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Since you are my readers, and I have not been much of a traveller, I will not talk about people a thousand miles off, but come as near home as I can. As the time is short, I will leave out all the flattery, and retain all the criticism. — Henry David Thoreau

Archive for August, 2005

I feel like a millionaire…

Wednesday August 31, 2005 07:53

And my mate (am I allowed to call him that?) Pete feels like he’s Prime Minister of Australia.
When asked on the Nine Network’s Today program yesterday if he was ready to lead the country, Mr Costello said that, as Treasurer and deputy Liberal leader, “I feel in a sense that I do lead in this [...]

McGee’s European three-peat

Monday August 29, 2005 07:25

Congratulations to Bradley McGee who claimed the overall lead of the Vuelta a España after finishing a close second to Italy’s Leonardo Bertagnolli on day two of the Spanish tour.
McGee becomes the first Australian ever to have worn the leader’s jersey from all three Grand Tour cycling events, adding the Spanish Jersey de Oro (Golden [...]

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Supermodel’s guide to intellectual consistency

Thursday August 18, 2005 23:02

Now admittedly supermodels aren’t the first people we turn to for intellectual consistency, but surely we can expect something less than complete hyprocrisy?

Another famous model, Megan Gale, also in Melbourne yesterday, defended the fashion industry, saying people should focus on their own bodies and not try to look like fashion models.
“I think that less focus [...]

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