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Tuai (63) was found guilty by a jury last year of two charges of slavery, two counts of rape and a string of other sexual assaults.
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The word for today is… penury (noun) - 1: a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money), especially : severe poverty 2: extreme and often stingy frugality Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The exact meaning of "penury" (from Latin penuria, meaning "want") can vary a bit from
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Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
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The Reason for Death Rituals
In just a few days, many Christians will be celebrating Ash Wednesday, and we will hear the words “Meménto, homo, quia pulvis es, et in púlverem revertéris”.
Why Is a Dual Citizen Still Sitting in Parliament?
One Nation demands action on Afghan senator.
As Wellington takes a firmer line abroad, questions grow about capacity at home
Foreign policy and domestic security posture collided this week.
Government launches inquiry into Reserve Bank’s COVID-era money printing
“Indirect impacts included decades-high inflation..."
Coroner rules 25 year old Garden-Bachop death ‘natural causes’, sparking call for transparency
No evidence of drugs, alcohol, or suspicious circumstances.
Households to fund LNG terminal as the government withholds cost details
“It’s a tax. This one may of course bring a benefit at the same time.”