still not even close to the prominence of men’s sport but getting there [...]
Noely Neate
Noely Neate
Slow clap Australia
Politics · 19 May, 2019

Slow clap Australia

Look, I hate to say I told you so, I wanted to be wrong, but… I wrote this back on the 28th of April, “Will the Coalition lose after all” where I discussed the full deck of odious right wing parties on the ballots in Queensland and their preference flows. It was not pretty and is even uglier this [...]
Noely Neate
Noely Neate
What do the dumb people do?
Politics · 19 May, 2019

What do the dumb people do?

Well, my standard four hours of sleep did not improve my mood. I remain gutted. I have decided to rant. It was supposed to be cathartic, but I think I might be getting angrier by the minute as I keep thinking of more things I need to include and very few of them make me feel better.
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bill b
Ghosts of social media past, a very modern political problem
Politics · 3 May, 2019

Ghosts of social media past, a very modern political problem

There has been a conga line of candidates who have been disendorsed or quit in recent days – and more to come I’d say – all due to comments they have made on social media.
Noely Neate
Noely Neate
Dear Izzy, you have a choice unlike LGBTIQ
· 14 April, 2019

Dear Izzy, you have a choice unlike LGBTIQ

A lot is going on with the sacking – or potential sacking – of Israel Folau from Rugby Australia. It has been fascinating to watch and interesting to see various sports journalists, pundits and the public themselves take to their various corners to defend ‘free speech’, ‘sportsmen are not [...]
Noely Neate
Noely Neate
Don’t forget the women who have been left behind on International Women’s Day
Stuff · 8 March, 2019

Don’t forget the women who have been left behind on International Women’s Day

Personally I would say Men’s Day is every day, but, anyhoo, now that I have pissed off any dudebros who are reading this… 😉 Let’s discuss how we can make International Women’s Day better.
Noely Neate
Noely Neate
The Age of Entitlement is Far From Over
Politics · 23 February, 2019

The Age of Entitlement is Far From Over

One of Australia's highest ranking diplomats Joe Hockey in his infamous first budget spoke of lifters and leaners while declaring the end of entitlement. Apparently, so determined was Joe not to remain a leaner, he arranged a pitch meeting with Helloworld. He “owed one” to the CEO, after all, and [...]
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Sorry NRL, we have to break up, it’s not me, it’s you
· 17 February, 2019

Sorry NRL, we have to break up, it’s not me, it’s you

Over the past few years I have slowly turned away from the game. The off-field dramas have just continued unabated, regardless of how many times we hear “The NRL is taking seriously…”, it just doesn’t change. Worse, it depends on how much of a ‘star’ or ‘potential star’ the player is as [...]
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The ALP are not declaring war on Grandma & Grandad!
Politics · 3 February, 2019

The ALP are not declaring war on Grandma & Grandad!

If you are on social media and pay attention to #Auspol you would think at the moment that the ALP’s Dividend Imputation policy – commonly referred to as franking credits - combined with winding back Negative Gearing tax loophole changes, that there is a war on ‘Senior Australians’ with a [...]
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