David
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We've all been a tosser at some point or other
The Sydney Morning Herald recently had an article title \"How to tell if you\'re a tosser\" written by Larissa Ham and it\'s quite a revealing piece of literature as having read it, in all honesty I can\'t think of anyone who hasn\'t qualified at some point in their lives, and this includes me.
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The question of control, the question of existence
We all like to think we are in control, or at least wish we were. We strive to feel on top of things, to have everything ordered and in its place. Family, careers, relationships, life. We tend to avoid any situation that we can\'t feel some level of control over.
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Tick tock!
I was asked by the leader of our youth group to give a small talk to the youth one Friday night.
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Australia's inevitable bushfires – 'get out now'!
The October bushfires throughout New South Wales have been deemed the worst for at least fifty years, at least since the late 60s.
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Heirs apparent
Since my last column, the cricketing world has been rocked by tragedy, with the death of Phillip Hughes shocking us all.
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What else can I do for you?
I wonder if there\'s anyone out there who absolutely loves moving house.
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Aid cuts could affect the world's most vulnerable women in 'hotspots' for abuse
After Treasure Joe Hockey\'s mid-year budget announcement on Monday, the scheduled reduction of Australia\'s foreign aid budget—due to be cut by A$1 billion over the next year—means that the government can officially claim the most substantial aid cut in the history of the nation.
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Pakistani military retaliates to the Taliban's schoolyard massacre, killing at least 119 terror suspects
After a prestigious army high school lost at least 141 of its students and teachers on Tuesday, the Pakistani Taliban immediately claimed responsibility, explaining that they had been waiting for months to execute the revenge act. While the prime minister condemned a \"cowardly act\", a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban described \"a gift for those who thought they have crushed us in their so-called military operation in North Waziristan.\"
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British mother-of-two in Syria sells IS 'bride packages' to teenagers through social media
After news hit the headlines last week about two young Australian women who deceived their parents to travel to the Middle East war zone to become jihadi brides for Islamic State (IS), a converted Brit has been exposed trying to convince young women to follow her own example.
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Iran asylum seeker speaks to refugee advocates on 49th day of hunger strike
A 33-year-old man from Iran commenced a hunger strike in early November after his refugee status application was denied.