Facsimiles, telegrams and cassettes: NSW's outdated language and laws
Remember cassettes, facsimile machines and even telegrams? They are some of the outdated words still used in NSW laws.
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Ex-New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver gets prison Syracuse
The Left is Now the Right Matt Taibbi
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Traitor Joe’s …
Whether a ratings chase or ideological war, News Corp’s coronavirus coverage is dangerous (The Conversation 22.7.20)
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation… has become a clear and present danger to the welfare of Australian society. What a contrast between The Daily Telegraph’s coverage of the Ruby Princess debacle (Coalition government in New South Wales) and the Herald Sun’s coverage of the hotel quarantine debacle (Labor government in Victoria).