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Emily Mulligan

Emily Mulligan

The Guardian

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I won’t let the Socceroos go it alone today: while they have taken care of training and drills, I’m sprinkling holy water on the TV

I won’t let the Socceroos go it alone today: while they have taken care of training and drills, I’m sprinkling holy water on the TV

As a married mother of two, the best moment of my life so far was 16 November 2005. I was 17 years old and lucky enough to be in the stadium at Moore...

26.06.2026 10

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Emily Mulligan

Love-all: how Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s rivalry turned tennis from a bloodsport into a bromance

Tennis is hard. To succeed you need to be fast, strong, have deft hands and joints of steel. It’s also a solo sport against a single opponent so you...

02.05.2026 20

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Emily Mulligan

Esther Perel provided couples therapy for a man and his AI ‘girlfriend’ and now I fear for the human race

I heard celebrity therapist Esther Perel provide a couples counselling session for a man and his AI “girlfriend”. As a result, my soul will never...

26.03.2026 40

The Guardian

Emily Mulligan

My favourite Lebanese restaurant has closed and I am bereft. Abdul’s, I’m sorry I took you for granted

15.01.2026 50

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Emily Mulligan

Kids’ parties are hell on earth, but may be the cure to the world’s ills

04.12.2025 30

The Guardian

Emily Mulligan

I took my city kids on a road trip to teach them about the outback – and learned a few lessons myself

12.06.2025 30

The Guardian

Emily Mulligan

I have dedicated far too much of my life to hating this ugly plant. It’s time to rip them out

10.04.2025 30

The Guardian

Emily Mulligan