Search Results: etiquette
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Barry Gittins and Jen Vuk
- 28 June 2013
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A young writer has crash tackled the ugly questions of non-consensual sex, coercion and the male privilege and misuse of power that can flow from sporting success. Yet when it comes to our football codes — let alone our political arena — a conversation needs to move beyond gender name-calling or the 'us and them' polemic.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Phoebe Marsh
- 21 December 2011
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I spied a boy in school uniform. 'These ice-creams are about to melt, would you like one?' He looked up from his phone, shook his head and grunted. I tried a woman nearby: 'They'll only go to waste!' 'No thank you.' I was the weirdo on the platform offering sweets to strangers. It was not a good look.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 19 December 2011
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The main characteristic of giving is that it is an act of free will that comes from the heart. Yet Christmas gift-giving is often the product of a perceived need to conform to expectations. Bill Gates' decision to give away more than a third of his wealth is the reverse of this.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Cara Munro
- 04 October 2010
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The smell of hot bitumen asserted itself in the chilled winter air. A family of saried women, nimble men and children sifted gravel and carried piles of stones on their heads. The driver, seeing the direction of my gaze, nodded towards the ghostly work party and explained: 'Delhi Games.'
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MEDIA
- Cassandra Golds
- 19 May 2010
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You never read anything good about Facebook. A headline in the Sydney Morning Herald this week declared there are no
rules. It has a reputation for superficiality and promiscuous over-sharing. But I haven't had so much fun in years. And I have never felt less alone.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 15 October 2009
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Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David plays a lovable misanthrope in Woody Allen's latest film. The character's fatalistic views on romance take on an uncomfortable air when you recall the seedy aspects of Allen's personal life.
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AUSTRALIA
- Anthony Ham, Kath O’Connor, Bruce Duncan, Clive Shepherd
- 01 July 2006
Any excuse, Privatise or perish, Clear and present danger, Keep left unless undertaking
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RELIGION
- Dorothy Horsfield
- 11 May 2006
Dorothy Horsfield speaks to some articulate and revolutionary Islamic women
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AUSTRALIA
- Eureka Street
- 08 May 2006
First time voters, paper castles, songs of joy, bounteous gifts, signs of the times
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AUSTRALIA
- Jeremy Clarke
- 27 April 2006
The Chinese people are conscious of the immense work involved in bringing a ‘New Beijing’ into being before the ‘Great Olympics’
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