The Weekly Review

Barbra Streisand is a diva – Julia Gillard is not. How does one identify that special ingredient that separates the women from the girls in the prima-donna stakes?

How do you balance your work and life? Even the words “work” and “life” in the same sentence sound awkward, the written equivalent of wearing your underpants inside out.

We all know that our politicians have orchestrated this “soap opera”, with its destabilising tactics, lemon-lipped denials and fake concern for unity and us, the voters.

Magda Szubanski has given marriage equality a boost of energy, enthusiasm and profile. But the question of "why" still remains.

Guilty as charged. Whether they are driving or crossing the road, abusing the local public servant or expressing their dated views on immigration; these are the commonly held grievances against the older generation.