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From Hiroshima to Trump: The power and peril of language

A single mistranslation helped trigger two atomic bombs — and its warning still matters today ...  
Write, drink, repeat: A pub tale of literary ambition

For Bella, storytelling is about control — even if the publishers aren’t buying it.  
How Donald Trump could Make Britain Great Again

With UK politics in disarray, one outrageous question emerges: what if Donald Trump took charge ...  
The cold facts of convenient truths

From Gaza to the local pub, truth is whatever you can say with a straight face — or repeat often ...  
Postcard from the People’s Republic: Albo woos Uncle Xi

When Albo goes to China, Mick reads between the lines — with a schooner in hand and absolutely ...  
The Cold War: Pub edition

When winter sets in, the only thing colder than the weather is the escalating battle of tall tales ...  
Emperor Trump's new clothes

When diplomacy meets delusion, only the finest invisible fabrics will do.  
The Clyde Mountain rocking horse conspiracy

When the rocking horses vanished from Clyde Mountain, the theories galloped faster than the ...  
How good is ScoMo’s miraculous Order of 'Straya?

Former Prime Minister Scott "ScoMo" Morrison thanked God for being awarded Australia’s highest h ...  
Degrees, debt and denial: The starter pack for modern adulthood

Interest rates, education fees and the cost of housing are among problems faced by the current ...  
Trump pushes for Alcatraz to house dangerous criminals... like himself

President Trump has suggested the reopening of Alcatraz prison to house America's most dang ...  
Hollie Hughes praises Angus Taylor on ‘absolutely reprehensible’ job: 'Well done, Angus!'

After a glowing reference from outgoing Liberal Party Senator Hollie Hughes, Shadow Treasurer ...  
Morrison secretly appoints himself leader of the Labor Party

Following Saturday’s shock election result, which saw a Labor Party win of landslide proporti ...  
Albo TKOs Dutton as Gina's Libs gush ribands of blue from heartland

Australia has resoundingly voted to retain Labor’s Anthony Albanese as its PM — decimating ...  
'Game on' as the 2025 Election battle escalates

From trench warfare to football, the 2025 Federal Election bears all the strategy and brutality of ...  
Beautiful? Or just plain tariff-ic

It's difficult to know how insulting tariffs are when Donald Trump describes everything as 'bea ...  
Dutton's guide to the cost of looking good

When it comes to saving face and at least looking like he cares, just how much is it worth to ...  
Trump problems? Lambie and Cash to the rescue!

When all seems lost and there's a global crisis that needs a resolution, it's time to unleash A ...  

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