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There's nothing quite as uplifting as a magpie's warbling

There's nothing quite as uplifting as a magpie's warbling
thursday 10

The Examiner

John Hanscombe

There's nothing quite as uplifting as a magpie's warbling

There's nothing quite as uplifting as a magpie's warbling
thursday 10

Canberra Times

John Hanscombe

YOUR SAY: Worship the nurses, paramedics and doctors in our health system

YOUR SAY: Worship the nurses, paramedics and doctors in our health system
05.02.2025 10

The Examiner

John Hanscombe

Not 'Peace in our time', more 'Grab 'em by the' ... you know the rest

Not 'Peace in our time', more 'Grab 'em by the' ... you know the rest
05.02.2025 10

The Examiner

John Hanscombe

Not 'Peace in our time', more 'Grab 'em by the' ... you know the rest

Not 'Peace in our time', more 'Grab 'em by the' ... you know the rest
05.02.2025 10

Canberra Times

John Hanscombe

YOUR SAY: Coles warehouse closing might be 'more than a coincidence'

YOUR SAY: Coles warehouse closing might be 'more than a coincidence'
04.02.2025 10

The Examiner

John Hanscombe

This has everything to do with the price of eggs

This has everything to do with the price of eggs
04.02.2025 6

The Examiner

John Hanscombe

This has everything to do with the price of eggs

This has everything to do with the price of eggs
04.02.2025 10

Canberra Times

John Hanscombe

Theories thrive while we wait for the facts

Theories thrive while we wait for the facts
02.02.2025 8

The Examiner

John Hanscombe

Theories thrive while we wait for the facts

Theories thrive while we wait for the facts
02.02.2025 5

Canberra Times

John Hanscombe

YOUR SAY: Complaints about parking and a 'dying mall' can't both be correct

YOUR SAY: Complaints about parking and a 'dying mall' can't both be correct
30.01.2025 3

The Examiner

John Hanscombe

Chalmers displays the power of being pleasant

Chalmers displays the power of being pleasant
30.01.2025 2

The Examiner

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Chalmers displays the power of being pleasant

Chalmers displays the power of being pleasant
30.01.2025 10

Canberra Times

John Hanscombe

There's joy seeing the disruptors disrupted

There's joy seeing the disruptors disrupted
29.01.2025 8

The Examiner

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There's joy seeing the disruptors disrupted

There's joy seeing the disruptors disrupted
29.01.2025 8

Canberra Times

John Hanscombe

Buyer's remorse as the mud sticks to Tesla

Buyer's remorse as the mud sticks to Tesla
28.01.2025 9

The Examiner

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Buyer's remorse as the mud sticks to Tesla

Buyer's remorse as the mud sticks to Tesla
28.01.2025 8

Canberra Times

John Hanscombe

YOUR SAY: A local network for cyclists and pedestrians would be a win-win

YOUR SAY: A local network for cyclists and pedestrians would be a win-win
27.01.2025 10

The Examiner

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A walk in the bush is the way I celebrate Australia

A walk in the bush is the way I celebrate Australia
27.01.2025 10

The Examiner

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A walk in the bush is the way I celebrate Australia

A walk in the bush is the way I celebrate Australia
27.01.2025 10

Canberra Times

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YOUR SAY: What's happening to our river? Fishing has become harder

23.01.2025 5

The Examiner

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When too much money upsets the millionaires

23.01.2025 5

The Examiner

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When too much money upsets the millionaires

When too much money upsets the millionaires
23.01.2025 6

Canberra Times

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YOUR SAY: Parking permits needed for patients and nurses in Launceston

YOUR SAY: Parking permits needed for patients and nurses in Launceston
22.01.2025 9

The Examiner

John Hanscombe

Season two off to a dark and ominous start

Season two off to a dark and ominous start
22.01.2025 6

The Examiner

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Season two off to a dark and ominous start

Season two off to a dark and ominous start
22.01.2025 9

Canberra Times

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Buttocks, beach cabanas define our silly summer

Buttocks, beach cabanas define our silly summer
21.01.2025 2

The Examiner

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Buttocks, beach cabanas define our silly summer

Buttocks, beach cabanas define our silly summer
21.01.2025 4

Canberra Times

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Slogans so dull they make beige exciting

Slogans so dull they make beige exciting
20.01.2025 10

The Examiner

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Slogans so dull they make beige exciting

Slogans so dull they make beige exciting
19.01.2025 10

Canberra Times

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Already, 2025 feels like a bad Marvel movie

13.01.2025 10

The Examiner

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Already, 2025 feels like a bad Marvel movie

13.01.2025 10

Canberra Times

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YOUR SAY: Dangerous sporting events and dealing with new regulations

RE: The tragic deaths of the two yachtsmen in the Sydney to Hobart Race. Login or signup to continue reading On every level this is an unexpected...

06.01.2025 6

The Examiner

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The one addiction I'm in no hurry to overcome

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06.01.2025 7

The Examiner

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The one addiction I'm in no hurry to overcome

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06.01.2025 6

Canberra Times

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YOUR SAY: Mainland is unaware of embarrassing debacles happening in Tassie

AS AN ex-pat Tasmanian now living in Queensland I can assure your readers that they are not the laughing stock of the world or indeed even of the...

30.12.2024 4

The Examiner

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Keep it sharp, 2025 is knocking at the door

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30.12.2024 4

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Keep it sharp, 2025 is knocking at the door

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30.12.2024 3

Canberra Times

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I spy with my little eye Le Carre's successor

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16.12.2024 6

Canberra Times

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YOUR SAY: Council can always change the rules, they have done it before

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16.12.2024 7

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I spy with my little eye Le Carre's successor

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16.12.2024 2

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'I saw roos on fire': after Bawley burned, few could have imagined it now

A large mob of kangaroos watches us from the emerald green hillside. Until four months ago, the paddock was dotted with cattle. Below it, on the...

14.12.2024 6

The Examiner

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'I saw roos on fire': after Bawley burned, few could have imagined it now

A large mob of kangaroos watches us from the emerald green hillside. Until four months ago, the paddock was dotted with cattle. Below it, on the...

14.12.2024 3

Canberra Times

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Try as I might, I can't get off the naughty list

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12.12.2024 4

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Try as I might, I can't get off the naughty list

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12.12.2024 5

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A childish game makes nonsense of politics

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11.12.2024 3

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A childish game makes nonsense of politics

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11.12.2024 5

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Forget neckties, bring back the safari suit

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10.12.2024 1

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Jones isn't to blame for all your woes, so lay off

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05.12.2024 4

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Jones isn't to blame for all your woes, so lay off

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05.12.2024 2

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