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Life of Riley: DOGS
DOGS I'd like to apologise to all you young people out there for my previous dose of ... the hands of a succession of nuns and brothers, young Dave was taught to believe the most outlandish ... things in the name of a religious education. That my parents thought that the syllabus was kosher is ...
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Life of Riley: Coming out
Coming out By Dave Riley I admit to it. It was some time ago when I first realised that despite ... the pressure of my friends and family it was time for me to come to some resolution, if only at first ... for my own peace of mind. Once I had got that right in my head, all the rest seemed to follow. I knew ...
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Life of Riley: Thwack!
boy, is the voice of Israel. BY DAVE RILEY <dhell@ozemail.com.au> November 1, 2000 426 ... dirty words this side of the Jordan. Upsets the locals no end. You cocky West Bank types think you are ... ain't no such thing as Palestine. Not any more, anyway. This here land belongs to the children of Jacob. ...
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Life of Riley: Adolf Hitler deserves a smile
life. Where's the enjoyment in that? Instead of kudos, all I get nowadays is abuse, without — and ... for sainthood, I hope that some of the blame for the general loss of life and property is lifted from ... Adolf Hitler deserves a smile By Dave Riley Adolf Hitler was no arsehole. It's true. He had ...
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Life of Riley: Richest man is the poor's best hope
to remind us that when most of the world's population lives on the edge of extinction, it mocks ... conference of computer industry wizards with the news that the billions of people who subsist on a $1 a day ... are not in a position to benefit from the information age. The premise of the conference was that ...
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Life of riley
Cargo Cult When a member of my household says to me, "Hey, Dave, we're out of toilet ... paper", I know exactly what to do. Instead of tearing apart the telephone directory — as my grandfather ... proportion of my income has been spent this way. The carcasses of dead animals, the many fruits of the earth ...
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Life of Riley: Who's ruling who?
Who's ruling who? By Dave Riley Perhaps you have wondered what separates the major political ... someone more hopeful. Perhaps, at the end of polling day, they're both the same. It's not ... a question of degree, just a simple fact — there is no lesser evil. Stuck with them in these terrible times, ...
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Life of Riley: Party On, Dave.
steps of parliament back in '75 and told us, "Maintain your rage, Australia!" I just ... search of a crowd more my kind. Selling Tribune ("the only paper your boss doesn't own or ... the hair of the dog I sought out a new crowd. When you have some fire in your belly, you don't ...
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Life of Riley: The meeks are gathering
recent Easter break, I am pleased to announce the founding of a new third force set to shake up electoral ... politics in this country. Mrs A. Meek of Kooweerup, Victoria, has already donated one pound two shillings ... gathering". So if you consider yourself a bit of a meek, this will be the outfit just for you. (And remember ...
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Life of Riley: Fleas
a side order of legalisms with our suffrage. Here, in beautiful downtown Brisbane, where its Labor one ... day and Coalition the next, the ubiquitous Criminal Justice Commission handles the rule of law. When ... the letter and intent of law breaks down the CJC steps in — sometimes. Perhaps you have noted this ...
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Life of Riley: Mates always
Mates always No matter where you go within the four walls of Australia, the games will be upon ... occupying musical fragments inside the head of every mother's son and daughter. Suddenly ... "our" and "we" — all the first person plurals you can think of — mean John Howard and Bruce ...
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Life of Riley
mouth off about the other patrons. They call them a bunch of this or a bunch of that; after a time you ... the funny thing is that every table is dismissive of the one next to it. It's all, "who ... about all the others. Maybe it's justified. I am sure a lot of it is, but while everyone is going ...
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Life of Riley: Win with Winston
myself to know that so many of you have been concerned about the trauma he has been experiencing after ... and was worked on by the best papier-mache surgeons available. The record of the Doll and Teddy ... two peepers have been rescued from the confines of his cranium where a precocious five year old had ...
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Life of Riley: Lest we forget
Lest we forget By Dave Riley I am sick of the bitter, sectarian divisiveness that exists on the ... left in this country. Unlike some of my colleagues, I would like to express my utmost respect for those ... readers of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly who plan to renew their membership of the Australian Labor Party. At a time ...
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The life of Riley: The protest meeting
to suggest the depth of our outrage — with illegible signatures! Dave Riley March 1, 1995 177 ... The protest meeting Chairperson: Fellow environmentalists! As you may all be aware, the plight of ... the forests is at a critical stage. These facts will reverberate, if anywhere, then in the hearts of ...
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Life of Riley: Gareth is coming
to endorse contemporary doers of good deeds. If the blessed Mary MacKillop were alive today, ... especially on the shoulders of Senator Gareth Evans. And what a compassionate soul this man is! As a man of ... peace he spreads the Aussie gospel of love. To the Khmer his message was clear: put down the gun and ...
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Life of Riley: 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly Users' Guide
91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly Users' Guide Dave Riley I want to explain all about 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly so ... regular. Anyone can bring out a newspaper — and anyone has, come to think of it — perhaps not for very long ... and perhaps not for all the right reasons, but the news has a canny way of running into print. If ...
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Life of Riley: Bioencephalopathy: A manual for sufferers
front part of my head lives something of which I am truly proud — my consciousness. Despite my penchant ... for eccentricity and the occasional burst of tomfoolery, it is my considered opinion — supported by ... them, are under attack from without. I am surrounded by blathering chatterboxes and I cannot get out of ...
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Life of Riley: The swagman cometh
The swagman cometh By Dave Riley Maybe you are fed up with the city and its teeming peoples. Their ... scent of eucalyptus and dung fill the air and the rhythm of an old work enters your soul. Camped by ... a billabong under the shade of a spreading coolabah tree, you sing as you wait for your billy to boil, ...
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Life of Riley: When R.J. Hawke did Woodstock
When R.J. Hawke did Woodstock By Dave Riley There he was on stage, gigging away after Jimmy ... classic riffs. Mister Seventy-Four Per Cent had them eating out of his hand. Rip it out Bobby! That was ... budget strike of '69 or the gig on the Parliament House steps six years later. He had it. Even when ...
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Life of Riley: Politics for beginners
Politics for beginners By Dave Riley The way Graham Richardson calls it, politics is a mug's ... game. With sharks like Richo at large maybe it is best to stay out of the water altogether. "Be ... to my underpants. Worn on the head they can be especially vehement. I also possess a range of ...
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The Life of Riley: STR*KE!
don't tell my mum. The word is — I have to use it and be done with it. I'm sick of bottling it up ... it. But that's the word: strike. Maybe some of you are thinking: what's he on about ... even get to keep your job. The ACTU originally planned to mark this new age of politeness by changing ...
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Life of Riley: Party preferred
Party preferred By Dave Riley @column = They've gone and done something they're not ... supposed to do. They were warned. They knew the consequences. But the people of Queensland got carried away ... work? @column = But try telling that to a bunch of banana benders. Once the locals are given a pencil ...
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Life of Riley: G'day
Australia prefers a boong any day of the week. And when you've got it, you flaunt it! BY DAVE RILEY ... referred to locally as a professional knocker. That doesn't make me proud — it is merely part of my ... what about those ideals! Aren't they something! So when the Olympic organisers tack on a bit of ...
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Life of Riley: Depression hits Robinson Crusoe's island
Depression hits Robinson Crusoe's island By Dave Riley "Friday", said Robinson ... you know there's a big surplus of last year's crop. I don't need you to plant another ... that." "That's all right, provided you don't use any of my trees for the canoe, or build ...