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Robyn Doreian with Metallica on their Learjet in 1992.

As a woman of a certain vintage, I am not ready to give up rocking out to metal

Bands come and go, but my love affair with this group has lasted 40 years.

  • Robyn Doreian

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When I look at this photo, what to some looks so natural, to me has always looked like failure.

This photo with my baby used to scream ‘failure’. Now, I am viewing it differently

For years, I resisted being one of ‘those’ bed-sharing parents, but a recent change in my daughter has made me reconsider.

  • Melissa Singer
Burlesque artist Evana De Lune is often forced to defend her craft as more than a hobby.

I take my clothes off for a job. When people judge my choices, this is my response

Taylor Swift is putting “showgirls” back in the spotlight with her new album, but burlesque as an art form is often misunderstood.

  • Evana De Lune
Christopher Tran from Parkville’s University High School scored a perfect ATAR.

How I used the summer before VCE to get a perfect ATAR

Christopher Tran scored a perfect ATAR has shared his secrets on what VCE students should – and shouldn’t – do to prepare for the gruelling final year of school.

  • Christopher Tran
Abigail Gardiner.

‘I’d chat about the texts like they were gossip’: Five things that helped me get a perfect VCE score

Forget flashcards. Staying engaged in the lead up to exams is hard, and requires creativity and planning. These are the five tips that helped me get through VCE exams.

  • Abigail Gardiner
Daniel Andrews served as the 48th premier of Victoria from 2014 to 2023.

Thank goodness for Daniel Andrews, a politician with vision

Sure, he was far from perfect, but as premier Andrews showed courage. We need a whole lot more of that in our politicians.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
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Nine News Perth reporter Zarisha Bradley. Picture: Nine News Perth/Supplied

How I captured a monster’s confession and turned my pain into power

For almost a decade a man my family trusted sexually abused me. A child rapist and master manipulator, he fooled everyone. I hope one day it becomes easier for survivors to take down their abusers in Australian courts.

  • Zarisha Bradley

She was one of my dearest friends. Without a word, she ghosted me

In place of where there should have been the shared vocabulary of our friendship, there was instead an all-encompassing shame.

  • Elizabeth Day
There have been calls for Adelaide Writers’ Week  director Louise Adler to be removed.

Put awkwardness aside and break bread with those you disagree with

If I had restricted my circle to people whose world-view was in accord with my own, I would have deprived myself of some of the most important and stimulating experiences of my life.

  • Jon Faine
Singer Pink believes everyone wakes up offended.

Taking offence has become a norm, but it doesn’t have to be like this

Amid the rise of cancel culture, we should all take a page from Pink’s book; don’t wake up offended.

  • Kate Halfpenny