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Trump makes me wonder about being senile with style

"In 1977 I shall be 142. I must begin to take on the dignities and gravities proper to that season of honourable senility which is on its way and...

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Why every Canberran should have their head in the clouds

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Why are Australian politicians so pathetically beguiled by US presidents?

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Let's face it, life is just a comedy of (forced) errors

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Has the misogynistic Liberal tradition given their first female leader a poison chalice?

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After Dutton's failed election, let's edit our national anthem

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In the cosmic scheme of things, Australia's election is trivial at best

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In today's bitter and twisted world, Canberra is a mundane miracle

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Rock out: the election pales in comparison to these burly boulders

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Do you look on the bright side of life? Or like me, expect the worst?

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Me and my monotreme dreams - stone the bloody Crows!

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Swear words: sometimes a blessing but in this case a curse

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What happens when agnostic knuckles knock on Heaven's door?

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Some of my devilishly clever ways to avoid Trump's evils

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How will Canberra look after there are no humans left to tend it?

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Once more with feeling: why bots will never replace real poets

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Australia lovable, sure. But great? That might be taking it too far

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Explosive Pompeii exhibition gets me thinking... what if?

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What if we poor creatures are unable to both vote and think at the same time?