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Richard Glover

Brisbane Times

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All I want for Christmas is for the Elf on the Shelf to disappear

From missing batteries and gendered Lego to the self-assembly misery of a 40-degree day, here is a grown-up’s official wish list.

18.12.2025 9

WA Today

Richard Glover

All I want for Christmas is for the Elf on the Shelf to disappear

All I want for Christmas is for the Elf on the Shelf to disappear

From missing batteries and gendered Lego to the self-assembly misery of a 40-degree day, here is a grown-up’s official wish list.

18.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

All I want for Christmas is for the Elf on the Shelf to disappear

All I want for Christmas is for the Elf on the Shelf to disappear

From missing batteries and gendered Lego to the self-assembly misery of a 40-degree day, here is a grown-up’s official wish list.

18.12.2025 7

The Age

Richard Glover

All I want for Christmas is for the Elf on the Shelf to disappear

From missing batteries and gendered Lego to the self-assembly misery of a 40-degree day, here is a grown-up’s official wish list.

18.12.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

A new study reveals that the key to a healthy gut and a happy life might just be a big, wet kiss from your pooch.

12.12.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

A new study reveals that the key to a healthy gut and a happy life might just be a big, wet kiss from your pooch.

12.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

A new study reveals that the key to a healthy gut and a happy life might just be a big, wet kiss from your pooch.

12.12.2025 10

The Age

Richard Glover

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

A new study reveals that the key to a healthy gut and a happy life might just be a big, wet kiss from your pooch.

12.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Guests are coming to stay for Christmas. Let the charade begin

Guests are coming to stay for Christmas. Let the charade begin

The real gift of Christmas is being forced to clean the house for the first time in a year.

06.12.2025 8

The Age

Richard Glover

Guests are coming to stay for Christmas. Let the charade begin

The real gift of Christmas is being forced to clean the house for the first time in a year.

06.12.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Guests are coming to stay for Christmas. Let the charade begin

The real gift of Christmas is being forced to clean the house for the first time in a year.

05.12.2025 7

WA Today

Richard Glover

Guests are coming to stay for Christmas. Let the charade begin

Guests are coming to stay for Christmas. Let the charade begin

The real gift of Christmas is being forced to clean the house for the first time in a year.

05.12.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Warning: Take excessive caution reading this column

Why does everything these days come with a warning?

28.11.2025 9

WA Today

Richard Glover

Warning: Take excessive caution reading this column

Why does everything these days come with a warning?

28.11.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Warning: Take excessive caution reading this column

Why does everything these days come with a warning?

28.11.2025 6

The Age

Richard Glover

Warning: Take excessive caution reading this column

Why does everything these days come with a warning?

28.11.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

A guide to understanding the daily groans of men of a certain age

Including all the classics such as “ugh”, “aghhgh” and “ooof”.

21.11.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

A guide to understanding the daily groans of men of a certain age

Including all the classics such as “ugh”, “aghhgh” and “ooof”.

21.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

A guide to understanding the daily groans of men of a certain age

Including all the classics such as “ugh”, “aghhgh” and “ooof”.

21.11.2025 10

The Age

Richard Glover

A guide to understanding the daily groans of men of a certain age

Including all the classics such as “ugh”, “aghhgh” and “ooof”.

21.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

The day the Dismissal saved a bored Canberra teenager’s afternoon

The constitutional crisis was, at last, an upside to my adolescence.

14.11.2025 9

WA Today

Richard Glover

The day the Dismissal saved a bored Canberra teenager’s afternoon

The constitutional crisis was, at last, an upside to my adolescence.

14.11.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

The day the Dismissal saved a bored Canberra teenager’s afternoon

The constitutional crisis was, at last, an upside to my adolescence.

14.11.2025 4

The Age

Richard Glover

The day the Dismissal saved a bored Canberra teenager’s afternoon

The constitutional crisis was, at last, an upside to my adolescence.

14.11.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Want to know how much you don’t know? Answer a question from a child

How does Bluey get in the TV? Effed if I know, kid.

