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As Scott Morrison enlarges his powers, he becomes directly responsible for cases like Shaima’s.
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The Quiz
1. Which river flows through Christchurch, New Zealand?
2. Gene Hackman played “Popeye” Doyle in which Best Picture Oscar-winning film of the 1970s? (Bonus point for naming the other film Hackman won an acting Oscar for.)
3. True or false: tornadoes usually spin in different directions depending on whether they occur in the northern or southern hemisphere.
4. What are the given names of composer J. S. Bach?
5. In a car, what does a tachometer measure?
6. What does the acronym WYSIWYG stand for?
7. How many of the world’s top-15-ranked singles tennis players, male or female, are from the United States?
8. Was Arnhem Land named after: (a) a person; (b) a ship; (c) a place?
9. What colour ribbon is worn to promote breast cancer awareness?
10. What day of the week does New Year’s Day 2015 fall on?
Quotes
SPORT
“I really want to emphasise the fact that I didn’t intend to disrespect anybody and I definitely didn’t do it on the car.”
The rugby league player apologises for urinating beside a police car, admitting that it put a “dampener on our wedding weekend”.
MEDIA
“Beyond that, fuck him.”
The Age’s editor-in-chief writes to The Sydney Morning Herald’s editor-in-chief, expressing his esteem for Treasurer Joe Hockey. The text message was released as part of defamation proceedings brought against the papers by Hockey.
INTERNET
“I’m used to working every day, so this is a huge routine change. You don’t have to have a routine when you have to take pictures of the cat.”
The former waitress explains how life has changed in the past two years, making nearly $100 million taking pictures of her grumpy-looking cat. The cat is called Grumpy Cat.
DEATHS
“We mourn her passing and rededicate ourselves to her spirit.”
The former prime minister marks the death of disability advocate and comic Stella Young. She was 32.
HOLLYWOOD
“I’m not remotely interested in presiding over a $180m ego bath that we both know will be the career-defining debacle for us both.”
The film producer makes clear his lack of enthusiasm for working on Angelina Jolie’s Cleopatra.
TORTURE
“I was tortured for five-and-a-half years in Guantanamo Bay in the full knowledge of your party.”
The former detainee heckles Attorney-General George Brandis after a landmark US senate report into inhumane and ineffective torture techniques used against terror suspects. Brandis did not respond.
