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How British media fan flames with falsehoods
Germaine Greer You wouldn't want to be an Australian trying to understand the Australian fire situation as reported by British media.
Martin Flanagan
The Games are over, now it's game on for British pride
Martin Flanagan Three days before the Olympic opening ceremony, London Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson didn't know a single person who was enthusiastic about London 2012.
Jonathan Horn
Break out the bubbly, it's time for another taste of Caviar
Jonathan Horn Turf's dazzling queen outshines a world of sporting dopes.
Ryan Harvey
Do we change ourselves or 'the other'?
Ryan Harvey The recent ''Rosa Parks moment'' of Malaysian-born ABC TV News presenter Jeremy Fernandez exposes how difficult it will be for policymakers to reconcile the aspirations of an Asian Century white...
Ian Rose
Differences are just a slip of the mother tongue
Ian Rose There's no worries about celebrating Australian English.
Anita Sethi
Seeking a home away from home - and away from racism
Anita Sethi For a brown-skinned Brit, Melbourne is a very welcoming city - most of the time.
Why the Brits are better than us at business in India
Stephen Manallack Australians should look at how the UK manages the subcontinent's culture and values.
Kasey Edwards
Poor Hilary has royal message lost in rush to shout her down
Kasey Edwards If you didn't know who Hilary Mantel was before now, all you need to know is that she's a big, fat, barren, feminist turncoat.
Julia Baird
Time to applaud the Domestic God
Julia Baird Gosh, it's hard to get men to do what you want them to do sometimes, isn't it? So hard. Happily, 77-year-old British television presenter and cook Mary Berry has some helpful ideas, reminiscent of...
Charles Waterstreet
Weeding out the dogs from the puppies
Charles Waterstreet Seventeen years and eight days of sobriety went out the window when I got caught up and high in Snoop Dogg's secondary pot-smoke slipstream before and during his performance at the Box, a...
Simon Jenkins
Truth on the silver screen? The picture can be a little fuzzy
Simon Jenkins Films like Zero Dark Thirty seem happy to falsify facts in the name of art.
Peter FitzSimons
Had a whale of a time, but I'm baaack
Peter FitzSimons I've done a lot of lying on Newport beach, but I'm back! And I've missed you.
The Loaded Dog
Should gay marriage be an election issue?
The Prime Minister says she is against gay marriage but Britain is close to legalising it. Are our laws out of step with the rest of the world? Should this be an election issue?
Eve Ensler
If you truly love women, stand up and dance on February 14
Eve Ensler There seems to be two types of risings on the planet right now. One is a sexual violence typhoon that is affecting most countries in the world.
Julia Baird
We should shake up our own minds
Julia Baird We've always been a lazy lot. Our desire to outsource the more difficult parts of life - such as housework, study and tax - is not new.
Natalie Hickey
Right or wrong, sometimes it's best to let sleeping dogs lie
Natalie Hickey Even though Lance Armstrong knew people were telling the truth, he'd sue them anyway.
Jen Vuk
Kylie's brief abdication a lesson in when to hang up hot pants
Jen Vuk It began with a universal gasp and ended with an emphatic tweet from our queen of pop.
Deborah Swiss
Convict helper deserves recognition
Deborah Swiss Elizabeth Fry is an unlikely yet important hero in the history behind Australia Day.
Amanda Dunn
Downton rides on winds of change
Amanda Dunn ''You Americans never understand the importance of tradition,'' the perennially disapproving Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith) tells Martha Levinson (Shirley MacLaine), who has arrived at Downton Abbey...
Martin Flanagan
Orwell ... the policeman and journalist who bared his soul
Martin Flanagan Last Monday was George Orwell Day in Britain, a good day for considering his legacy.
