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DEBT
“When a notice is issued and it appears to the person to whom the notice is issued a mistake has been made, they can contact Centrelink and sort out the problem.”
The attorney-general approximates in a single sentence a small part of the painful convolution of dealing with Centrelink’s robo-debts. The smug out-of-touch speciousness he threw in free.
SPORT
“I have spoken to Wayne and the guy is in tears ... It is a very sad situation.”
The manager of Sutton United FC describes the resignation of goalkeeper Wayne Shaw, who was involved in a betting scandal over the odds of him eating a meat pie. He ate the pie.
FOOD
“I do not have the power to make laws which forbid people to put pineapples on their pizza. I am glad that I do not hold such power.”
Iceland’s president backs away from a suggestion he would ban pineapple on pizzas. His approval rating would suggest cooked pineapple does not have strong backing in Reykjavik.
EMPLOYMENT
“I don’t really care that much, to be honest, about my own livelihood.”
The head of Australia Post announces he is resigning from his position. It’s probably quite easy to not care about your livelihood when you make $5.6 million a year delivering mail now and then when it suits you.
RATIONS
“Tonight’s the night I have my Tim Tam. Only one.”
The former politician details his life on Twitter. Elsewhere, he professed an almost poetic affection for hamburgers.
POLITICS
“The country that Australians want cannot even be imagined from these trenches.”
The former treasury secretary criticises the dugouts of populism from which “the whole dreadful spectacle” of politics is fought in this country. He knows trenches: his other key interest is the northern hairy-nosed wombat.
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