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Schools Introduce Pill Testing to Ensure Students are Sufficiently Medicated

Schools across the state are set to introduce pill testing this month, in a bid to verify the quality of the wide variety of medications students are prescribed, ranging from mood stabiliser injections to peanut blockers. A NSW government health spokesperson told The Sydney Sentinel that the move would save lives. “Unmedicated students are challenging to teach and… Read More Schools Introduce Pill Testing to Ensure Students are Sufficiently Medicated

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Workplaces to Employ Graduates as Permanent Volunteers

Workplaces across Sydney are set to help struggling graduates get a job by hiring them as lifelong volunteers after seeing the success other businesses like major sporting events or comic cons have had with unpaid staff. A spokesperson for the Fair Work Commission has branded the idea a no-brainer. “You’re meant to enjoy work,” the… Read More Workplaces to Employ Graduates as Permanent Volunteers

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The Age of Entitlement Returns Exclusively for Politicians

The Australian government has announced that the “age of entitlement” then-treasurer Joe Hockey declared over in 2012 is back exclusively for its staff, with every member of parliament set to receive a salary increase in the thousands plus simultaneous tax cuts. Politicians have justified the entitlements, which come amid historically low wages growth nationwide, as… Read More The Age of Entitlement Returns Exclusively for Politicians

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It Would be Sexist Not to Have Tampon Tax, Government Says

The government has defended the controversial 10 per cent “luxury tax” on tampons, saying it will only scrap the levy when all Australians can enjoy a monthly period, regardless of gender. “When men can enjoy the same regular cramps, bleeding and acne that women do, we will of course get rid of the tampon tax,”… Read More It Would be Sexist Not to Have Tampon Tax, Government Says

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Pauline Hanson Discovers Topic More Controversial than Race

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has expressed relief today after discovering her call for autistic children to be removed from classrooms was met with widespread outrage. “I thought I was losing my touch,” she said. “Comments about race just don’t get that kind of reaction anymore, so it’s reassuring to know people still get fired… Read More Pauline Hanson Discovers Topic More Controversial than Race

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Blacktown Thrilled to be Awarded Top Spot for Dole Bludgers

The government today released a list of Australia’s top spots for dole bludging, with Blacktown being named as the number one town in NSW for not going to work yet expecting to be paid. “We’re stoked to be awarded first place,” one Blacktown local and welfare lover said. “Blacktown’s been doing it tough lately, and… Read More Blacktown Thrilled to be Awarded Top Spot for Dole Bludgers

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Powerhouse Transformation into ‘Baird Towers’ $560 Billion Over Budget

The cost of relocating the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta to make way for former NSW Premier Mike Baird’s new luxury apartments and VIP lounge could blow out to almost $609 billion – 4,056 times the original estimate Baird scribbled down on the back of a TAB slip then approved himself. Baird described the relocation of the Powerhouse… Read More Powerhouse Transformation into ‘Baird Towers’ $560 Billion Over Budget

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