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Why battlers will suffer most from RBA’s ‘tough love’

A fresh rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia — you know, one of those we were told not to expect until 2024 — is no laughing matter.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

Kate Emery CommentsPremiumWhy I’ll be vaccinating my three-year-old against COVID-19

When COVID-19 came to my family, our biggest symptom was the explosion in screen time. So do I really need to vaccinate my three-year-old against it?

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Kate Emery: There’s nothing ‘Manly’ about rejecting gay fans

Who do the seven NRL players who baulked at wearing a rainbow jersey think they are? They’re being asked to turn up and do their jobs. And for one day, that job includes recognising that LGBTQI people exist.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

OpinionCommentsPremiumMcGowan must encourage mask-wearing as COVID cases rise

Unless you’ve been hiding under a doona this week you won’t have failed to notice that the prospect of a return to mask mandates has been making headlines, writes Kate Emery.

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The word woman is not under threat

Gender-neutral language doesn't erase anyone — it includes everyone.

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Kate Emery

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Claws are out on feline freedom

Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: are cats being cancelled?

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Why Roe v Wade decision is as bad as Russia invading Ukraine

The US Supreme Court’s decision to consign Roe v Wade to history’s toilet is akin to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Kate Emery

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Rules for gay donors are some kind of joke from the 80s

Many countries, including Australia, imposed bans on gay men donating blood but decades later, would-be donors are still restricted from donating blood if they have had sex with a man in the past three months.

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Bluey tackles subject of infertility better than most

Trust Australia’s collective cartoon obsession, Bluey, to tackle the subject of infertility and somehow do it better in seven minutes than the average adult drama.

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Kate Emery

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Would a four-day week on a five-day salary ever work?

Kate Emery wonders if a four-day work week could actually be the solution to a variety of problems plaguing working Aussies.

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Has Google created a sentient AI chatbot?

Would you know if this column was written by an artificial intelligence? Maybe. I’d like to think the good grammar and bad jokes would be a dead giveaway.

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Kate Emery

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Backhanded sexism in sport deters girls from taking part

As Rafael Nadal brought the French Open home with a straight-sets win over Casper Ruud, I know we were all thinking the same thing: what is this guy’s skincare regimen?

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Why my kids won’t be going to private school like I did

There is something bleak about a two-tier education system that fuels class stratification, rewards children for having wealthy parents and encourages the rich to silo their kids.

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Kate Emery

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Is the US becoming The Handmaid’s Sequel?

A month ago The West Australian’s Kate Emery examined whether the US was still the ‘land of the free’ or a dystopian nightmare. We revisit her analysis amid the US Supreme Court’s abortion ruling.

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Why I won’t be taking my mask off anytime soon

Isn’t it great that we can see each other’s faces again, a friend greeted me shortly after WA’s mask mandate was lifted. It’s lovely, I agreed, and I think she heard me although my voice was muffled by my mask.

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Trans kids are absolutely at risk — just not from surgery

Vulnerable transgender kids should not be a political football to be picked up every time the polls suggest the Government is about as popular as a coughing fit in a lift.

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Why abortion and motherhood are intertwined

Counterintuitive as it may sound, motherhood and the right to a safe and legal abortion are intertwined.

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Is it ever OK to stare at somebody?

For a show about nothing, 90s sitcom Seinfeld taught us a lot about some things.

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Kate Emery

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School holidays just don’t add up for working parents

Baby books are great at preparing you for some bits of being a parent. Except for this one tiny, actually very large pain in the bum.

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Kate Emery

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Let’s face it, Musk can’t make Twitter any worse

Fears that Musk’s Twitter takeover will lead to more bigotry on the platform ignore the reality that it’s already there.

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Kate Emery

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Why you shouldn’t be a c*ck, or draw one on election day

If you think drawing male genitalia on your ballot paper on May 21 represents any kind of a protest vote you’re wrong.

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From Perth to New York: COVID has left cities at crossroads

Perth is not New York. I know what you’re thinking: this kind of eye for detail is what has earned me the title of journalist. Bear with me.

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Kate Emery

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Awarding a Grammy to a ‘sex pest’ is beyond a joke

An awards body that chooses to recognise a man who gets off masturbating in front of women, over a bunch of other people who also made really funny comedy albums, is sending a message, writes Kate Emery.

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Conspiracy tin-foilers rewrite history again

Like the moon landing, Princess Diana’s death and, well, take your pick, this apparently spontaneous and unhinged assault was actually a well-planned chess move worthy of Garry Kasparov himself.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery