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How many fat kids does it take to fool a journalist?

Avatar Posted by hippo 349 days ago (http://the-man-at-the-pub.blogspot.com)
Category: health
"The man at the pub" looks at the issue of childhood obesity portrayed in the media. How many fat kids does it take to fool a journalist?
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The Howard morning walk

Avatar Posted by hippo 349 days ago (http://www.esotericrabbit.com)
Category: politics
John Howard's morning walk has become one of the most loaded images in Australian politics. Its precise meaning is unfixed and mutable. It has, at various times, meant very different things. The Howard morning walk
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Rookie Mistakes #4: Horror Novelist Dismembers Girlfriend

Avatar Posted by hippo 357 days ago (http://maxbarry.com)
Category: general
Maybe you heard about the arrest of Jose Luis Calva, who is described as an “aspiring horror novelist.” Police found a draft of his manuscript Cannibalistic Instincts, along with pieces of his girl Rookie Mistakes #4: Horror Novelist Dismembers Girlfriend
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ACMA slaps Today Tonight. Again.

Avatar Posted by hippo 362 days ago (http://www.tvtonight.com.au)
Category: general
For the second time in four days the Australian Media and Communications Authority has found reason to criticise Today Tonight.

This time a story broadcast on Southern Cross Tasmania in 2006 about ACMA slaps Today Tonight. Again.
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Newstopia

Avatar Posted by hippo 361 days ago (http://programs.sbs.com.au)
Category: general
Hi, Shaun Micaleff here. If you're reading this, then you've missed the entire first episode of Newstopia. If this was your intention, then that's fine, but if not, you can watch it here, on the SBS website. I Newstopia
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Big Day Out 2008 lineup announced

Avatar Posted by hippo 370 days ago (http://www.bigdayout.com)
Category: music | Tags: big day out bdo concert
The lineup for the Big Day 2008 has been announced and includes Rage Against the Machine, Björk, Grinspoon... Big Day Out 2008 lineup announced
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Australian Navy providing sailors with boob jobs

Avatar Posted by hippo 386 days ago (http://www.news.com.au)
Category: health | Tags: navy breas augmentation
Apparently it's for psychological reasons... nice job perk to have cosmetic surgery. Of course, when it's a government job everybody becomes upset because, you know, "taxpayer funded." Australian Navy providing sailors with boob jobs
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2Clix sues Whirlpool founder

Avatar Posted by hippo 391 days ago (http://whirlpool.net.au)
Category: web | Tags: whirlpool sue 2clix
Whirlpool founder Simon Wright being sued by accounting software company 2Clix Australia Pty Ltd. 2Clix sues Whirlpool founder
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