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James Hughes

James Hughes

James Hughes is a freelance wrirer.

What else might you do with that $6?

Here’s jeers to the $6 cafe latte (from a coffee philistine)

Just to save a few sad coins, I confess I’ve been trying those coffee sachets – permanently half-price in supermarkets.

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curses

When the 80-year-old woman dropped the c-bomb, I thought FFS

Right now, a national swear jar would plunder windfalls dwarfing iron ore royalties. Why is this happening?

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Other kids sometimes teased me about my dad’s job. But we enjoyed the spoils

I defended Dad, of course. But I didn’t exactly react with valour and pith.

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The prime minister during question time on Tuesday.

Let’s not get too snotty about Albo’s Tourette’s slip

In an era of unrestraint, partisan bombast and ritualised attention-seeking, the humble insult finds itself in a state of confusion.

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