Where is the nation's spine?
Lattouf delivers a eulogy for the spine - an increasingly endangered structure that's meant to hold us upright when powerful interests want us bent. It's also a love letter to the vertebrae that refuse to change shape.
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A secretive US military base, a "blacklist" of left-wing influencers, and the pro-One Nation origins of one of Australia's newest media outlets are stories you might have missed this week.
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Gina Rinehart sent us an email | 7’s Hanson ‘exclusive’ | Argentina loses more than World Cup
Jan Fran and Antoinette celebrate Spain’s win at the FIFA World Cup acknowledging they’ve probably been influenced and/or brainwashed by their algorithm which morphed the football final into an Argentina hate-fest. Plus, they shine a spotlight on Seven’s exclusive interview with Pauline Hanson, and the