"That is a real problem in every western country: middle class women do not have enough kids. Women in the welfare system have lots of kids," Mr Abbott said. "If you're very wealthy you can afford to have as many kids as
you want."
Hey, researchers/commentators! Narrative that the wrong kind of women are having too many kids while the right kind of women are having too few is grotesque. Statistical models are abstract and fail to account for the thing that makes us human: humanity. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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What a grotesque comment from Abbott
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Any excuse to post a picture of the schnauzers
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Sanctimonious nonsense from the publishers of the hate peddling Murdoch trash rags who pursue people, including teenagers, they donβt like with extreme prejudice
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Image of covers of books Dead Ends by Samantha Byres, U Want It Darker by Murray Middleton, Out of the Woods by Gretchen Shirm and Starry Eyed by Katharine Pollock, featured in the Newtown Review of Books 2025 Spring Giveaway #2.
Attn Australian book fans! Our 2nd spring giveaway is now on, and you could win this fab bundle of books by Samantha Byres, Murray Middleton, Gretchen Shirm, & Katharine Pollock. Entries close midnight TONIGHT Wed 8 Oct 2025.
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Heaven have mercy on us allβPresbyterians and Pagans alikeβfor we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending
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There's still time to get your entry in to win this great swag of books β entries close midnight tonight, Tuesday 7 October 2025.
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Australian Rock and Roll Royalty
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I agree with you
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Iβm voting for the Galahs that live in my tree this year
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Iβm not sure about this
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Rotgoblin
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I thought that you would be voting for the spite bird aka the vengeful magpie
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The film Casablanca never gets old
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WA
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Yes you should especially the LPs which could sell for $50-70 each depending on the artists; especially 1967- 1972 records
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Falcon bay
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Middelburg, the Netherlands. r/brutalism
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