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The truth about AFL football these days is that nobody plays on each other. If you look around the ground during a game, you will see 36 players...

Bite & Smile PDF Version by Robert Sudha Hamilton

Bite & Smile: Delving into Dental Care for an Informed Choice PDF version by Robert Sudha Hamilton. A Midas Word Publication. 350 pages of oral care gold. Easy to read and full of fun facts.

Bite & Smile: Delving into Dental Care for an Informed Choice is written to provide information and relevant content related to dentistry. It is hoped that you will find within its pages useful stuff, so that you can decide on the right course of action. Sometimes, when you are suffering from tooth ache it is not the best time to make those calls you know nothing about. Your dentist might say to you in the chair, “well, what’s it to be extraction or root canal? “ At the time, you are in agony, on your way to a numb cheek and lips, and might be playing with limited resources. Therefore, your decision weighs a lot and do you really have all the necessary data at hand?

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America Matters PDF version

Get the America Matters: Pre-apocalyptic Posts & Essays in the Shadow of Trump PDF ebook. By Robert Sudha Hamilton.

If you read one book this year make it this one. Knowledge is power & time is running out folks. Every page is filled with insight and truthful accounts of what drives America now and in its past. Great reading for a world on the brink of massive changes – which way will the pendulum tip? Can the greatest nation on earth pull itself out of a tail spin? More than 250 pages of truth serum.

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Episode 12: The Politics of Grievance - Robert Sudha Hamilton's Podcast

America is the great democratic experiment. Although, this is getting on for some 250 years now. This nation is in the grip of the politics of grievance. Partisan politics in America is more about hating the other side than particularly loving the side you are voting for. Americans have been encouraged to focus their attention upon their grievances via decades of negative campaigning and attack ads. Demonizing ‘the other’ is the favoured political pastime in the 21C. Identity politics and social values are the main game these days. Economic issues are now seen through this ideological filter.Murdoch, Fox & Stirring Grievance In AmericaRupert Murdoch and his Fox News are merchants of toxic polarization. This network is spewing out lies and fake news 24/7. Every presentation is top heavy in anti-woke content and a right wing bias. Regular viewers are sucked into a spin cycle of libertarian anti-government GOP grievance stoking. Old white men upset at their changing worlds, where heaven forbid minorities are now getting a say. OMG the sky is going to fall in. In this partisan realm complaints about there being too many coloured faces on TV and LGBTQIA folk making too much noise are legion. Uppity women talking about sexual harassment and such like make their viewer’s blood boil – which is the whole idea for Fox. Getting their audience riled up keeps eyeballs on them and advertising rates going up for their revenue.Popularizing Poisonous Issues For Political GainThe politics of grievance is all about popularizing these causes for the benefit of candidates and the party. The party promoting these grievances doesn’t need positive policies. They just bang on about how the other side is to blame for the problem.

