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    May 16

    Hazel Hawke, the first wife of the late great , underwent an abortion in 1952 so that her fiance could go to Oxford to take up his Rhodes scholarship (for which he had to be unmarried). It's a fundamental part of his story—mentioned on her Wikipedia page but not his.

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    Australia's immigration policies aren't an example to follow, they're a cautionary tale, writes

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    Jun 23

    a lot of writers on here like to complain about how hard writing is but personally i just open up the dirty window and let the sun illuminate the words that i cannot find

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  5. Jun 23

    When I interviewed Bernardi as a baby journo back in 2016, I was like "are you about to defect from the Libs to form your own party?" and he was like "lol maybe." Now that party is dead. I guess we've both come full circle:

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  6. Jun 20

    "If John had not had the problem of verbal violence, he would not have caused controversy in the media." a perfect distillation of a month's worth of news.

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  7. Jun 20

    I’ve been taking Spanish classes immediately after doing the Worm, and my teacher has found the best way to get me talking is to ask about the day’s news. He then uses the content to teach me grammar rules. Here is a past tense subjunctive/conditional sentence about John Setka:

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  8. Jun 18

    So proud of Victoria for today becoming the first Australian state with legal euthanasia, and wanted to share this beautiful piece by which I still think about often <3

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    Jun 4

    Just your regular, daily reminder that Australia is a nation of cops

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    Isn't it wonderful that we have the AFP to protect us ... from finding out about Australia's alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Is what cops are for?

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    It’s impossible to protect free and open journalism without strong protections for sources and whistleblowers. That means protecting the privacy and rights of all Australians. Raids on news rooms are just a symptom.

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  14. Jun 4

    A timely reminder that one mass shooting doesn't disprove the efficacy of gun control. In fact I'd argue our total shock, contrasted with the US' lack of surprise over Virginia Beach, shows how successful it's been:

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  15. Jun 4

    Very sad news to wake up to this morning, but also thankfully extremely rare news to wake up to:

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  16. May 31

    If a cat wore pants would he wear them like this or like this?

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    May 30

    I spent a month in Queensland between Monday and Wednesdaythis week visiting one of my sisters. It was an experience I'm not going to rush to repeat. There are a lot of pensioners up there waiting for "Mr Morrison's $30K franking refunds", despite owning no shares.....

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  18. May 30

    I almost missed my flight, but those photos of Charlotte, North Carolina sure were worth it

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  19. May 30

    Sometimes I leave the airport to "check out the city" during medium-length layovers, just to add a frisson of danger.

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  20. May 30

    Friend: Is that you?!?! Me: I’m not sure

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  21. May 30

    My doppelgänger has been found (by a friend who didn’t know about this, in a Corgi group)

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