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Exclusive: Government documents reveal Indigenous infection rates
Leaked documents show Covid-19 infections among Indigenous people are almost double the national average.
October 16 – 22, 2021
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“Today, Superman, the strongest superhero on the planet, is coming out.”
The DC Comics writer announces that the new Superman will be bisexual. His kryptonite is cuffed jeans and Brunswick share houses.
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“Worse things are said about judicial officers every day in court proceedings.”
The magistrate dismisses a New South Wales Police Force application to have videos relating to the arrest of a FriendlyJordies producer taken down. She said they were “absolute gibberish” but not “contempt of court”.
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“She is basically anti-Covid and does not believe people should be forced into vaccinations.”
The detective acting inspector says a Gold Coast woman has been charged with pretending to be a doctor and issuing 600 fake vaccine exemptions. Without being rude, that probably makes her more pro- than anti-Covid.