Retiree 'forced back to work' after investing in disability accommodation 23 May 2025
A company that manages at least 140 disability homes in Queensland is being accused of making misleading claims to property investors.
Ben Butler, Jessica Longbottom, and Liam Walsh
Mates in tinny rescue dozens from flood in 'forgotten' NSW community 23 May 2025
Mid North Coast residents rally together in "amazing" acts of community spirit, making rescues, setting up unofficial evacuation centres and delivering food to those in need.
Isla Evans
Queensland premier keeps clear of Canberra Coalition chaos 23 May 2025
Amid the chaos and confusion of this week's federal coalition breakdown, former television journalist David Crisafulli is acutely aware of the value of image and reputation, writes Alex Brewster.
Alex Brewster
Joint beats fellow Aussie Tomljanović to advance to first WTA final 23 May 2025
Just days out from making her French Open debut, Maya Joint warms up on clay by reaching the tournament decider in Morocco.
Star Wars's fascist dystopia has never felt closer 23 May 2025
I suspect the world is divided into two groups: those who worship Star Wars and can spend hours arguing over the complexities of far-flung corners of its universe; and those who swipe left and close the app immediately they see that someone has mentioned George Lucas's creation as one of their great loves.
Virginia Trioli
Social media is exposing teenagers to hundreds of junk food ads every week 23 May 2025
New research suggests the widespread marketing of junk food on social media is influencing the food choices of young people.
Anastasia Safioleas
Live: Authorities warn of ongoing danger as floodwaters subside in some parts 23 May 2025
Weather conditions that have brought deadly flooding to New South Wales are beginning to ease but more than 30 emergency-level warnings remain in place. Follow live.
Why everyone deserves a front-row seat, no matter their postcode 23 May 2025
ABC Classic presenter Megan Burslem hates the idea that classical music is just for some. She grew up fighting off that misunderstanding, and says the experience has given her a "superpower" she wants to share.
Megan Burslem
Biggest gold mine in Victoria greenlit to grow despite neighbours' woes 23 May 2025
Fosterville Gold Mine is given the go-ahead to expand by the state's planning minister, despite concerns from nearby residents who say the mine causes noise, dust and vibrations in their homes.
Anna McGuinness
Elon Musk's DOGE prompts New York leaders to take aim at Tesla 23 May 2025
Elon Musk has become a hero in some MAGA circles, but Democrats are moving to reverse the help they have given his electric car company in the past.
Kamin Gock
'Grandpa robbers' found guilty in Kim Kardashian Paris trial heist 23 May 2025
Eight members of the 10-strong gang dubbed "grandpa robbers" have been found guilty over the violent armed robbery of Kim Kardashian in her Paris hotel in 2016.
Tasmania's Legislative Council elections are on today. Here's what to know 23 May 2025
Legislative Council elections are happening in Tasmania today. Here's what you need to know — including who needs to vote, and where you can do that (and yes, it is compulsory).
Crystal McKay
Exploited workers are making clothes for as little as $10 an hour 23 May 2025
The national minimum wage in Australia is $24.10 and yet Ethical Clothing Australia says there are outworkers locally earning less than half of that to make the clothes you're wearing.
Mawunyo Gbogbo
Aboriginal king honoured in truth-telling launch 23 May 2025
Tucked away on a south-west Sydney riverbank is the site of a little-known story about a king at the centre of the Aboriginal civil rights movement.
Carly Williams and Brooke Fryer
As North Sydney Oval stands eternal, the Bears live between past and future 23 May 2025
North Sydney Oval kept the spirit of the Bears alive during their darkest hours. But what role can the famous old ground play in the foundation club's resurrection in Perth?
Nick Campton
Ange's rise from the failed dream of the NSL to European glory 23 May 2025
In 2008, Ange Postecoglou was a Fox Sports pundit who felt unemployable. Now he's the first Australian football manager to win a major European club trophy.
Simon Smale
Meet the Italian art cops who seize priceless works from tomb raiders 23 May 2025
The Italian Carabinieri Art Squad has recovered millions of stolen and fake artworks and artefacts since 1969, and its 300 specialist investigators are now using AI to combat the growing black market in the art world.
Bridget Rollason
'Just gobsmacked': HESTA and regulator face criticism over super outage 23 May 2025
One HESTA member came close to losing his home deposit after struggling to access his super during a seven-week disruption to services. A consumer advocacy group has called for transparency around why the outage was approved.
Adelaide Miller
Gales, showers and snow heading to south-east Australia 23 May 2025
Just as flood levels start to recede along the New South Wales coast, the atmosphere will serve up further severe weather events across Australia during the coming days.
Tom Saunders
Our political ruts have shaken loose. Will parliament adapt to the new normal? 23 May 2025
But the last election campaign exposed the true decline in the quality and capacity of the parliamentary Coalition — as well as its underlying party machines — to do politics and to do policy in a way which means it can't be assumed this is just a temporary flesh wound.
Laura Tingle