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  1. scarlet witch

    scarlet witch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    oh dear...Can you imagine the chorus if anyone said something like that today
     
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    Sallyally Well-Known Member Donor

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    Possibly just suspicion of “foreign” food?
    perhaps Vietnamese pork tastes different?
    It’s a bit of a puzzle.
    LRL used to supply wild pig meat to German sausage makers. They preferred the flavour of wild pig. And no doubt the worms carried by said pig.
     
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    The Tunku was a “ gentle, courteous aristocrat”, ac the journalist, but he’d be criticised.
    Mahathir is a polarising character and acts for Malaysia but it was a rotten thing he did to Anwar Ibrahim.
     
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    If you can't eat the food of the nation you're visiting, don't freaking go. Or eat Mickey Ds.
     
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    From the ABC news this morning. The coal miners must be very worried.


    “A major milestone was reached in Australia's biggest electricity market this week when renewable energy supplied more than half of the grid's power.

    Key points:
    • Clean energy sources met most of the demand on Australia's biggest grid for 10 minutes on Wednesday
    • Ideal weather made the milestone possible: strong winds, clear skies and relatively cool temperatures
    • Observers say the industry is changing rapidly and urge governments to reform the "outdated" energy market”.
     
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    It’s good isn’t it? Deborah Mailman does a masterly job of her role.
     
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    One of the best depictions of the BS of Australian politics.
     
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    Seen Utopia?
     
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    Wow!
    Two Liberal MPs say the Chinese Government has banned them from travelling on a study trip to Beijing.

    Andrew Hastie and James Paterson said they believed their trip was being blocked because of their "frankness about the Chinese Communist Party".
    From the ABC news.
     
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    Keating and Malcolm Turnbull both decided to embarrass themselves with "waffling crap" (if I may borrow from Gary)
     
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    :woot:
     
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    Gotta admire enterprising women.
     
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    Vale Clive James.
     
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    Well, here’s another fine mess we’re in.
    We are the most advanced people the world has ever known. Why aren’t we making a better job of our time on Earth?

    https://theconversation.com/2019-wa...quality-and-2020-is-likely-to-be-worse-128384
    from the ABC.
    This year was marked by global unrest — and 2020 is likely to be worse
    The Conversation
    / By Tony Walker
    Updated 12hhours ago

    ...
    In January, Oxfam reported that the world's 26 richest individuals owned as much wealth as the poorest half of the global population.

    Billionaires grew their combined fortunes by $US2.5-billion-a-day ($3.66 billion) in 2018, while the relative wealth of the world's poorest 3.8 billion people declined by $US500 million a day.

    A rich-poor gap is widening across the world to the point where it is no longer possible to argue that an economic growth model that advantages the few is lifting all boats......
     
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    Black Hail ?
    Is that full of soot from the fires?
     
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    Nearly 2020 down in Aus. I hope no fires are started with fireworks.
    Happy new year and stay safe.
     
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    Yep.
     
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    Yeah, Happy New Year. Hard to be optimistic.
     

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