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Queen of the mountains. Really? At this rate, in a few years women will be phased out of women’s sport entirely.

Not shaming people because of their body shape does not mean telling people it is perfectly fine to be anorexic. Nor does it mean telling people it is perfectly fine to be morbidly obese. There is…

I keep seeing people write “Now that the COVID pandemic is over..” The COVID pandemic is far from over. Ceasing mandated distancing and masks means far higher infection rates of influenza and other respiratory diseases are…

What would you think about the perpetrator as you read that headline? If you were in the vicinity is there anything that would help to identify and avoid this person? Are illegal immigrants Texans now? When…

The Guardian reports today that Australian mothers trapped with their young families inside one of Syria’s brutal detention camps say they are desperate to get their children out, fearful they will be taken from them, or…

You may have seen posts on social media, or even received emails from from anti-vaxxers, claiming evidence has shown they were right all along. The only place this is true is in their own dangerous delusions,…

This is slow. Find a quiet place to listen. It will reward you immensely.

Qohel has been in operation for fifteen years. The first post was in 2008. That makes it one of Australia’s most resilient blogs. I get a lot of visitors. Perhaps because of the sheer volume of…

The current Australian Federal Government has proposed amendments to the Australian Constitution to create a first nations “Voice” to parliament. There are multiple concerns about this. Many Australians are not happy about enshrining division by race…

I keep seeing a meme that claims that smart cities, phones, etc stands for “Surveillance, Monitoring, Analysis, etc, etc …” Smart does not stand for that. It is not an acronym. Smart cities simply means making…

This kind of baseless and inevitably incorrect prediction makes some Christian groups look like idiots. This kind of baseless and inevitably incorrect prediction make another group look like idiots.

From the great Babylon Bee. Why should shoplifters have to bear the increased cost and risks of travelling outside their local areas to steal? Unfair! Break the system!

The primary risk indicators for suicide, accounting for sixty percent of all attempted and completed suicides, are a history of self harm including previous attempts, and intimate partner issues and family breakdown. This is hardly news.…

Sellout concerts and four hit singles have fans and critics alike saying Two Times Shy is Australia’s hottest new band. Tearing Up Inside, their third single, is on Youtube as audio only – no video. I…