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"This country has been made up of the beauty that cultures have contributed to this nation. Why would Islam not be another one of these contributors?"

Architect Glenn Murcutt, designer of Australia's first modernist mosque, which is being built in Melbourne.

F.U.

MH370

Rain bombs

Same Sex marriage - Howard changed the Marriage Act 12 years and 2 days ago

Trimetazadine and Sun Yang

Kissinger https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/09/henry-kissinger-mass-killings-argentina-declassified-files

WA mining tax and GST http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-10/nationals-mining-tax-plan-implications-political-strategy/7712544

Census

Tesla http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/08/tesla_says_autopilot_is_saving_lives_should_we_believe_it.html

Betteridge's Law of Headlines - Is it valid? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines

The Grub and Parliamentary Pairs

Malcolm Roberts

Kabbadi

NEWS

Yemen

Iceland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland

Iceland and the rise and rise of the Pirate Party https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/12/polls-suggests-icelands-pirate-party-form-next-government

A slow rise of socialist thinking?

Bananaland

Police in Bananaland https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/16/the-detention-of-abc-journalist-is-a-glimpse-at-where-emboldened-policing-can-lead

One of your customers, McCool? http://tenplay.com.au/news/national/august/sicko-making-daylight-porn-on-kids-playground-wanted-by-police

What about this one? http://tenplay.com.au/news/national/august/woman-pleads-guilty-to-having-sex-with-a-dog

Seppo Land

https://theintercept.com/2016/08/09/fbi-agent-goaded-garland-shooter-to-tear-up-texas-raising-new-alarms-about-bureaus-methods/

SPORT

Lympics

Ffaarcup

Shitty Chinese reaction to not winning the whole Olympics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/16/great-fall-of-china-beijings-olympians-fail-to-reach-highs-of-previous-games

Cost of Sochi - about US$51bn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics

AFL Player Salaries http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-12/afl-players-average-salaries-top-300k-for-the-first-time

Collingwood soul searching https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/15/desperately-seeking-collingwood-identity-crisis-highlights-need-for-rethink

Kabbadi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSnP9z99I9M

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