AFL must act on Buddy Franklin: MTR in Sunday Herald Sun
HAWTHORN star footballer Lance “Buddy” Franklin has released a special footy for kids called the Buddyball. Using his award-winning profile, Franklin markets the “ultimate training buddy” to young lads who turn up at Auskick events. But is he the kind of friend – or role model – boys need? Franklin is co-director, owner and […]
‘That’s my son you’re talking about’: defending children with disabilities from those who say they shouldn’t live
DO yourself a favour. Stop what you are doing, log on to YouTube and watch a short film called Be My Brother. Starring Gerard O’Dwyer and created by 20-year-old Genevieve Clay, Be My Brother took out the award for best film at the 2009 Tropfest. Gerard was named best actor. Gerard is a young man […]
Sexism for Dummies: why Kyle Sandilands needs proper punishment. MTR in Sunday Herald Sun
Four months ago, live on 2DAY FM, breakfast radio’s out and proud bad boy Kyle Sandilands verbally attacked News Limited online journalist Alison Stephenson. For commenting on his new poorly rating television show A Night with the Stars, Sandilands let forth with: Fat slag, bitch, troll, ugly, piece of shit, not much titty. “Watch […]
Dolly brings back its model search. But why? Mtr on Mamamia
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Dolly revives model search: but at what cost?
Sunday Herald Sun, March 25, 2012 This month at Melbourne Westfield Fountain Gate, Elodie Russell beat 500 other teens to be named Victorian state finalist in the new Dolly Model Search. The Geelong student and 500 other girls competed in the model search resurrected after 10 years. Elodie is 14. But girls as young as […]
On International Women’s Day Girls Ask the Big Questions: Am I Pretty Enough?
Here’s a column I wrote for the Sunday Herald Sun published last Sunday. Looks like this could be the first of a regular gig. At the end of the week marking International Women’s Day (March 8), a trending YouTube phenomenon lets us know that we haven’t come a long way at all. Girls as young […]