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On the Burden of Guilt
But not forgetting is one thing; bearing a personal burden of guilt seems to me to be quite another.
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Is This the End of the ‘Moderates’? [Updated]
The lesson for the coalition should be obvious – but will they listen?
The Right Need to Wake Up
Recent experiences at the ballot box should be a wake-up call to conservative leaders everywhere. The road to victory is to take the people with you. Failing to do so is to invite electoral oblivion as Australia and Canada have found to their cost.
Pierre and Peter
Two fascinating election results in both Canada and Australia have all the commentators talking, and understandably so – but I think there are a few misdirections in play.
News Briefing: 6 May 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Tom Day (1News): Erica Stanford sent pre-Budget documents to her personal email Russell Palmer (RNZ): National's Erica Stanford used personal email for work purposes Julia Gabel (Herald): Senior Minister Erica Stanford sent official briefings to personal email account
Benjamin Doyle: The Media’s Latest Darling of Deflection
Doyle isn’t a victim of a grand conspiracy to erase him. He’s an MP who made poor choices and now faces scrutiny – scrutiny he’s earned.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
“The idea that flying a drone into the faces of people lawfully operating firearms is not only dangerous but incredibly stupid” – Meager
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… immure (verb): 1a: to enclose within or as if within walls b: imprison 2: to build into a wall Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Like mural, immure comes from murus, a Latin noun that means "wall." Immurare, a Medieval Latin verb, was formed from
The Good Oil Daily Proverb
What are worthless and wicked people like? They are constant liars
Manly Monday
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Blowgun Bloodbath on Wild Hogs
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Why Are Jeans In Abandoned Mines Worth $100,000?
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Michael Laws finally admits the cookers were right!
🔥 Michael Laws finally admits the cookers were right! 🔥 Well, sort of. Lindsay Perigo isn’t holding back in this scorcher of a commentary. He gives Michael Laws the serve he’s earned - after Laws took a lazy jab at Voices for Freedom and tried to downplay the significance of… pic.