The place where dreams go to dieWhy is Albo spending hundreds of billions of dollars on nuclear-powered submarines? Because in the next couple of years, the Chinese domestic ma…
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There is a certain part of all of us that lives outside of time. Milan Kundera wrote that at the start of Immortality, and the Kunderminator is a better…
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Some personal news. Yes, I am the holder of the mystery superannuation account containing $544 million. In an EXCLUSIVE for this website, I can reveal…
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ASB Reading Club: Fairy Tale, by Stephen King.So, what did you do with your pandemic? Bake some sourdough? Sort out your sock drawer? I resolved at the very start that I would learn the tonf…
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February 2023

I remember when political correctness was a joke of the Left. It was the 1980s, and it wasn’t even called political correctness yet. The contemporary…
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It’s nobody’s fault. It’s everyone’s fault. But the critical point here is that Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe doesn’t get stuck with the blame for…
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Nothing in the vibeIn a week when a US cinema chain floated the idea of charging more for seats in the middle of the theatre, I did ponder the best price for the b…
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About six or seven years ago, after a falling out with my local publishing company, I found myself caught in a financial trap so severe that I was…
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January 2023

I ruined the last Australia Day BBQ I was invited to. It was some time ago. A suburban numptydad was foolish enough to express his naively-held opinion…
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Dear Heart to Heart, I am writing to you in desperation, seeking advice on how to handle my feelings about a woman Prime Minister of New Zealand with…
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The Sideb00b Reading Club.
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Congratulations on taking this pamphlet, and double-plus congratulations on reading it! You are indeed the one per cent of the one per cent…
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