It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Having the ear of the Prime Minister, and her off-sider, Ashley, certainly makes it easier to get away with practically anything that a regular Joe, or Joess, ever could…right?
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The architect of Melbourne’s misery allowed to slink into the shadows.
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Many of the people who were wrong about everything STILL run the same institutions. They’re still unelected. And they’re still certain they were the heroes. This means the next emergency will be handled by the same class of ‘experts,’ with the same lack of oversight and accountability.
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Trevor Mallard kept Owen Glenn away from Helen Clark in 2008. On Saturday he was stepping between Chris Hipkins and a heckler at Ōtara. Some people never change jobs.
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The judge ordered a four-year starting point, two years below what the Crown sought but four months above the defence’s suggestion. He then allowed 50 per cent in reductions for his guilty pleas and for matters related to his drug addiction.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… sciolism (noun) - : a superficial show of learning Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Sciolism comes from the Late Latin sciolus, which means "smatterer" (or "one who speaks with spotty or superficial knowledge"). "Sciolus" comes from the diminutive of Latin scius, meaning