The worst thing than being talked about is not being talked about ...
Kulcha Mulcha Taxation Times interviewer Nicole and Reel Production by Joel Big Bang sound by Harry
Much like honey (which famously remains fresh even when discovered thousands of years later inside the crypts of buried Egyptian Pharaohs - I'm serious, look it up), or even your favourite flavour of jam, this condiment stands the test of time when being shoved to the back of the cupboard, only to be discovered months later well within its use-by date.
Australians Shocked as V black gold aka Vegemites Goes on Sale
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'Bizarre tricks': Labor hit by new 'fake news' media release stirring death tax fears
The email chain appeared to imitate PR firm Essential Media, which denounced the communications as "fake news".
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about democracy are tied to views about economic conditions, personal rights
More people around the world are dissatisfied than satisfied with the way democracy is working in their country, according to a new Pew Research Centre report based on a survey of 27 countries conducted in spring 2018.
More people around the world are dissatisfied than satisfied with the way democracy is working in their country, according to a new Pew Research Centre report based on a survey of 27 countries conducted in spring 2018.
Forced-choice questions yield more accurate data than select-all-that-apply lists: “Anyone who has taken a survey has likely been given the option to “check all that apply” when answering a question. The instruction is widely used in data collection because of its ease and efficiency. But when designing an online survey questionnaire, there is more than one way to ask a respondent to select which options in a series apply to them.
New York Times op-ed: Trump Is a Bad Businessman. Is He a Tax Cheat, Too?, by Lily Batchelder (NYU):
The latest bombshell Times story on the president’s tax history confirms what we already suspected: Donald Trump is a terrible businessman. Despite inheriting more than $400 million and being bailed out by his father at critical junctures, he managed to lose (or at least claim tax losses) of more than $1 billion over a decade.
The latest story also shows how we do a terrible job of adequately taxing the wealthy. The 400 richest Americans often pay tax at lower rates than the middle class because so much income from wealth is taxed at low or zero rates.
Driver refused bail over 'horrific' M4 fatal crash - we were also pushed off the road by a truck ...
Police allege Francis Omigie was driving a Toyota Echo that changed lanes on the motorway and then stopped, causing an 11-car pile-up and killing a tradesman on his way to work.
Driver hit cyclist before reversing over him in fatal hit-and-run crash: police
A Sydney driver allegedly hit a cyclist in her vehicle and then reversed over him, before fleeing the scene of the fatal crash, police say.
Online betting agencies using illegal offers to lure new users
Gambling companies are regularly being fined for offering illegal inducements to gamble but the fines are so small they're just a "cost of doing business".
Sydney's favourite sausage roll is almost as good as Mum's
Sydney's Bourke Street Bakery, named the nation’s No.1 maker of sausage rolls, has proved a hit in New York.
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imon Armitage has been unveiled as the UK’s new Poet Laureate, joining an esteemed line that includes Lord Tennyson, William Wordsworth and Ted Hughes.
But if you are eager to read his first poem, the wait may be long.
In an interview marking his announcement, Armitage said he may not be able to write anything.
“I simply don’t know what I’m going to produce, when I’m going to produce it or if I’m going to produce anything at all. The role of Laureate is not necessarily about writing. It’s more about advocacy and and initiatives and projects,” he said.
Asked to define what a Poet Laureate does, the 55-year-old Yorkshireman said it is “an ambassadorial role, a ceremonial role, where you get the opportunity to endorse poetry and speak up on behalf of it.”
In the public imagination, the Poet Laureate produces work to mark royal occasions. Ted Hughes, the last lifetime holder, took his relationship with the Crown seriously.
Carol Ann Duffy, who Armitage succeeds, was accused of being a reluctant chronicler of royal events, preferring to write odes to gas meters and David Beckham’s torn Achilles, but did commemorate the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
However, there is no requirement to cover royal events, a fact reinforced by Theresa May when she telephoned Armitage on Wednesday to bestow the position upon him.
“It is not in the job spec - there is absolutely no obligation to do that, and the Prime Minister made that clear to me as well,” said Armitage, who until recently was Oxford University’s Professor of Poetry.