07.11.2025 8

WA Today

Richard Glover

Want to know how much you don’t know? Answer a question from a child

How does Bluey get in the TV? Effed if I know, kid.

07.11.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Want to know how much you don’t know? Answer a question from a child

How does Bluey get in the TV? Effed if I know, kid.

07.11.2025 5

The Age

Richard Glover

Want to know how much you don’t know? Answer a question from a child

How does Bluey get in the TV? Effed if I know, kid.

07.11.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Say cheese! Am I dressing up for the supermarket security camera?

It turns out the biggest post-Halloween fright isn’t ghosts, but the self-checkout lens judging my life choices.

31.10.2025 7

WA Today

Richard Glover

Say cheese! Am I dressing up for the supermarket security camera?

It turns out the biggest post-Halloween fright isn’t ghosts, but the self-checkout lens judging my life choices.

31.10.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Say cheese! Am I dressing up for the supermarket security camera?

It turns out the biggest post-Halloween fright isn’t ghosts, but the self-checkout lens judging my life choices.

31.10.2025 3

The Age

Richard Glover

Say cheese! Am I dressing up for the supermarket security camera?

It turns out the biggest post-Halloween fright isn’t ghosts, but the self-checkout lens judging my life choices.

31.10.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Tuesday, dentist. Wednesday, blood test. Thursday, physio. Welcome to retirement

It’s the same for most of us who have reached a certain age.

25.10.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

Tuesday, dentist. Wednesday, blood test. Thursday, physio. Welcome to retirement

It’s the same for most of us who have reached a certain age.

25.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Tuesday, dentist. Wednesday, blood test. Thursday, physio. Welcome to retirement

It’s the same for most of us who have reached a certain age.

25.10.2025 10

The Age

Richard Glover

Tuesday, dentist. Wednesday, blood test. Thursday, physio. Welcome to retirement

It’s the same for most of us who have reached a certain age.

25.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

No reservations and angry signs: Sydney’s worst restaurant habits

The annual Bad Food Guide is back to highlight Sydney dining’s dark side.

18.10.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

No reservations and angry signs: Sydney’s worst restaurant habits

The annual Bad Food Guide is back to highlight Sydney dining’s dark side.

18.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

No reservations and angry signs: Sydney’s worst restaurant habits

The annual Bad Food Guide is back to highlight Sydney dining’s dark side.

18.10.2025 10

The Age

Richard Glover

No reservations and angry signs: Sydney’s worst restaurant habits

The annual Bad Food Guide is back to highlight Sydney dining’s dark side.

18.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Pash is perfect: Why the word for kissing needs a dictionary recall

“Snog” is disgusting, “smooch” is too cutesy and “tonsil hockey” is beyond the pale.

10.10.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

Pash is perfect: Why the word for kissing needs a dictionary recall

“Snog” is disgusting, “smooch” is too cutesy and “tonsil hockey” is beyond the pale.

10.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Pash is perfect: Why the word for kissing needs a dictionary recall

“Snog” is disgusting, “smooch” is too cutesy and “tonsil hockey” is beyond the pale.

10.10.2025 9

The Age

Richard Glover

Pash is perfect: Why the word for kissing needs a dictionary recall

“Snog” is disgusting, “smooch” is too cutesy and “tonsil hockey” is beyond the pale.

10.10.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Face the facts, an Australian icon is under threat

Don’t let it go the way of the Hills Hoist.

20.09.2025 9

WA Today

Richard Glover

Face the facts, an Australian icon is under threat

Don’t let it go the way of the Hills Hoist.

20.09.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Face the facts, an Australian icon is under threat

Don’t let it go the way of the Hills Hoist.

20.09.2025 6

The Age

Richard Glover

Face the facts, an Australian icon is under threat

Don’t let it go the way of the Hills Hoist.

20.09.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Forget the Commonwealth Bank slogan, self-doubt is a superpower

“Have another think” is a far better mantra than “Doubt Never Did”.

11.09.2025 5

WA Today

Richard Glover

Forget the Commonwealth Bank slogan, self-doubt is a superpower

“Have another think” is a far better mantra than “Doubt Never Did”.

11.09.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover