Marquis d’Russell
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Two and Two makes 22 & the important things in life usually happen unexpectedly
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The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.
The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.
Are Australians really paying more for electricity than other countries?
Australia’s electricity prices have gone up a long way over the past decade or so, but global energy trends have also pushed up bills in other countries
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November 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.
The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.
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Peeking out my window and thought I saw a dog.
But no, just a healthy, young coyote stalking something in the yard.
But no, just a healthy, young coyote stalking something in the yard.
November 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Peeking out my window and thought I saw a dog.
But no, just a healthy, young coyote stalking something in the yard.
But no, just a healthy, young coyote stalking something in the yard.
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Still way too many English players in this list……ridiculous,Bothom above Ian and Greg Chappell etc….
Still way too many English players in this list……ridiculous,Bothom above Ian and Greg Chappell etc….
The 100 greatest men’s Ashes cricketers of all time
Sport’s famous rivalry began in 1877 and since then 853 men have featured in Australia v England Tests. But who are the very best of the best?
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November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Still way too many English players in this list……ridiculous,Bothom above Ian and Greg Chappell etc….
Still way too many English players in this list……ridiculous,Bothom above Ian and Greg Chappell etc….
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What we think of neo-nazis
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
What we think of neo-nazis
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PM Albanese gives the Libs a bruising over their internal “climate wars” as they look to dump Net Zero. “They’re walking away from climate action, bcoz they fundamentally don’t believe in the science…” Says their anti-climate approach will only “hurt Australians”💯 #auspol
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
PM Albanese gives the Libs a bruising over their internal “climate wars” as they look to dump Net Zero. “They’re walking away from climate action, bcoz they fundamentally don’t believe in the science…” Says their anti-climate approach will only “hurt Australians”💯 #auspol
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Hysterical
and we all know those farm animals hate those renewables too
and the farmers who get paid a guaranteed $40k/wind turbine for 20yrs hate them even more!!!
and we all know those farm animals hate those renewables too
and the farmers who get paid a guaranteed $40k/wind turbine for 20yrs hate them even more!!!
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Hysterical
and we all know those farm animals hate those renewables too
and the farmers who get paid a guaranteed $40k/wind turbine for 20yrs hate them even more!!!
and we all know those farm animals hate those renewables too
and the farmers who get paid a guaranteed $40k/wind turbine for 20yrs hate them even more!!!
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Kidman family relieved they can stop pretending to like Keith Urban’s music chaser.com.au/entertainmen...
Kidman family relieved they can stop pretending to like Keith Urban's music – The Chaser
"We would play along when he pulled out the guitar at family gatherings because we love Nicole."
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October 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Kidman family relieved they can stop pretending to like Keith Urban’s music chaser.com.au/entertainmen...
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"Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights"
Article published: 01 Oct 2023
"If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested."
Source: archive.li/1S0tH
Article published: 01 Oct 2023
"If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested."
Source: archive.li/1S0tH
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights"
Article published: 01 Oct 2023
"If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested."
Source: archive.li/1S0tH
Article published: 01 Oct 2023
"If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested."
Source: archive.li/1S0tH
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October 31, 2025 at 7:03 AM
From a couple of years back but still #Halloween 🎃 gold.
Our local gang of Cockatoos checking out our pumpkin 🎃
Our local gang of Cockatoos checking out our pumpkin 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 6:59 AM
From a couple of years back but still #Halloween 🎃 gold.
Our local gang of Cockatoos checking out our pumpkin 🎃
Our local gang of Cockatoos checking out our pumpkin 🎃
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Every business, government agency, media outlet and human person that continues to post on or go near X is consciously collaborating with the most openly white supremacist public figure since Hitler. There is no excuse.
October 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Every business, government agency, media outlet and human person that continues to post on or go near X is consciously collaborating with the most openly white supremacist public figure since Hitler. There is no excuse.
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So many horrific and powerful images…….what a shitty world…. Here people and animals, often with no hope….
So many horrific and powerful images…….what a shitty world…. Here people and animals, often with no hope….
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
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October 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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So many horrific and powerful images…….what a shitty world…. Here people and animals, often with no hope….
So many horrific and powerful images…….what a shitty world…. Here people and animals, often with no hope….
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Physics never stops 🧪
On a wet day, wheels on a wet surface with paint applied will lose traction
True for any vehicle, but most dangerous when riding a 2-wheeler bike, motorbike, etc - from loss of wheel traction, especially slippage from the front wheel in turns
#cycling
#roadsafety
#urbanism+
On a wet day, wheels on a wet surface with paint applied will lose traction
True for any vehicle, but most dangerous when riding a 2-wheeler bike, motorbike, etc - from loss of wheel traction, especially slippage from the front wheel in turns
#cycling
#roadsafety
#urbanism+
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Physics never stops 🧪
On a wet day, wheels on a wet surface with paint applied will lose traction
True for any vehicle, but most dangerous when riding a 2-wheeler bike, motorbike, etc - from loss of wheel traction, especially slippage from the front wheel in turns
#cycling
#roadsafety
#urbanism+
On a wet day, wheels on a wet surface with paint applied will lose traction
True for any vehicle, but most dangerous when riding a 2-wheeler bike, motorbike, etc - from loss of wheel traction, especially slippage from the front wheel in turns
#cycling
#roadsafety
#urbanism+
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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“And our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beats,they think they are the gods of antiquity “
“And our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beats,they think they are the gods of antiquity “
Donald Trump praises ‘great’ Washington meeting with Anthony Albanese as leaders dine at Apec
US president tells reporters he and Australian PM ‘working on a lot of things together’
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October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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“And our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beats,they think they are the gods of antiquity “
“And our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beats,they think they are the gods of antiquity “
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Come to Australia…see our wonderful wildlife up close and personal 😱😱
Come to Australia…see our wonderful wildlife up close and personal 😱😱
Shark feeding frenzy off popular Australian surf beach captured in chilling footage
‘Wonderful’ for people to see the predators so close and feasting on bait fish at the Gold Coast’s Rainbow Bay, near Snapper Rocks, expert says
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October 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Come to Australia…see our wonderful wildlife up close and personal 😱😱
Come to Australia…see our wonderful wildlife up close and personal 😱😱
Jacks Pollock used to listen to Bird ( Charlie Parker) or Bach while he painted
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‘All roads lead to Grace Jones’: visual artists on the music that fires them up in the studio
Chris Ofili loves steel pans. Lindsey Mendick adores Self Esteem. And Ragnar Kjartansson enjoys everything from Bach to the Cure. Artists reveal the bangers that get their creative juices fizzing
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October 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Jacks Pollock used to listen to Bird ( Charlie Parker) or Bach while he painted
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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