Australia:
Lorne shopkeepers gives firefighters the keys and says "help yourself.' More like this please!
Australians to face 2016 with lingering fear of political comebacks
Coalition voters reject cut in Sunday penalty rates
Freight train derails spilling sulphuric acid
The growing assault on our democratic rights
Jamie Briggs, Mal Brough quit Turnbull Government ministry
Jamie Briggs resigns as minister over incident in Hong Kong bar with female public servant
Mal Brough steps aside as minister while police investigate Slipper affair
Minister Jamie Briggs quits Malcolm Turnbull's cabinet after 'incident' abroad
Malcolm Turnbull looks at February reshuffle after 'taking out the trash' with ministerial exits - "the IQ quota has gone up and the talentless arrogance quota has gone down"
Former staffer to MP Jamie Briggs says she quit after 'sexist' comments
It is time for Australia to set the refugees free
John Howard: there was no genocide against Indigenous Australians - Just stop talking!
The 10 worst moments of Tony Abbott - Helen did a listicle.
Malcolm Turnbull rules out return of Tony Abbott in cabinet reshuffle
The hits, the misses and the zealous overreach of the trade union royal commission
Where Do We Go From Here? – The tip of the TURC iceberg
This was not a sex scandal. Jamie Briggs resigned over an abuse of power.
The Kouk’s Top 11 for 2016
Govt uses Border Force gag law to protect itself in court
Why we'll have to pay polluters to stop polluting, as soon as possible
US:
Calling Donald Trump a 'jerk' doesn't seem to be helping Jeb Bush
The Gay 'Jihad,' The Charleston 'Accident' And The 10 Worst Right-Wing Moments of 2015
In the Year of Trump, the Joke Was On Us
Obama to announce new executive action on guns
The Inside Story Of The Horrible Days After The Worst Day Of Obama's Presidency
Was Trump a 'draft dodger'?
If Trump wins the nomination, prepare for the end of the conservative party
Florida mom shoots daughter dead after mistaking her for an intruder
Why Politicians Want You to Panic
Microbead ban signed by President Obama - Good!
Old man wanted more than money in Branson bank robber
World:
Muslims tweet why they're too busy to answer IS 'rise up' call - why don't we ever... oh, I give up!
Muslims Protect Christmas Mass After France Heightens Security at Churches
Israeli gov't votes to support bill targeting left-wing NGOs - "Proposed law would force human rights NGOs to sport special labels and badges indicating that they receive foreign funding." What about disclosing the Israeli government's foreign funding?
ITUC: “7,000 construction workers will die in Qatar before 2022 World Cup”
Russia Before the Revolution, in Color
The emancipatory basic income experiment
Video Shows Jewish Radicals Celebrating Wedding by Stabbing Photo of Dawabsheh Baby
Society:
Can I keep my charity impulse going all year?
The reason why straight men are having sex with straight men
Carrie Fisher blasts Star Wars body shamers on Twitter
Could hipster bushes be the new beards? It's time for pubic hair to be cool again
No, it’s not you: why ‘wellness’ isn’t the answer to overwork
We betray our children by making them afraid to fail
Music:
Easybeats singer Stevie Wright dies at 68
Stevie Wright was the prototype rock frontman despite his demons
Lemmy dies at 70
Lemmy interview: The Motörhead frontman on heartbreak, ageing and his penchant for Nazi memorabilia
What Happened to Kesha?: A Timeline
50 Favourite Albums of 2015
Five thoughts about Damon Albarn and his OBE
Discogs Turns Record Collectors’ Obsessions Into Big Business
Listen to the world’s first concrete record
Under the microscope: Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 1966 Fender Telecaster
The 10 best electric guitars of 2015
Ed Kuepper continues to rage against the dying of the spotlight
Natalie Cole dies at 65
and, because we need a smile after all those losses...
‘Drummers On Drugs’ Reveals The Differing Styles Of Drumming When Taking Various Narcotics
Media:
The ABC is like a victim trapped in an abusive relationship – with the government
The Cardinal Pell defence shows even someone as smart as Amanda Vanstone can be caught out
Katie Hopkins and Donald Trump: You aren't brave free speech pioneers fighting 'political correctness'
How the internet misled you in 2015
Saatchi & Saatchi defends $500,000 'Stoner Sloth' anti-marijuana campaign
Twitter unveils revised rules regarding hate speech in posts - In my experience, it's not the rules that are the problem, but the fact that Twitter wouldn't recognise a breach of those rules if it walked up and introduced itself.
Edward Clarkin Is The Most Important Man In Journalism Today — And He’s Probably Not A Real Person
Cameron, Osborne and Murdoch back together at mogul's Christmas knees-up - all back to normal, then.
Culture:
13 Mysterious Facts About 'Clue’
George Lucas Quips He Sold 'Star Wars' to "White Slavers," Criticizes "Retro" Tone of New Film - Oh dear!
2015: the year that was!
Guy Beats Fallout 4 Without Killing Anyone, Nearly Breaks The Game
Carrie Fisher is a national treasure. There's no other valid opinion about her
History:
Bob Hawke looks back: former PM on his feud with Keating, leadership and reform
Behind the Ronald Reagan myth: “No one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill informed”
Tech:
Ian Murdock, Founder of Debian Linux, Dead at 42
Science:
VeinVeiwer Vision2 uses near-infrared light to generate real-time imagery of patient’s veins
Teeth — The Next Frontier Of Stem Cell Development?
Books of the year 2015 - a scientist's reading list
Faith:
Pope Francis Calls for Ending Tax-Exempt Status of Churches That Don’t Help the Needy
The Problem with “Finding Christ” in “The Least of These”
Animals:
Whatever happened to animal rights?
Humour and satire:
'Twas two days after Christmas
An Open Letter From A Death Star Architect
Turnbull quotes as motivational gym posters
This one cartoon says what I've been trying to explain for 15 years...
Clickbait of the week:
10 Hotel Secrets from Behind the Front Desk
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?
I got stupid on me and now I'm wiping it off on you:
How I learned to love wearing glasses - The being-able-to-see-where-I'm-going bit was the clincher for me
Jeb Bush Claims 'Trump Is A Creature Of Obama'
Restore Australia: the party that would ban Islam
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