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The moment that summed up Biden’s election perfectly

It was the personification of serenity, pride and hope all rolled into one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment — and Jennifer Lopez delivered it today at President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Out of boundsCommentsPremium
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Tennis brats and the c-word

Tennis is to sport what Keeping up with the Kardashians is to TV — it’s just razzle dazzle with racquets.

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Why we desperately need normalcy in the White House

There may be sceptism about ‘sleepy Joe’ Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris, but if we see just a slither of them working as a team instead of an isolated tyrant, the world might avoid more horror.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Why antigen testing could be handy tool in COVID fight

Rapid antigen testing acts like a pregnancy test: it’s not too uncomfortable and it takes just minutes to show whether you are positive or negative for COVID-19. But WA has so far resisted

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Trump is banned from Twitter but watch this nasty space

Donald Trump will go down in history as one of America’s worst leaders. The good things he did — like not start any wars — are tarnished by the fact he did nothing to stop the chaos at Capitol Hill.

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Jenna ClarkeCommentsPremiumThis is the House that Trump built

Trump promised to make the US great again. Instead he skimmed stones across the same swamp he promised to drain - while everyday Americans sank.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Three promises I’m making to take it easy in 2021

By all means go ahead and plant something over the weekend, but for 2021 forget the fitness and financial regeneration and make some promises to yourself instead.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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A pandemic, riots and fires: How we’ll remember 2020

From the devastation of coronavirus, to the fury of Black Lives Matter protests, and the ridiculousness of the Tiger King phenomenon, here is how we’ll remember a year that changed everything.

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How 2020 has proven that love, really, is all we need

Haven’t the last 300-odd days simultaneously flown by and felt like we’ve lived through a few wars, a handful of revolutions and one large bin fire? Here’s what I garnered this year.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Why 2020 is the year of cancelling plans — and people

Don’t know what cancel culture is? Lucky you. As the internet has evolved over the years, the pastime of trolling has also progressed, giving rise to this cancel-culture phenomenon.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

Sons of anarchyCommentsPremiumWhy regular blokes join bikie gangs

What is the attraction to gangs and bikie clubs? And why do men, reportedly about 2000 to 4000 Aussie blokes, seek to become members of these nefarious organisations? Jenna Clarke finds out.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Patience is a virtue and you learn it watching cricket

I’m basically the female version of John Howard — I love bright tracksuits and cricket. The game even left me with a soft spot for Shane Warne. Here’s why cricket is special to all Aussies.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

Kindness does matterCommentsPremiumHuman contact should be top of this year’s Xmas list

Forget Santa making his list and checking it twice for Christmas 2020, we all need to instead check in on those in our own circles, writes Jenna Clarke.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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The part of this violent tale every woman knows

There were many shocking parts to the story of the young woman stabbed, choked and told, ‘If I can’t have you, no one can’. But there was one subtle thing that is familiar to every woman.

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Is Jacqui Lambie 3.0 Australia’s voice of reason?

While the Government is getting its jocks in a twist about a fake meme from the Chinese Government, Jacqui Lambie — herself a former solider — is telling it like it is, writes Jenna Clarke.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Health is the new wealth during COVID age

The age of COVID has turned health into the ultimate status symbol. You can buy whatever material crap you like these days, but a clean bill of health and good wellbeing is a little more exclusive.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Time to cool our jets over Qantas’ no jab, no fly rule

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a discussion about vaccinations must be in want of a social media dust-up.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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It’s been a big week for politicians telling porkies

From Parliament House to The White House, lies have been getting our pollies in a pickle — or in Rudy Giuliani’s case, a sweat — but the most shocking fib of all came from an unlikely source.

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What I would have told my year 12 self

Jenna Clarke hates being that 30-something self-important schmuck who thinks she has wisdom to impart. But she’s got some sage advice — and encouragement — for our future leaders and 2020 leavers.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

It’s timeCommentsPremiumWomen of US politics put Australia to shame

If you’re sick of all this hypocrisy and hysteria about what happens between the sheets in the highest offices in Australia, it’s time we get more women and diversity on our ballot sheets.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Why US election is trademark 2020

A defiant Donald Trump, rusted-on Republicans and youth from all extremes as America shows us what ‘the land of the free’ could look like for next four years, writes Jenna Clarke.

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Why Trump could still win US election

The polls say Joe Biden is in front but there is always a ‘but’... writes Jenna Clarke.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Remembering 2016: When Hill yes became Hill no

Hillary Clinton was supposed to win the 2016 election. But her campaign relied too much on her gender at the expense of policies. Now other women vying for the top job have learned from her mistakes.

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Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

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Why more people want to call WA home

This global pandemic could offer our isolated State a silver lining.

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