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Cabs need fixing now

Miranda Devine To be fair, when moaning about Sydney cabs you have to acknowledge that we do have some of the best-equipped cabs in the world, but they aren't perfect says Miranda Devine.

Fun, sure, but it's time to face facts

I've been on Facebook a few months now and I have 158 friends, writes Andrew Frost.

Jungle boys up to monkey business

The Government's Tarzan and Jane election routine isn't working. John Howard's vines aren't what they used to be and Peter Costello's pout is still a smirk, writes Alan Ramsey.

Traumatised diggers - the never-ending legacy of war

Of the eight major conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries, Australia is the only country to have participated in every one of them, writes Adele Horin.

X marks the spot when it comes to spinning rates

Annabel Crabb Under The Flag: THE American biology academic Mike Adams, in his seminal 1990 study of what is now widely known as Dead Grandmother Syndrome, identified a chilling trend among Connecticut families, writes Annabel Crabb.

Greens push the yellow peril button, leaving farmers in the red

This week academics at the University of Melbourne released news of the latest victory in the environmental movement's war on Australia, writes Michael Duffy.

The murderer is more likely to be plain old Professor Plum than Hannibal Lecter

Time for some hard questions when it comes to fighting crime and bringing down the murder rate, writes Lisa Pryor.

Independent of the Government, no bad thing

Peter Andren's death last Saturday took from the political theatre a true parliamentarian of unique energy, courage and integrity, writes Mike Carlton.

The useless gadget hall of fame

richard glover On the television they're advertising a battery-operated duster that twirls as it dusts. If the expression of the woman using it is any guide, it turns household dusting into an experience that is deeply orgasmic, writes Richard Glover.