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Actually It's Not Me, It's You

New Line Cinema

If I was given a dollar for every time I have had my heart torn by a person with whom I was romantically involved, I’d be sunning myself in the Bahamas right now. Sadly, no one ever did come good with that fortune. So instead, I’m here writing this frank (albeit fairly bitter) piece.

Naomi Fryers Freelance writer and editor, post-graduate journalism student at Deakin University

When A Man Snaps...

Stu Spence

This week's photions include a literary classic re-imagined, a barrel of fun outside the bar and when it's okay to undress on the footpath.

When A Man Snaps Publisher of photions... photographs with captions

From Hero To Zero: How I Coped When The Referee Blew The Final Whistle On My Career

Reuters

I was lucky to find a new passion, but unfortunately in the saddest possible way, after my best mate passed away suddenly at 44 due to a heart attack. I won't lie to you, it was a real kick in the guts.

Adam MacDougall Health entrepreneur, best-selling author, former NRL star

We Are the Generation That Doesn't Want Relationships

We want a placeholder, not a person. We want a warm body, not a partner. We want someone to sit on the couch next to us, as we aimlessly scroll through another newsfeed, open another app to distract us from our lives.

Krysti Wilkinson Ice cream addict. Writer. Klutz.

We Don't Have A Refugee Problem. We Have A Cultural Problem

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We don’t have a “refugee problem”. We have a problem with inequality and disenfranchisement. We have a problem with social integration, with people genuinely feeling that our society and politics shuts them out, fails to value them.

Tim Hollo Executive Director of the Green Institute

Australia Must Breathe New Life Into The Fight Against The Death Penalty In Asia

Reuters

The death penalty is making an alarming resurgence in Australia's neighbourhood as several Asian countries move forward with executions. Now is an opportune time for Australian officials to try to reverse this trend before it’s unstoppable.

Georgie Bright Australia Associate at Human Rights Watch

Cannabis Helps My Epileptic Son. If Only We Had Known Sooner

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In 2012, when other parents were trading stories about the difficulties of balancing homework with football training or swimming lessons, I was in my garage painstakingly measuring amounts of a schedule one narcotic to extract medication for my son.

Catherine Jacobson Neuroscientist, director of clinical research at Tilray

What The 'Backpacker Tax' Can Teach Us About Democracy

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Backpackers clean the buildings where you work and shop. They live in your neighbourhood, and your job may have been created by them. They could become your neighbours and co-workers in the long run. Is it then morally justifiable to treat them differently because they cannot vote?

Sohoon Lee PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Sydney

Peter Dutton's Refugee Comments Reminded Me Of A Racist Bumper Sticker

Supplied

I feel like Australia is my home and my country. But comments like those made by Peter Dutton and George Christensen shake that belief profoundly. They expose the underbelly of Australian politics and the biases that are actually at play when Parliament is making policy.

Marryum Kahloon Pakistani, South African, Australian with a 'difficult' name. Recent law graduate, aspiring activist, enjoys freelance writing

You Should Need A Licence To Use Social Media

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Kids under the age of 16 aren't legally allowed to drive. Even then, they have to pass a series of tests before they can operate a vehicle on the road by themselves. So how about we apply the same principles to social media?

Aimie Rigas Engagement Editor, HuffPost Australia

Robin Wright's Equal Pay Fight Deserves Praise, But It's A Move Only The Most Privileged Can Make

Reuters

Why does Robin still have to fight for the same wage packet as her co-star? If she still has to fight for equal pay, what hope is there for the rest of us?

Rachel McGrath Editorial Assistant, Entertainment

The Government's Youth Employment Plan Isn't Going To Work

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If the Australian government is serious about reducing youth unemployment and increasing their employment outlook, it needs to look at creating more entry-level jobs, increasing job security for young people, and, in regards to internships, look at promoting more paid internships, not increasing essentially unpaid ones.

Lewis Graham Internship Coordinator and University Liaison Officer for the Australian Institute of International Affairs in NSW

Our Laws Against E-Cigarettes Need To Go Up In Smoke

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It is clearly good news that smokers are turning to new and safer options to help them quit or reduce harm from tobacco, often after other treatments have failed repeatedly.

Colin Mendelsohn Tobacco Treatment Specialist

Eek! I Just Got Attacked By Electric Ants At Rio Olympic Training

Red Bull Australia

For most of us, the Olympics is the pinnacle sporting event and the most important and prestigious competition. It's also the most different to any we might be used to. Basically at the Olympics, you need to be prepared to expect the unexpected.

Jessica Fox Canoe slalom athlete, Olympic silver medallist and world champion

Why Hillary Clinton

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She is as fit to be president as Trump is not. The gap is daunting -- the wrong result would be dangerous to America and the world. But to win Clinton must address her own weaknesses as a candidate, reflected in uncomfortably high negatives, and rooted in difficulties which cannot be wished away.

Richard North Patterson Novelist and contributing opinion writer

Don't Admire My Faith, Examine Your Own

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The only essential 'belief' of atheism -- if we are to use that word -- is that there is no god, or, that there is no reason to believe there is one; an important distinction.

Jake Watson Freelance writer, avid reader, atheist

Three-Year Parliamentary Terms Are Too Short

Getty Editorial

In Australia, federal elections must be held every three years while, globally, 90 percent of countries have four or five-year terms. This statistical anomaly is a hangover from federation. But there's not likely to be change any time soon.

Heath Pickering Deputy Editor at Election Watch and researcher on Vote Compass

Why Is Foreign Policy Ignored In Australian Election Campaigns?

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The muted debate on foreign policy and, more broadly, Australia’s role and opportunities in the world seems uniquely stifled in Australia when compared to political debates abroad.

Edward Cavanough Manager of policy at the McKell Institute, Australian Foreign Policy Fellow at Young Australians in International Affairs.

Why I 'Lean All The Way In' As A Single Mother

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Everything that Sandberg said is true — you need a good partner and support system to Lean In. But that doesn’t have to be a husband. There are lots of people that you can Lean On so that you can Lean In.

Sarah Nadav CEO of Civilize

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From Basic To Blends: How To Shake And Stir Your Way Around The Rise In Aussie Cocktail Culture

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