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Robodebt: What The Royal Commission Revealed

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If institutional injustice makes you mad this episode had it in spades. Robodebt: What the Royal Commission revealed to us. A government and a bunch...

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.

Breaking: South Korea's President Yoon indicted for insurrection 26 January 2025
South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law, the main opposition party said.
Three killed returning to south Lebanon as Israeli forces skip withdrawal 26 January 2025
Lebanon's health ministry says Israeli forces have killed three people and wounded 31 others trying to return to homes. Israel says it intends to keep troops in the south beyond their Sunday deadline for withdrawal.
Australia's Local Heroes are putting 'people and planet before profit' 26 January 2025
Vanessa Brettell and Hannah Costello have employed and trained more than 60 migrant and refugee women through their social enterprise cafe Stepping Stone in Canberra. The pair have now been named Australia's Local Heroes for 2025.
Penny Travers
Far-right activists arrested in Adelaide CBD on Australia Day 26 January 2025
Sixteen far-right activists have been arrested, and one man charged with displaying a Nazi symbol, following a march in Adelaide's CBD.
Eva Blandis
Drone attack on Sudan hospital kills 70, injures dozens 26 January 2025
A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region has killed 70 people and injured dozens.
Live: Sinner consoles distraught three-time runner-up Zverev after Aus Open final 26 January 2025
Jannik Sinner wins his second straight Australian Open title with a dominant 6-3, 7-6(7/4), 6-3 victory over Alexander Zverev in the men's singles final. Follow live.
Michael Doyle and Marnie Vinall
Spectacular WA dust storm 'like Indiana Jones in the movies' 26 January 2025
Witnesses at Onslow in the state's north have described the massive wave of dust as a cinematic spectacle.
Alistair Bates
Australian skier Laura Peel claims World Cup gold 26 January 2025
A year out from the next Winter Olympics Australia's Laura Peel has sent a warning to her rivals with a commanding aerials victory at the latest World Cup event in Canada.
4yo passenger and driver killed in car crash in Brisbane's south-east 26 January 2025
A 37-year-old driver was killed when two cars collided at an intersection at Ransome, with his four-year-old passenger later dying in hospital.
Molly Slattery
Fire bans for much of Victoria on Monday amid scorching forecasts 26 January 2025
Total fire bans will be in place for the Mallee, Wimmera, Central, North Central and South West districts, with temperatures tipped to soar to about 45 degrees Celsius in parts of the state.
Callum Marshall
Spirit of cricket debate rages again as Englishman caught out of his crease 26 January 2025
The romantic idea of the spirit of cricket is called into question again as Tom Curran is deemed run out before being sent back in.
Sam Welsford avoids crash to win hat-trick of stages at Tour Down Under 26 January 2025
A late crash caused panic, but Sam Welsford survived to win his third stage of this year's Tour Down Under, as Jhonatan Narváez claimed overall honours.
Simon Smale
Protesters gather at Invasion Day rallies, calling for rethink of Australia Day 26 January 2025
Thousands of people are gathering at Invasion Day rallies across the country, backing calls to abolish or change the date of Australia Day.
Shari Hams
Ley compares First Fleet to Musk's Mars mission in Australia Day speech 26 January 2025
Sussan Ley says Australia Day is a day of celebration, likening the arrival of the British First Fleet to Elon Musk's efforts to build a colony on Mars.
Jake Evans
Woman drowns at remote beach on WA's southeast coast 26 January 2025
Police say the 56-year-old woman was pulled from the water at Hellfire Bay, south-east of Esperance, just after 1pm on Saturday.
Hayden Smith
Elderly woman appears in court charged with alleged murder of roommate at aged care home 26 January 2025
Police charge a 75-year-old woman with the alleged murder of her roommate at the Bethanie Waters Aged Care Home in Port Kennedy, south of Perth.
Lauren Smith
Thousands become citizens in Australia Day events across the nation 26 January 2025
Australia Day events take place across the nation, with flag-raising ceremonies and tens of thousands of people from more than 100 countries taking the oath of citizenship.
Delayed onset to NT monsoon season now latest on record 26 January 2025
The onset of the Northern Territory's monsoon will be the latest on record in 2025, having surpassed the previous record in 1973.
Samantha Dick
For these remote cyclone surfers, a storm is something to celebrate 26 January 2025
Pilbara surfers have relished a recent tropical cyclone which, despite remaining offshore, brought a rare chance to surf in areas that only break during big storms.
Charlie McLean and Alistair Bates
The style and substance that will decide the Australian Open men's final 26 January 2025
After 15 days and 125 matches, the top two seeds will meet in the final match of the Australian Open. Find out where the showdown between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev will be won and lost.
Cody Atkinson