Catherine Warnock

Catherine Warnock

Catherine Warnock is the author of “Hot Tips for Cool Parents: the key to raising awesome kids” (Connorcourt 2009 )- a down-to-earth look at positive role-modeling and writes a humorous weekly newspaper column in six Victorian newspapers under the banner of “The Kitchen Philosopher”. 
Visit http://www.kitchenphilosopherblog.blogspot.com for more info.

Articles by Catherine Warnock

Pit stop medicine with Formula One GPs

Pit stop medicine with Formula One GPs

06 Dec 10 I’m sure most people would agree that it’s often difficult to get an appointment with your preferred doctor these days.…... Read more

Would it kill ya to say hello?

Would it kill ya to say hello?

06 Oct 10 People are sometimes very strange.  Yes, I know this sounds a bit rich coming from someone who peddles her own…... Read more

Yes Today Tonight, your sleaziness has my attention

Yes Today Tonight, your sleaziness has my attention

31 Aug 10 For about the fifty-millionth time on my television screen in recent times, I recently witnessed yet another slimy current affairs…... Read more

Foul language gone Wilde

Foul language gone Wilde

15 Jul 10 Oscar Wilde, the famous 19th century Irish poet once said: “The expletive is the refuge of the semi-literate”.  In other…... Read more

The law must step in where parents have failed

The law must step in where parents have failed

14 Jun 10 One night recently on a suburban Melbourne train, several young teenagers—some reportedly as young as 13 or 14 years of…... Read more

Pondering questions of life on the sofa bed of death

Pondering questions of life on the sofa bed of death

28 Apr 10 Picture this.  Somewhere in a laboratory in Zurich, a team of nerdy looking scientific guys with fruzzy hair and white…... Read more

Honey, we wrecked the kids

Honey, we wrecked the kids

13 Apr 10 So we’re all wondering what’s wrong with the kids of today.  Why can’t they amuse themselves, behave themselves and do…... Read more

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The woman with her head down trying to save Labor

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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments

Michael S says:

"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]

From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone

Change Up! says:

I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]

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They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments

They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments

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