Simon Crean

Simon Crean

Simon Crean is Minister for Trade

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Yes I love Bob Hawke and long may he reign

Yes I love Bob Hawke and long may he reign

16 Dec 09 Bob Hawke - like most public figures - always likes to get his picture in the paper. But there was…... Read more

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La dole cheque vita is not so sweet on $16 a day

La dole cheque vita is not so sweet on $16 a day

Your task is simple. Here is $115.50. It must last one week. You have no savings, no assets, but thankfully…

Those greedy ATMs gobble up more than your card

Those greedy ATMs gobble up more than your card

We’ve been talking a lot about interest rates this week. And the 30 per cent of us who have mortgages…

Wrap of the week: It’s the economy, stupid

Wrap of the week: It’s the economy, stupid

There is a touch of Lleyton Hewitt about Julia Gillard. It is not merely that both are redheads or that…

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choice ringside rantings

From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012

marley says:

I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]

From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics

Erick says:

Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]

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No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops

No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops

Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more

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