Friday, March 14th, 2008
For as long as I can remember, Australia has been trying to mimic the U.S. Australians watch what Americans watch; eat what they eat, and as soon as we get word of the latest fashion craze in Orange County, we wear what they wear. Even in matters far less trivial ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
The beleaguered customers of Australia’s large retail banks are a little like galley slaves. They soldier on day after day, fed fee-infested gruel and constantly lashed by the mortgage whip, but when they have seditious thoughts, they ask themselves “If we killed the officers, who would know how to get ...
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