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How To Avoid Politics at Christmas
If faced with a hectoring young zealot, or similar political awkwardness, you may have recourse to the following advice.
Enough Is Enough
March Against Antisemitism – 21 Dec 2025, Auckland – Dr David Cumin’s speech.
Christmas in the Colonies
This poem was written by Thomas Bracken (1841–1898) – the Irish-born New Zealand poet, journalist and politician.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
Chris Rea found fame in the 1980s in Britain with hits such as “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)” and “Let’s Dance”.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… aperçu (noun) - 1: a brief survey or sketch : outline 2: an immediate impression Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In French, aperçu is the past participle of the verb apercevoir ("to perceive" or "to comprehend"), which in turn comes from Latin percipere ("
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Taste Tuesday
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The Bondi terror attack HERO the media doesn’t want you to see
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Erica Stanford: Fixing An Education System That 'Lets Kids Down'
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Mother who used her body as a HUMAN SHIELD in Bondi terror attack SPEAKS OUT
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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Good Oil Backchat
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There Is a Long, Dark History
Australia has not been immune from what the historian Robert Wistrich has described as “the longest hatred”, with open antisemitism starting to become prevalent in the 1880s.