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Wendy Harmer

Wendy Harmer

Wendy Harmer is a journalist and author.

Wendy Harmer, pictured with her former co-host Robbie Buck, says she understands that radio needs to evolve but hopes the ABC is making the right changes.

Are you a freshie or a saltie? Wendy Harmer says it’s all in the gene pool

The comedian may live by the beach and be married to a “merman” but that doesn’t mean she’s a huge fan of the sand and surf.

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Wendy Harmer says the sounds of summer can be defeaning.

Deafening cacophony when it’s the Big Day Out in your backyard

You know it’s bad when you opt for a Motorhead rock concert to get a bit of shoosh from the summer wildlife.

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Wendy Harmer and Brendan Donohoe on their wedding day.

Before Wendy Harmer agreed to marry her partner, there was one obstacle he had to clear

“So many men didn’t want to take me out for breakfast after I’d eaten them alive for dinner.”

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Seawall at Collaroy

Seawalls? We should fight them, and not just on the northern beaches

We have our heads buried in the proverbial sand when it comes to coastal erosion. The time to think about the fate of our beloved beaches is now.

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At school Wendy Harmer found the routine she craved: ‘Loving friends and their ‘normal’ families. Teachers who saw me, counselled and encouraged.′

I found solace at school. I hope all children can get the same chance

Years which hold so much promise fade because books and technology are unaffordable, excursions are missed and that lost backpack and lunchbox are never replaced.

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Wendy Harmer as a child.

The lesson from facing my fears and peers after life-changing surgery

It was long-awaited surgery that changed the radio host's face at age 14, but true healing came from the love around her.

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'Not while I'm Police Minister': hiss and tough talk on drug reform

"Not while I'm Police Minister!"

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Walt Disney's Scrooge McDuck struck gold in the Klondike, finding a nugget the size of a goose egg.

Richie Rich made me wonder what makes billionaires tick

I'm declaring 2016 to be Year of The Billionaire, like it was this year, the year before, and the year before that.

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<i>Illustration: Glen Le Lievre</i>

Wendy Harmer: Spread some Christmas cheer in high streets this year

If there's one thing that can almost be guaranteed this festive season, it's that you'll weep in existential despair.  

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POW! plans to oust Warringah's absentee MP Tony Abbott

When Tony Abbott last appeared on Q&A on August 16, 2010, a middle-aged man in striped shirt and silver tie stood to pose a question. 

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