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We are all diminished
Australian politics is full of contradictions, double standards and gaping voids
In light of recent events
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Of all the things that should have annoyed the US president this year – White House infighting, a pesky media, hurricanes that devastated millions, hissy fits from nuclear-armed despots – what was the only thing that got on Donald J Trump’s goat?
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Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator and artist. Raised Eyebrows, his yearly newspaper of drawings, is out now.
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