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    Kia Sportage GT-Line: Don’t mind Jeremy
    Kia Sportage GT-Line: Don’t mind Jeremy

    Kia Sportage GT-Line: Don’t mind Jeremy

    Re-energised Red Bull strikes deal with Honda
    Re-energised Red Bull strikes deal with Honda

    Re-energised Red Bull strikes deal with Honda

    Wraps come off new Outlander
    Wraps come off new Outlander

    Wraps come off new Outlander

    Kia Sportage GT-Line: Don’t mind Jeremy
    Kia Sportage GT-Line: Don’t mind Jeremy

    Kia Sportage GT-Line: Don’t mind Jeremy

    Kia Carnival: Playtime is over
    Kia Carnival: Playtime is over

    Kia Carnival: Playtime is over

    Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: The power to impress
    Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: The power to impress

    Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: The power to impress

    ECOmmodore — an opportunity missed?
    ECOmmodore — an opportunity missed?

    ECOmmodore — an opportunity missed?

    Biggest selling car in Sixties was a Morris
    Biggest selling car in Sixties was a Morris

    Biggest selling car in Sixties was a Morris

    Vauxhall dream machine had Aussie connection
    Vauxhall dream machine had Aussie connection

    Vauxhall dream machine had Aussie connection

    Ford’s Model T — Mr Monk drives the car that started it all
    Ford’s Model T — Mr Monk drives the car that started it all

    Ford’s Model T — Mr Monk drives the car that started it all

    Amazing Munga could climb a mountain
    Amazing Munga could climb a mountain

    Amazing Munga could climb a mountain

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    Le Mans Jag a tactile time warp

    Le Mans Jag a tactile time warp

    Time called as Lotus powers ahead
    Time called as Lotus powers ahead

    Time called as Lotus powers ahead

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    Powerhouse Beemer a certified screamer

    Powerhouse Beemer a certified screamer

    New Carnival — just don’t put it in reverse
    New Carnival — just don’t put it in reverse

    New Carnival — just don’t put it in reverse

    Re-energised Red Bull strikes deal with Honda
    Re-energised Red Bull strikes deal with Honda

    Re-energised Red Bull strikes deal with Honda

    Stars align as Formula 1 fires up
    Stars align as Formula 1 fires up

    Stars align as Formula 1 fires up

    Moneybags Hamilton asks for more — a lot more
    Moneybags Hamilton asks for more — a lot more

    Moneybags Hamilton asks for more — a lot more

    Speed Triple 1200 RS ups the ante
    Speed Triple 1200 RS ups the ante

    Speed Triple 1200 RS ups the ante

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    New Moto Guzzi set in stone

    New Moto Guzzi set in stone

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    Sticks and stones Kona toughs it out
    Sticks and stones Kona toughs it out

    Sticks and stones Kona toughs it out

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    Godzilla ute guaranteed to stand out

    Godzilla ute guaranteed to stand out

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    Pascoe the pacesetter in thriller
    Pascoe the pacesetter in thriller

    Pascoe the pacesetter in thriller

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    At 70 this racer still Brims with confidence

    At 70 this racer still Brims with confidence

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Headshot McKay 150x150 - The pandemic: Time to play by the rulesMcKay May 12, 2020
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The pandemic: Time to play by the rules

McKay May 12, 2020
As sport gets ready to make a comeback, the greatest challenge for players will be playing by the rules off the field -- not on it, warns PETER McKAY.
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Headshot McKay 150x150 - The pandemic: A message for the twatsMcKay May 7, 2020
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The pandemic: A message for the twats

McKay May 7, 2020
Pandemic restrictions are easing but some twats seem to have missed the message to keep social distancing, warns PETER McKAY.
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Headshot McKay 150x150 - 'Sorry, love' just won't cut it in isolationMcKay April 24, 2020
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‘Sorry, love’ just won’t cut it in isolation

McKay April 24, 2020
The big clean up has begun at the McKay household as the excuses finally wear thin in the relative isolation of suburbia, reports PETER McKAY.
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Headshot McKay 150x150 - Here-and-now and the post-pandemic futureMcKay April 16, 2020
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Here-and-now and the post-pandemic future

McKay April 16, 2020
Our wise and wordy isolated (and now isolated) correspondent PETER McKAY ponders life, the Coronavirus and the post-pandemic future that awaits.
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Headshot Kleu 150x150 - Bye-bye Koalas, nice knowing youKleu May 24, 2019
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Bye-bye Koalas, nice knowing you

Kleu May 24, 2019
The election is over but the Coalition got there by pandering to the lowest common denominator -- selfish, short-sighted, stupid people, says TONY KLEU.
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Headshot Kleu 150x150 - Michael stumbles as stadium tumbles and society crumblesKleu March 21, 2019
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Michael stumbles as stadium tumbles and society crumbles

Kleu March 21, 2019
Just a few more sleeps before NSW knows who will form the next State Government. You may have followed what passed for the election campaign, unless you had more interesting stuff to…
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Headshot Kleu 150x150 - Down the plughole with climate change denialKleu February 26, 2019
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Down the plughole with climate change denial

Kleu February 26, 2019
How’s the weather down your way? Drought? The odd flood? Plague of locusts? Fancy another pint? Back in the day when we were all believers, we could blame a higher authority for…
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Headshot Kleu 150x150 - Don’t let this leech sell you a PUP (again)Kleu February 1, 2019
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Don’t let this leech sell you a PUP (again)

Kleu February 1, 2019
It’s an election year – twice over in NSW – so I guess there’s little option but to start discussing our options. If you’re a rightwing “true blue” racist ratbag with prison-grade…
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Headshot Kleu 150x150 - Ode to the dyslexic moron in a Maloo uteKleu January 11, 2019
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Ode to the dyslexic moron in a Maloo ute

Kleu January 11, 2019
Dickheads.  They’re everywhere, and growing in number, keeping pace with Trump’s lie-count. That seems counterintuitive, given Darwinian natural selection should be thinning them out, but maybe the Australian climate is just conducive…
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Headshot Kleu 150x150 - Don't drink, don't do drugs and get your hand off itKleu December 18, 2018
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Don’t drink, don’t do drugs and get your hand off it

Kleu December 18, 2018
It’s time to celebrate — whatever your religious, ethnic or sexual persuasion. The farmers have stopped bitching about drought (for the moment), Australia hasn’t been caught out (yet) spiking the Indian cricket…
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Groups press Biden to commit to transparency
Groups press Biden to commit to transparency

Their letter asks the new president to reinvigorate FOIA and rein in government secrecy.

Trump aide preps primary against Ohio impeachment supporter
Trump aide preps primary against Ohio impeachment supporter

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Garland confirmation is a stage for 4 of GOP's 2024 hopefuls
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Nomination fights can often lead to breakout moments. But the younger Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans must strike a more delicate balance with Garland.

Anti-Trumpers are done with the GOP. Where do they go now?
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Rep. Scalise: Don't pinpoint blame on Trump
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The member of House Republican leadership also said some Americans' concerns about the 2020 election could transfer over to the next election.

Arkansas' Republican governor says he wouldn't support 2024 Trump run
Arkansas' Republican governor says he wouldn't support 2024 Trump run

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