Amy Cooper
Time for a guilt-free Mothers' Day
On Mothers' Day, spare a thought for the women who bring dictators, psychopaths and serial killers into the world. Not only do they miss out on the flowers and soppy cards - they're blamed for their bad seeds' misdeeds, too.
- by Amy Cooper at 11:31 PM
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Face to face with imported hate
It gives me absolutely no pleasure to say I told you so after on Thursday we received a frightening glimpse of the Chinese bullying and nationalism that I had predicted was about to be unleashed here.
- by Amy Cooper at 11:38 PM
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Australia must save Olympic dignity
As the tour de farce of the 2008 Olympic torch relay approaches our shores, it's become hard to see it symbolising anything but the ugly face of a world gone mad.
- by Amy Cooper at 08:04 PM
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If only we could leash the adults
I'm bemused about all the fuss from parents over Clover Moore's proposals to fence off children's playgrounds in off-leash dog parks. I wish there were more fenced off parks for both kids and my dog.
- by Amy Cooper at 09:10 PM
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Hoping humanity will prevail
In the week since I last wrote about the crisis in Tibet, events in the region have delivered both hope and despair to those who long for a peaceful solution.
- by Amy Cooper at 08:46 PM
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Why we can't turn our backs on Tibet
Last time I returned to the UK, a customs official nodded at my British passport and said: "welcome home, ma'am." I felt a little warm and fuzzy then gave it no further thought, because in the free world those of us living away from our birth countries take for granted our right to go home whenever we want.
- by Amy Cooper at 05:26 PM
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I dont drive, but I'm very driven
While waiting for a taxi to take me and my dog from Avalon to the Eastern suburbs I wondered, not for the first time, if I should learn to drive.
- by Amy Cooper at 08:19 PM
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Why we should avoid winge drinking
I've been thinking a lot about drinking lately, and this news story about late developing tipplers has me pondering the subject even more.
- by Amy Cooper at 05:35 PM
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Why we girls aren't man enough to propose
This Friday, the 29th of February, is the once-every-four-years day on which women traditionally have been allowed to propose marriage to their tardy men.
- by Amy Cooper at 09:39 PM
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That's what friends are for
This week I attended the launch of Meet My Friend, a social networking website on which people recommend their single friends to other singles. Great idea.
- by Amy Cooper at 10:50 PM
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Scrap V Day; let's have International Heartbreak Day instead
As I watched the erotic and gripping but ultimately depressing movie Lust, Caution last night, I was reminded again why I believe Valentine's Day should be replaced with International Heartbreak Day.
- by Amy Cooper at 07:01 PM
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Reflections on a haunted toilet
My favourite bar is haunted by a female ghost. At least, we assume she's female because she lives in the ladies' toilets.
- by Amy Cooper at 06:29 PM
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Happy birthday, you old mongrel
It's my dog Zach's birthday today and down at the park the poor little fella heard what you least need to hear on such a day. A man looked down at him, smiled indulgently and said: "old bloke, is he?"
- by Amy Cooper at 08:05 PM
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Why Kings Cross needs more rubber
Hearing Lleyton Hewitt extolling the virtues of Plexicushion tennis courts this week reminded me of a very important local campaign I'm heading. I've already drafted a letter to Clover Moore about it:
- by Amy Cooper at 10:56 PM
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Amy Cooper is the Sun-Herald's chief party correspondent. She puts Sydney's social habits under the microscope.
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