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Today in Rock History
Today in Rock History is a music orientated segment where we would like to encourage readers to share their thoughts and tastes in music and discuss the various aspects of any music topic. This post is not limited to rock music. You are encouraged to bring anything music-related along
Keith Windschuttle: 1943–2025
‘He loved Australians and he stood against those people who are out there trying to divide us.’
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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
The Best Election News Yet
If Labor lose western Sydney, their traditional heartland, they really are stuffed.
Tariffs Personally Cost Trump $500M – Forbes
The US president’s wave of duties on imports has roiled stock markets.
The Climate Cult’s Dirty Secret in Indonesia
The most destructive mass delusion since Communism itself.
What Should We Be Talking About – And Aren’t?
A topic even more inflammatory than gender.
Chhour: Race should never come before child safety
“Children’s lives are not lived in theories or in the comfort of academia or privilege.”
Treaty Principles Bill: ‘Cremation day’ as Parliament buries it for good
“It’s dead, it’s gone."
“Distance is no longer any protection”: NZ commits to $9B defence upgrade
“It’s one thing to have a plan; it’s another to properly fund it and see it enacted.”
‘Thx’ feels cheap: study finds shorthand texts erode sincerity
“Taking an extra second to type ‘thanks’ might be a wise investment.”