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This was written 50 fucking years ago..

#women

Locals clash over 'entitled' act in Aussie beachside suburb: 'Belong to us all' Several councils are grappling with a similar issue as residential parking spots become more scarce.

Seems to me that if you can't accommodate your boat/caravan/trailer on your own property, then maybe you shouldn't have one.

Notorious UK child killer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack Ian Huntley had been on life support after being hit over the head with a metal bar at Frankland prison in north-east England.

No tears from me.

Thank you. My brother had other health issues. His fall and subsequent broken ribs were a catalyst for all that followed.

Release the Epstein Files

SA Liberals to preference One Nation over ALP as Bernardi comments condemned South Australia's Liberal opposition will preference One Nation over Labor at the upcoming state election as parties condemn "outrageous" comments by One Nation's Cory Bernardi.

When they tell you who they are, believe it. #SAelection

Three charged after Good Samaritan's murder at Melbourne railway station Two teenagers and a man have been charged after a 22-year-old died from stab wounds in Mernda on Friday night. Police are waiting to interview a fourth person about the death.

OMG. This is awful. What the hell is happening to our society?

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Face down and bloody, Jozsef's death was labelled 'pneumonia' Attila's shaky phone video of his brother lying dead in aged care documented bruises and blood. It was the start of a long campaign to understand what happened.

"Who dies from a broken arm?" Frail, sick, elderly people do. My 69yo brother died 7 weeks after a fall that broke several ribs, and he was in hospital all that time. What happened here is very sad, but I don't think anything deliberate and nefarious happened. The death should have been reported.

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Was it a choice or was it murder? The curious case of the Nannup Four In July 2007, Simon Kadwill, Tony Popic, Chantelle McDougall and her five-year-old daughter Leela vanished from an isolated WA town. Chantelle's parents have spent the better part of 20 years trying t...

What a story. I assume they're dead as it's many years since any "signs of life" as the police describe it. Awful for the parents/grandparents.

The government is trying to get people out but can't control how civilian airlines are running their operations. I think too many travelling Australians have a "the government will help me" mentality. I am surprised at the number of people who travel internationally in such a fraught world.

The coroner's finding was "drowning due to or as a consequence of a dingo attack."

Families aboard Middle East flights criticise DFAT's Iran response Flights from Middle Eastern travel hubs are arriving in Australia half-empty despite thousands of Australians remaining stranded in the region.

I have my issues with this government, but some of these people are really annoying. This expectation that the government "should do something" when travellers get into strife overseas is entitlement plus. Travelling isn't without risk, particularly transiting through the Middle East.

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How dingo behaviour on K'gari changed in years before Piper James's death Piper James's tragic death is the third recorded fatality from a dingo attack in Australia. Here is a brief history of dingo management and interactions on K'gari.

The current Queensland government doesn't care about the dingoes. The culling will continue every time there's an incident. This young woman's death is very sad, but K'gari is dingo habitat. Humans are visitors to their island.

Bridget Archer showing her true Tory colours.

Health workers ARE the union, minister.
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Live: Lebanon, Bahrain under fire as US to 'sustain fight for as long as it takes' Israeli forces have entered southern Lebanon and issued a wideranging evacuation warning for southern Beirut, causing panic in the capital.

The context of language. Russia invaded Ukraine. Correct language. Israel "enters" or "pushes into" Lebanon. Journalists controlling the narrative and perception. Makes me livid.

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Minister's legal bill revealed in parliament as topping $300k Tasmanian Racing Minister Jane Howlett spent $303,800 of public money on legal fees "in the execution of her official duties", questioning in parliament reveals.

So we don't know what these fees were for? If Tasmanian taxpayers foot the bill, then the government should disclose the full story. #politas

Perhaps the police should look to see if there's a connection between Williams and the thieves who stole his card data. Maybe it wasn't "stolen" after all.

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I was quite happy with the GP I saw yesterday. My first appointment with her. A young Iranian female doctor. I have a chronic blood condition and am under the care of a haematologist at the RHH, so I need a regular GP. My previous GP stopped practising.

I paid $60 out-of-pocket for a short GP consultation yesterday. This was in the Hobart CBD. I can't source a GP in my suburb as their books are closed to new patients. Finding a new GP who doesn't have closed books is half the battle. Once found, there's little choice but to pay up. #auspol #politas

Minister decries questioning over election message as 'misogynist attack' Tasmania's racing minister has attempted to bat away Labor questioning over what her office knew about an apparent breach to election caretaker conventions as "nothing but a misogynist attack".

How on earth is relevant questioning on what she knew and when she knew it "misogynistic?" Talk about clutching at straws. #politas

Blame diagnostic inflation for the NDIS’ $10b Autism bill Because diagnosis has become the gateway to funding, the National Disability Insurance Scheme requires redesign, not administrative reform.

Basically, what is being said here is that those diagnosed level 2 autistic, like my daughter, should be removed from the NDIS. The author may be a professor and a clinical psychologist, but I am the mum of an adult daughter on the spectrum. I have lived experience, 35yrs of it.

'Can't justify it': Why some Tasmanian nurses won't come back home Tasmania needs more nurses, but lower wages and less opportunities for career growth remain barriers for enticing health workers to return to their home state.

Tasmanian nurses want to return home, but wages and conditions don't match those of the mainland. The Tasmanian government takes nurses for granted. #politas

Why Donald Trump is threatening to end all US trade with Spain over Iran war Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has doubled down on his criticism of the military actions of the US and Israel in Iran, just a day after Donald Trump threatened to end all trade with Spain.

PM Sanchez isn't a timid, obsequious toady who quakes if Trump farts. Unlike Albanese, who bends the knee, if Trump blinks. #auspol