Alana Schetzer
The Guardian
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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I took my dog to obedience school – but it was me who got trained
I quickly learned I’d been too soft, but cycles are hard to break when battling for control with a mini T rex → Read More
Renowned Melbourne bookstore in war of words with authors over ‘traumatic’ pay dispute
Readings boss sends angry rebuke after more than 250 writers campaigned for better pay and conditions for booksellers → Read More
Council of war: how much should local government stray from roads, rates and rubbish?
Calls for Victorian councils to forego social issues and focus on their core business are misguided, say local government representatives → Read More
New Zealand authorities concede they may never find final two White Island volcano victims' bodies
New Zealand authorities concede they may never find the bodies of two Whakaari/White Island volcano victims, as recovery teams extend their search to more than 70 kilometres away from the scene of the tragedy. → Read More
'Forever linked to NZ': Four more victims identified as Jacinda Ardern posts tribute to volcano victims
New Zealand Police identified another four Australians who died in the White Island volcano eruption, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said all victims were 'forever linked' to he country. → Read More
Artist snacks on $US120,000 banana taped to wall in Art Basel gallery
An artist causes a ruckus in the art world after he grabs a prized banana that had been taped to a wall and sold for $US120,000 and eats it in what he declares his own performance art. → Read More
Frozen 18,000-year-old pup found in eastern Russia stuns scientists
Scientists are stunned by the discovery of the well-preserved body of an 18,000-year-old puppy in far-eastern Russian Siberia, but experts are unsure whether it was a dog or a wolf. → Read More
Chinese dissidents accuse NGV of stifling free speech over refusal to host pro-democracy talk
An artist and anti-Chinese Government activist has accused the National Gallery of Victoria of self-censoring after it declined a request to host an event about democracy and Hong Kong. → Read More
‘I’m pansexual. Here’s what that means’
When musician, actress and in my humble opinion, one of the greatest fashionistas in the world, Janelle Monáe, announced she identified as pansexual, you could practically hear the hordes hurrying to Google: “What is pansexual?” → Read More
Why Australia relied on Sweden's unique relationship with Alek Sigley to get him out of North Korea
Australia relied on Sweden to help secure the safe release of Alek Sigley from detention in North Korea, but it's not the first time the Scandinavian country has played diplomatic middleman between Western countries and the hermit kingdom. → Read More
The Logies are mocked around the clock, but it's still Australian TV's biggest night
Roundly mocked as a C-grade celebration of B-grade talent, it's possibly the only time when all Australians come together in agreement: the Logie Awards are ridiculous. But are they more than that? → Read More
‘Disturbing’: The real reason there are so many ‘fake doctors’ in Australia
To be a doctor is to hold a fairly unique position in society, with respectability and trust that almost no other profession can lay claim to. → Read More
Amazon announces 'Shazam for clothes' and drone deliveries in 30 minutes at AI conference
Amazon announces new drones to deliver packages in less than 30 minutes as well as a new app — dubbed Shazam for clothes after the popular music-identifying app — that can identify clothing styles. → Read More
Australia urged to commit to girls' education in the Solomons as report reveals high dropout rate
Scott Morrison has been urged to invest in girls' education in Solomon Islands, as a report reveals the Pacific nation has one of the lowest secondary school graduation rates for girls in the world. → Read More
Timor-Leste ex-leader Jose Ramos-Horta expects Australia to pay back 'millions' in oil revenue
Jose Ramos-Horta, one of the founding fathers of Timor-Leste, is confident that Australia will return millions of dollars generated from oil fields that belong to the developing South-East Asian country under a yet-to-be-ratified international agreement signed a year ago. → Read More
From Henry VIII to the Windsors: inside the power of the royal portrait
Once used to attract a spouse or consolidate power, the evolution of royal portraiture reflects the changing face of the monarchy → Read More
Why is India the world capital for selfie deaths, and what's being done to stop it?
More than 250 people across the world have died in the pursuit of the perfect selfie since 2011 — but one country in particular stands out as the world capital for selfie deaths. → Read More
Abbie McKay: Father-daughter landmark 'another stepping stone' for AFLW
The first woman to play under the rule says her historic appearance for Carlton is part of the evolution of the league → Read More
Lorena Bobbitt became a punchline when she cut off her husband's penis. Now she's reclaiming her story
When she infamously cut off her husband's penis nearly 26 years ago, Lorena Bobbitt became an endless source of jokes for late-night TV hosts and shock jocks. But in the age of #MeToo, women like Lorena and Monica Lewinsky are reclaiming their stories. → Read More
Liberal senator chastises Scott Morrison for loading South Pacific countries with additional debt
A former minister for the Pacific has broken ranks with the Morrison Government and publicly blasted the Prime Minister for saddling countries in the South Pacific with additional debt at a time when several are struggling to repay already massive loans. → Read More