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Grilled mud crab with curry butter
“I was lucky enough to recently find myself on an immense cattle station in the Gulf of Carpentaria with a group of friends. We camped, fished, hunted and gathered among the broad biodiversity that existed on the property. As it was the end of the wet season, there were huge and complex river and freshwater systems teeming with barramundi, mussels, crazy birdlife and mud crabs.”
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LAW
“Is it seriously to be suggested that middle-aged white men who graduated from the University of Sydney constitute a vilified or demonised sub-class in Australian society?”
The judge throws out Mark Latham’s defence in a defamation case brought by journalist Osman Faruqi. Mark’s right: the terrorists have already won.
TRUST
“The question should be: Do you really trust any politician? To which my answer is no.”
The former deputy prime minister responds to the Coalition’s instability. Certainly, you wouldn’t trust one enough to marry him.
FAREWELLS
“Last week’s events were the last straw.”
The Liberal member for Chisholm announces that she will not contest the next election. It’s unlikely she will find out what it’s like to live on $40 a day but she’s doing her best.
FREEDOM
“I was just told to ‘Shove your freedom of speech up your arse, and fuck off’.”
The policy director at the Institute of Public Affairs recounts a recent exchange with Julian Burnside at a high school event. The QC then reportedly proceeded to give Breheny a wedgie before doing a lap of the auditorium, arms raised, chanting, “Burnside rules!”
IMMIGRATION
“As I understand it, she never overstayed the visa, hasn’t committed any offences, and I thought it was an application of common sense.”
The minister for Home Affairs explains why he intervened to prevent the deportation of a French au pair. He said it was a humanitarian issue, which is conclusive proof he doesn’t understand what the word means.
VISAS
“She has a lot to say, and we have nothing to fear.”
The Australian journalist criticises a decision to deny a visa to whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who he was due to interview on stage. Greste left an Egyptian prison for this kind of freedom.
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