Michael Rowland to leave the ABC after four decades After almost four decades in front of the camera, former News Breakfast host Michael Rowland has announced he is leaving the ABC.

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Remember hiding away as a teenager, trying to masturbate as secretively as possible?
Oh, the guilt, it was crushing.

"largely by how much chrome-plated gingerbread they'd been slathered with."
Such engineering sophistication.

I can remember back to a time when most of the people here were born here, how boring was that. Now I love to sit on the tram and listen to all the different languages spoken as I travel to wherever I'm goin.

How do I stay healthy in my 50s, 60s and 70s? By focusing on certain areas – like nutrition, exercise and positive connections – you can age well in every decade

Start now:
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Strikingly imperious.

I've lost all hope that Albo will even goughen up his stance towards News Corp (or anything for that matter).

Yep, "their brand of news isn't changing" cause it wasn't ever news anyways.

Life on and after Neptune: The story of a disastrous Second Fleet ship – Silentworld Foundation Exploring the story of a second fleet ship, Neptune, and the disastrous events surrounding it's voyage to Australia.

More T-shirts may be required:
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Neptune (1780 ship) - Wikipedia

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Tell me you're an Australian PM cowed by NewsCorp without telling me you're an Australian PM cowed by NewsCorp. Albanese should NOT have accepted this invitation from Lachlan Murdoch. 😠 #auspol #media

‘His superpower is shamelessness’: Tim Wilson has big ambitions – for Australia and for himself To supporters, the shadow treasurer is proof the Liberals can win back urban heartlands. But is a clash of ideologies looming?

@ournewhomecoach.bsky.social
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WOT, that's very interesting, didn't know that.
Philip Mallis always makes great content.

Customs sounds OK.

Tea.

Will this former prince sing?

That's a booby trap question.

Grovy!

Times are tough.

Guardian Aust headline: Tim Wilson set to become shadow treasurer when Angus Taylor unveils new front bench.

Ladies, behold the meritocracy. (Bring a plate.)

It's high time it learned.

Buongiorno Ginevra.

"I had a visit from my grand-dog"
That would be your Lawson (and his humans).

The life and times of my faithful Sunbeam Mixmaster My Australian-made Sunbeam Mixmaster dates from 1974. It was a wedding gift – one of the most useful and enduring gifts my husband Tony and I received.

Mother had the earlier model pictured in this article:
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Peter Brookes @BrookesTimes @thetimes on #Starmer #Mandelson #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Profumo – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

If you had have written "un blank able" everyone would still have understood exactly what you meant.

Ley and Littleproud said that after three weeks of soul-searching, they realised they were still in love with the idea of being in power.

Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/02/08/mum-dad-to-give-it-one-more-go/

Yes, esp with the hot cuppa, sounds so good. I had my usual pressure cooker porridge.