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Overhaul overdue for succession to the British throne

Margaret Fitzherbert It's an opportune time for the monarchy to do away with gender prejudice.

A princely day in the British rain

Paola Totaro Postcard from London: The gates outside Buckingham Palace are a delightful place to sit and people-watch, writes Paola Totaro.

The Indian obsession with fairer skin sinks to a new low

Amrit Dhillon A new vagina lightening cream is helping peddle self-hatred to women.

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A moderate lament for the imminent passing of privacy

Tim Soutphommasane Our constant connection through Facebook and its like may have a downside.

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It's not just Big Brother: even his toys are watching

Guy Rundle Total surveillance is just another nail in the coffin of civil society.

Hidden truths behind family spending

Matt Wade We can be surprisingly vague about family finances.

Colonial attitudes reappear in our plans for Christmas and Cocos islands

Richard Woolcott In the Asian century, we seem to ignore legitimate concerns of our neighbours.

Children a gift that keeps giving

Adele Horin Does having children make you happy? Everyone assumed it did until the era of happiness research revealed parents to be a miserable lot.

Shadow is cast over the right to be forgotten

Richard Ackland Onto the stage at the City Recital Hall last month swept British philosopher A.C. Grayling, accompanied by his leonine locks.

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Memo ABC: it's not all about you

Michael Shmith My late maternal grandmother, who with the merest sigh could cause ice to form on skirting boards, was acerbic to the point of oxidisation.

London takes a no-nonsense spin class with Boris

Mark Textor Much has been written about the winning London mayoralty campaign for Boris Johnson, a campaign directed by my business partner Lynton Crosby.

Gambling oversell ends badly for sports-mad males

Jonathon Horn The Australian betting landscape has turned into a kind of Wild West.

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The return of the Australian magnate

Andrew Leigh Imagine a ladder, in which each rung represents a million dollars of wealth. On this ladder, the typical Australian household is halfway to the first rung.

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Olympics a test for England's grey unpleasant land

Ben Jellis A stifling urge to control and prevent misfortune shows the Old Dart is not confident.

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Rupert ruled unfit, Palmer is unsinkable

John Huxley Quixotic billionaire Clive Palmer revealed plans to build a life-size replica of the Titanic in China, prompting a rush to buy iceberg futures.

Going down with the quip, a tale of turbulent tides and Titanic torment

Annabel Crabb None of us can really offer any guarantees about how we would behave if we found ourselves - all of a sudden - threatened with immediate peril.

Sinking a myth of chivalry

Annabel Crabb None of us can really offer any guarantees about how we would behave if we found ourselves - all of a sudden - threatened with immediate peril.

Idea of a fair go lost at altar of politics

Philip Clark I WAS walking though Queen Street Mall in Brisbane recently when I came across a gathering of hundreds of disabled people and their carers all clad in bright red T-shirts listening politely to music,...