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What we can do to keep our kids engaged in sport

During my time as a junior footy coach and “junior” dad, I may have taken things too seriously. On my journey of discovery, I learned that the number one reason kids quit sport is simple: it’s no longer fun.

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Anti-vaxxers need an injection of common sense

To maintain herd immunity, where those few who cannot be vaccinated are protected because almost everyone else is, we need coverage of over 95 per cent of the population with MMR vaccine.

Public health is rarely glamorous. As with seatbelts, pool fences and speed limits, when your job is to prevent something happening, the credit is only theoretical.

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The films that have left me stunned

Has a movie ever had an emotional impact on you? I mean, as in, you’ve found yourself lying or sitting there afterwards, in silence, touched by something you’ve just seen. That was me last week.

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Passengers are bad — but airlines are worse

Airlines want to fine passengers for standing before it’s their turn to disembark. But perhaps they should get their own house in order before dishing out more punishments to paying customers.

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My message to the actual impostors in the workplace

We’ve all heard of ‘impostor syndrome’ in the workplace, where competent people, for some reason, doubt themselves and their abilities. But then there’s the flip side we don’t talk about: the actual impostors.

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Why influencers are taping their mouth shut

Could you get a good night’s sleep looking like a swamp monster? The latest online beauty trend sees people covering themselves in hundreds of dollars worth of beauty products before jumping into bed.

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Why dads should choose to be like Bluey’s Bandit father

There is no greater TV dad than Bluey’s Bandit: the blue heeler blessed with almost limitless love and patience.

Dads. They get a hard time sometimes.

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Happy is country that’s interested in sports over politics

As a nation we should probably be a little embarrassed about just how highly sport ranks in our public psyche.

Maybe some parents shouldn’t get naming rights

Naming a baby is a big responsibility. But some parents really need to be told no.

The AFL team most likely to sign Harley Reid

Richmond should trade picks 2 and 3 to get Harley Reid from West Coast.

RICHO’S TOP 10: He is a man in demand and this is the club holding the right cards to go all out to secure the Eagles star’s signature.

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Don’t forget the name Tremane Baxter-Edwards

Tremane Baxter-Edwards on country at El Questro Station in the Kimberley, WA. Nathan Dyer

One of the great privileges of being a journalist, beyond commanding universal adoration and preposterously high wages, is the chance to meet people with power, influence and fame.

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Adrian Barich’s heartbreaking convo after Selwood’s death

Adam Selwood’s death has left something broken in all who knew him. An ache that says the world is not the same.

Would you spend $99 on a bowl?

There is a lot of useless stuff in the world. And I’m buying all of it.

The hidden dark side of our ‘wholesome’ houseplant habit

English ivy (Hedera helix), as it turns out, isn’t a pretty trailing vine. It’s a serious invasive weed in parts of Australia.

I thought I was doing something good. Making my place greener. Connecting to nature in a small way. Then I learned an uncomfortable truth and my view changed completely.

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Some of the pearls of wisdom that come with age

Despite what Jodie may say, I’ve learnt to listen. And listening, especially to people with life experience, almost always delivers something worthwhile: like a conversation I had with a friend on a walk.

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Would you put bank details on a wedding invitation?

How much money should you gift at a wedding?

Is this new wedding trend crass? Or just the way the world works now?

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Today, it’s time to celebrate everyone’s first groupie

Ever since she laid eyes on you, she’s been your biggest fan. My mum Dawn was my greatest defender; she was petite and very ladylike, but God help anyone who slighted her son.

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The worlds newest sport? Sperm racing

Sperm Racing co-founder Eric Zhu speaks during an interview before the first Sperm Racing competition in Los Angeles, California.

We regret to inform you that teenage boys are racing their sperm.

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The product recall that could have broken me — literally

I saw a product recall the other day that struck fear into my very heart because the fault in question caused people to fall over. It reminded me of my own concerning recall experience . . .

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Peter Bosustow: we’ll never see his like again

When I was a teenager, I had a poster on my bedroom wall of just one footballer, alongside the famous pin-up of Farrah Fawcett. That man died this week. He was a player of exquisite ability and showmanship.