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Helen Garner's ode to masculinity: 'The Season' captures misogyny perfectly

'Honest' is the word critics often use to describe Helen Garner's writing. Her latest book, 'The ...  
Gender inequality giving 'D-Minus Dads' a passing grade

While institutional change is desperately needed, we should also be driving social change by ...  
If the cap fits... maybe use it to pull one over on the boss?

Mick and the boys meet a sharp-dressed man with a cunning plan to get out of work.  
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Malcolm Fraser — Ruthless PM and bleeding heart

This special photographic shoot included a touching moment with former PM Malcolm Fraser at ...  
When your best fiction writing is your daily to-do list

Mick teaches Bazza his trick to squeezing the most out of life over a 'reluctant' beer or ...  
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Katy Perry sues and Ed Sheeran rues Band Aid involvement

It's been a big week or so for the merry-making musos of Band Aid, prominent people named Perry ...  
James Morrison — He's 'all that jazz' and more

There's cool and then there's 'jazz cool'... and then there's James Morrison.  
Trump's runaway trolley piling up with cuckoo captain's picks

Donald Trump's arbitrary antics are driving Bazza up the wall.  
Summer lovin': Balmoral Beach

The beauty of Sydney's Balmoral Beach. The joy of young hearts.  
Bob Hawke, the 'Silver Bodgie'  — even kids thought he was cool

A birds-eye of Bob's "bodgie": Australia's 23rd prime minister, Bob Hawke, being mobbed by adorin ...  
Jets and G-forces: When playing 'Roulette' is just another day at the office

It's not often your working day begins with the instruction: 'You're sitting on a live bomb, Bill. ...  
Trump triumph? It's the end of the world as we know it

Bazza and Mick find themselves on a sticky wicket regarding The Donald... and they're not talking ...  
James Reyne — All lit up

Frontman of Australian Crawl singer/songwriter James Reyne "mumbled" his way to producing ...  
John Farnham memoir reveals shocking secrets

Music legend John Farnham has alleged how he was manipulated by his manager while UK songstress ...  
POEM: Sonnet on a failure

 
Unsubscribing: It's easy! Said no one... ever

Bazza watches on as Mick taps his beer before trying to unsubscribe from a video streaming app.  

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