Katy Hall
Katy Hall is deputy state topic editor. She was previously the deputy opinion editor for The Age.
- Opinion
- Fertility
Why aren’t women having children? Ask men
When a man I barely know recently asked me if I was worried that my husband might one day leave me for a younger woman because we aren’t having children, I felt like I had been sucker-punched.
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- Opinion
- Religion
Accused rapist Russell Brand has found God. If only he knew how to find Bible verses on live TV
The comedian turned conspiracy theorist turned born-again Christian was doing an interview with commentator Piers Morgan to promote a new book about his awakening when it all went off the rails.
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- Opinion
- Social media
Body dysmorphia used to be a secret shame. Now male influencers are using it to get rich
The looksmaxxing trend – where young men aspire to improve their physical appearance by any means necessary, including hitting their faces with a hammer – is taking hold of young men.
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- Opinion
- Trump's America
Right-wing tradwives have some advice for women – do what they say, not what they do
The stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives – who rose to fame by peddling the traditionalist lifestyle to a new generation – are living a very different reality.
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- Opinion
- Political leadership
The PM’s biggest problem isn’t calling Grace Tame ‘difficult’. It’s that he can’t admit he’s wrong
Anthony Albanese knew what he was saying and who he was saying it to when he chose to describe Grace Tame as “difficult”.
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- Opinion
- Political leadership
Australian women turned their backs on Ley. But they won’t forgive Taylor for this assassination
Senior Liberal senator James Paterson has warned that his party is facing extinction. He has every right to be worried.
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- Opinion
- Population
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
“A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool ... Should society intervene?” Steven Bartlett asked last year.
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- Opinion
- US politics
Trump’s most evangelical warrior is having a come to Jesus moment
To many Americans, a former MAGA diehard who recently said she believes aliens are demons that have fallen from heaven is now seen as a voice of reason.
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No one took her seriously, but this superstar continues to prove her critics wrong
Despite having no support act, no encore, and not a single instrumentalist or DJ on stage, Addison Rae’s show was a phenomenon.
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- Opinion
- Epstein fallout
Trump’s once-loyal conspiracy theorists are answering to a higher power
According to one of the president’s most ardent supporters, Trump’s refusal to release the Epstein files mark “a boiling point in American history”.
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