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Jo Pybus

Brisbane Times

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I lost my dad three years ago. Then I discovered a super annoying extra stage of grief

As executor of my father’s will, I tried my best to navigate the insane bureaucracy and cost that dying incurs. But in the end, it defeated me.

23.03.2026 20

WA Today

Jo Pybus

I lost my dad three years ago. Then I discovered a super annoying extra stage of grief

As executor of my father’s will, I tried my best to navigate the insane bureaucracy and cost that dying incurs. But in the end, it defeated me.

23.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jo Pybus

I lost my dad three years ago. Then I discovered a super annoying extra stage of grief

As executor of my father’s will, I tried my best to navigate the insane bureaucracy and cost that dying incurs. But in the end, it defeated me.

23.03.2026 10

The Age

Jo Pybus

I lost my dad three years ago. Then I discovered a super annoying extra stage of grief

As executor of my father’s will, I tried my best to navigate the insane bureaucracy and cost that dying incurs. But in the end, it defeated me.

23.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Jo Pybus

My love letter to ye olde postie … Will he mind if I email it?

Letter writers and coin collectors of the world unite! Our analogue days are numbered.

10.01.2026 10

WA Today

Jo Pybus

My love letter to ye olde postie … Will he mind if I email it?

Letter writers and coin collectors of the world unite! Our analogue days are numbered.

10.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jo Pybus

My love letter to ye olde postie … Will he mind if I email it?

Letter writers and coin collectors of the world unite! Our analogue days are numbered.

10.01.2026 10

The Age

Jo Pybus

My love letter to ye olde postie … Will he mind if I email it?

Letter writers and coin collectors of the world unite! Our analogue days are numbered.

10.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Jo Pybus

Sorry, Elton, but ‘sorry’ seems to be the easiest word

Apologising for everything and nothing has crept into our vernacular like an audible placeholder, akin to ‘um’ and ‘like’.

26.12.2025 8

WA Today

Jo Pybus

Sorry, Elton, but ‘sorry’ seems to be the easiest word

Apologising for everything and nothing has crept into our vernacular like an audible placeholder, akin to ‘um’ and ‘like’.

26.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jo Pybus

Sorry, Elton, but ‘sorry’ seems to be the easiest word

Apologising for everything and nothing has crept into our vernacular like an audible placeholder, akin to ‘um’ and ‘like’.

26.12.2025 20

The Age

Jo Pybus

Sorry, Elton, but ‘sorry’ seems to be the easiest word

Apologising for everything and nothing has crept into our vernacular like an audible placeholder, akin to ‘um’ and ‘like’.

26.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jo Pybus

I’m an atheist, so am I a fraud when I say grace at Christmas?

What does Christianity teach us about Christmas? Quite a lot about love, actually.

14.12.2025 10

WA Today

Jo Pybus

I’m an atheist, so am I a fraud when I say grace at Christmas?

What does Christianity teach us about Christmas? Quite a lot about love, actually.

14.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jo Pybus

I’m an atheist, so am I a fraud when I say grace at Christmas?

What does Christianity teach us about Christmas? Quite a lot about love, actually.

14.12.2025 30

The Age

Jo Pybus

I’m an atheist, so am I a fraud when I say grace at Christmas?

What does Christianity teach us about Christmas? Quite a lot about love, actually.

14.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jo Pybus

Qantas hackers or honest callers, you’re all phishy to me

Once I was a trusting customer. Now, I won’t engage until you’re proven innocent.

12.10.2025 10

WA Today

Jo Pybus

Qantas hackers or honest callers, you’re all phishy to me

Once I was a trusting customer. Now, I won’t engage until you’re proven innocent.

12.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jo Pybus

Qantas hackers or honest callers, you’re all phishy to me

Once I was a trusting customer. Now, I won’t engage until you’re proven innocent.

12.10.2025 10

The Age

Jo Pybus

Qantas hackers or honest callers, you’re all phishy to me

Once I was a trusting customer. Now, I won’t engage until you’re proven innocent.

12.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jo Pybus

Remember bank tellers? I found one and defeated faceless banking in a single day

I visited my local bank – masquerading as a coffee shop – and coaxed them into taking my money. Why did it feel like I’d pulled off a heist?

15.06.2025 20

WA Today

Jo Pybus

Remember bank tellers? I found one and defeated faceless banking in a single day

I visited my local bank – masquerading as a coffee shop – and coaxed them into taking my money. Why did it feel like I’d pulled off a heist?

15.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jo Pybus

Remember bank tellers? I found one and defeated faceless banking in a single day

I visited my local bank – masquerading as a coffee shop – and coaxed them into taking my money. Why did it feel like I’d pulled off a heist?

15.06.2025 20

The Age

Jo Pybus

Remember bank tellers? I found one and defeated faceless banking in a single day

I visited my local bank – masquerading as a coffee shop – and coaxed them into taking my money. Why did it feel like I’d pulled off a heist?

15.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jo Pybus

Being called ‘woke’ used to be a compliment. Wasn’t it?

I recently experienced a flush of delight when it was suggested I was “virtue signalling” in one of my articles.

29.03.2025 20

WA Today

Jo Pybus

Being called ‘woke’ used to be a compliment. Wasn’t it?

I recently experienced a flush of delight when it was suggested I was “virtue signalling” in one of my articles.

29.03.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jo Pybus

Being called ‘woke’ used to be a compliment. Wasn’t it?

I recently experienced a flush of delight when it was suggested I was “virtue signalling” in one of my articles.

29.03.2025 20

The Age

Jo Pybus

Being called ‘woke’ used to be a compliment. Wasn’t it?

I recently experienced a flush of delight when it was suggested I was “virtue signalling” in one of my articles.

29.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jo Pybus

Learning my own family history ended my indifference to Australia Day

How do I reconcile being a proud white Australian who benefited from the English taking this land with knowing what that meant for the people whose...

24.01.2025 10

WA Today

Jo Pybus

Learning my own family history ended my indifference to Australia Day

How do I reconcile being a proud white Australian who benefited from the English taking this land with knowing what that meant for the people whose...

24.01.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jo Pybus

Learning my own family history ended my indifference to Australia Day

How do I reconcile being a proud white Australian who benefited from the English taking this land with knowing what that meant for the people whose...

24.01.2025 20

The Age

Jo Pybus

Learning my own family history ended my indifference to Australia Day

How do I reconcile being a proud white Australian who benefited from the English taking this land with knowing what that meant for the people whose...

24.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jo Pybus