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It’s their standard modus operandi. Why would they change now?

Just standard Pentagon purchasing process probably.

Can’t say I’m surprised at all to read something like this.

If Penny Wong had any principles and/or a conscience, she would have resigned before uttering anything like that garbage.

Sadly, Labor has morphed into the worst of the Liberals.

I’m sure it will make a huge difference here too

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Ex-Liberal MP says the party must introduce gender quotas to start winning elections Jenny Ware says party is ‘at crisis point’ and cannot be competitive at election time unless it selects candidates who better reflect the makeup of Australia

I dont understand . The Liberal Party already has a quota system - 100% white male.

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Tombland by C J Sansom – the peasants are revolting #ThrowbackThursday : The recent death of C J Sansom brought to an end one of the most vivid historical crime series I’ve ever encountered. His Shardlake novels featuring a hunchbacked lawyer in the reign of King Henry VII...

If you like a good historical novel, this one about Kett’s rebellion is excellent (I’m biased being from the area).

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We’re waiting for the next Kett’s Rebellion

When we voted to get rid of Scotty we didn’t just mean the smirking fool but his policies too. Plus see some accountability for the crimes committed.

What we got was “I don’t hold a principle, mate” from the spineless one.

Disappointed doesn’t even come close.

Excluding women reduces your capacity and capability by a lot more than 50%

You study for years for an MBA so you can produce quality like this.

Surely he works for McKinsey.

At my son’s wedding checking every now and again for the event.

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We need journalists with primary school teaching experience so they understand how to talk to toddlers.

Pretty sure her speechwriters hate her

I did post the other day that the Greens won the by-election because they wanted a left wing party and there was only one available

But perfectly understood.

You are obviously reminded of this fact after the prices rose immediately and when you’re waiting for them to fall later.

Half-term Tony’s book will be in the bargain bucket in a couple of weeks.

Hope the wine is good.

I would imagine Putin is delighted. The Russian economy is dependent on the price of oil and gas.

It’d be stiff if she was found guilty.

EV sales are growing rapidly in Australia. This is only going to boost that growth.

“Apparent” friendly fire. Perhaps he has fewer friends in the gulf than he thought.

Balloon Juice - How to Dispel That Musky Smell Jason Sattler, aka LOLGOP on Bluesky, published an important essay yesterday on Elon Musk’s social engineering con to reelect Trump in 2024 and how Musk plans to use his ill-gotten gains to fuck with ...

This is a must read on how Musk f*^ked with voters before the last election with complete unaccountability.

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That crazification number again

This is me too

He's already disrupted the start of the Formula 1 season - due to start on Thursday in Melbourne. A large number of the teams' personnel is stuck in Bahrain where they completed the final testing recently.

Dog belly dancing, part 2.