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An RAF electrician was caught driving on the wrong side of the road in Wymondham by police while over the drink-drive limit, a court has heard.

Scott Morrison struts the world stage like a bully in the school playground, believing he is untouchable. His idea of international diplomacy is to roll up for a soccer game and playing thugby league.

RELATIVELY SPEAKING There is a lovely upside to the COVID-19 restrictions on overseas travel. For me, and Im sure for many families, travel in Australia has meant a wonderful increase in family visits. Apart from our usual Christmas gathering of my sons and their families from interstate, since July 2020 my home in Coffs Harbour has welcomed a niece and her husband en route to Byron Bay for a babymoon, a niece, her husband and two children quarantining outside Sydney before continuing to the Su...

Baffling Chinese Darwin port deal must be scuttled We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss May 4, 2021 — 12.10am Normal text size Credit:Fairfax Media I am no military or defence expert, just an ordinary Australian who, like most of us, believe that the port of Darwin should never have been leased to a Chinese company (“Defence reviews Darwin port deal,” May 3). Nor do I believe that 50 per cent of the port of Newcastle should have been sold t...

Advertisement The first time Ross MacPherson of Seaforth had dealings with a plumber, about 30 years ago, he was told the price for the job was $50 – in cash. “Earlier this week my wife went to the bank to withdraw a substantial amount of money, several thousand in fact. As the teller was counting out the pineapples, he looked at my wife and said, ‘Let me guess, you’re paying off a tradesman right?’ He was spot on. Some things never change!” An example of our much-beloved Australian...

Republicans should repent and support Bidens agenda We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss January 21, 2021 — 12.05am Save Normal text size Credit: Donald Trump was both the cause and the symptom of the US social and economic decay (A divided America holds its breath for inauguration like no other, January 20). He was a symptom in that he exploited the social and economic inequality that was already present. However, he also exacerbated t...

No support from PM for an Australian under siege January 7, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Credit: Julian Assange has been offered consular assistance which in reality has meant no assistance at all ("PM wont seek US pardon for publisher", January 6). Our record in helping stranded Australians has not been good. Did consular assistance help David Hicks, the Bali nine, Mamdouh Habib – all Australian citizens who were abandoned by our government? Assanges crime: exposing the truth about A...

NYE fireworks ignite only anger as pandemic prowls December 30, 2020 — 12.04am Save Normal text size Credit: Gladys Berejiklian’s New Year’s Eve fireworks are a big ‘‘up yours’’ to the rest of the world suffering one of the worst pandemics in human history (‘‘Call off the fireworks – for good’’, December 29). Rick Johnston, Potts Point Don Carter, Oyster Bay NYE will not be a cracker night but a fizzer. Issue a free packet of sparkle...