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Michelle Cazzulino

Michelle Cazzulino

Michelle Cazzulino is a Sydney writer.

Coles made a number of concessions to the ACCC about its discounting decisions.

My supermarket made me ‘shopper of the week’. I don’t believe a word it says any more

Who can take Colesworth seriously any more? With the cramped self-checkout areas, items that aren’t “half price” at all and meat trays marked “while stocks last”, it is like an old toxic boyfriend.

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Welcome, Jacinda, but here are seven ground rules for moving to Sydney

Before she settles on our northern beaches, the former Kiwi PM needs some pointers. Rule 1: We own her, along with Russell Crowe and pavlova.

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Fasten your baubles. They can fall like rocks.

O Christmas tree, I’d stuff you in the green bin. Now sing that, Mariah Carey

My family drives halfway across Sydney to eyeball our victim, the pine tree, before it is sacrificed. Guess who must vacuum the pine needles.

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Are gift cards really a gift?

Recently I discovered $1.25 billion in a drawer. But there was a catch

Gift cards may be a godsend for the time-poor giver desperately lacking inspiration. But all too often they’re destined to torment the unlucky recipient.

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The six words no one wants to hear from a tradie

Flight arrivals can be predicted to the minute, so why can’t tradies tell you when they’ll turn up?

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I have in fact signed up to have this high-on-life fitness freak whisper sweet nothings in my ear.

When my knee started playing up, I ignored it. Long story short, it didn’t work

A wrecked right knee leads to Pilates, physiotherapy and a personal trainer – along with a pushy kind of punishment.

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Ed Husic (left) was elbowed aside, apparently at the behest of Richard Marles (right), whom Husic promptly labelled a “factional assassin”.

Labor factions dealt Ed Husic in. He can’t complain when they deal him out

Ed Husic has fallen foul of the numbers. Should he change the spelling of his name?

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ABC TV election night panel.

Pundits, predictions and punchlines: The best of election night TV

I watched the election coverage on every single channel – so you didn’t have to.

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Parent WhatsApp groups

Poisonous parents on WhatsApp? You know who you are

The poison parent is a horrifying combination of mad oversharer and deranged conspiracy theorist. They must be stopped.

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PM Dutton would dodge The Lodge for Kirribilli. Can’t blame him. But is this WFH or WTF?

Peter Dutton wants to live in Kirribilli if he’s elected PM. But it’s not near his constituency or his workplace. Is he going to work from home? Surely not.

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