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CRIME
“He just hit on him. There was no sex. How terrible was giving a character reference, really?”
The News Corp columnist defends a school principal for giving a character reference to a teacher convicted of grooming a child. The principal later resigned; Andrew Bolt did not.
POLITICS
“I’m asking you to trust me.”
The independent senator scolds the Coalition for not winning the trust of Australians, and asks Australians to trust her over the secret deal she did with them on medevac.
WAGES
“We are working at pace with a team of external experts to finalise our review.”
The Coles chief executive responds to news the company underpaid store managers by about $20 million. Most overtime and some penalty rates were run through the checkout as brown onions.
LAW
“Over 10 years she’s responsible for the Australian public losing two million kilos in weight. Now, that’s powerful.”
The barrister representing fitness guru Michelle Bridges argues for leniency after she was caught drink-driving with her five-year-old son in the car. In this instance The No Excuses Cookbook included a glass of wine with dinner, four vodka sodas, and a mouthwash five minutes before she was pulled over.
AMERICA
“I’m not asking for martyrdom. I knew – I think I knew – what I was getting into.”
The former United States national security advisor explains why he joined the US president’s inner circle. It’s possible he doesn’t know what martyrdom involves – or worse, he does.
MUSIC
“It’s one thing to punch a guy. It’s another thing to take his stuff and hit him with it.”
The busker describes being hit in the face with his own ukulele while performing in Adelaide. He was dressed as a pencil at the time, if that’s relevant.
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