Tony Abbott
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Undone by Hubris
You have to feel sorry for Nemesis, the Greek god of vengeance. Her mythology is rather more grand – certainly it is more sweeping – than the banal, long-running and still ongoing factional split in the Australian Liberal Party. Though Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull might choose to demur. Hubris is like that, and both Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb. 3, 2016
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious matters Load of Pit Bull Bali’s attractions as a resort for western tourists (that distinction is becoming more and more important) have taken a hammering lately. It was interesting to see that this received notice in the Jakarta Post on Jan. 27. Or perhaps not a Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DAIRY Bali Advertiser, Sep. 30, 2015
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Rabid Response An eight-year-old boy from Batur Tengah in Bangli died of rabies in mid-September, and a woman has died in Buleleng from the disease, the latest victims of the seven-year outbreak of the disease in Bali. Their deaths are yet another tragic reminder that the Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Oct. 16, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences May The Farce Be With You We were going to be nice about it all, really we were. APEC, we mean. It was so important to Bali, after all. All those lovely delegates were sure to be so impressed by the event and the island Continue reading
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