Word: mumming
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...referring to an era of high indebtedness when Labor leader Kim Beazley was in charge of the nation's finances. Soon there'll be no tax on superannuation benefits taken at age 60, Costello brags. When the cheering stops, he cheekily claims success for his procreation mantra, "One for Mum, one for Dad, one for the country...
...country, Candy complains that their living room is too dark, so Dan knocks a skylight through the roof. In this way, Armfield lets light into their darkest hours, bringing a heightened sense of mortality that seems to stem from his own childhood. "When I was 13 years old, my mum was given six months to live, and she was at the premiere [of Candy] last night," he says...
...message, and that of the party generally, was that participating women should bring scant clothes and few inhibitions.And one cannot help but wonder whether there were any private words of reproach that passed between TBTN organizers and their Owl Club co-sponsors. Because publicly, TBTN organizers were inauspiciously mum. One might have expected a disavowal, a roundtable, even a protest.That is, one might expect those reactions if one was altogether unacquainted with the heritage of TBTN, whose bottom line is not just about stopping rapes. TBTN’s residual orthodoxy is to “empower” women...
...seemed to thrive at home, an impression confirmed when - curious about school and keen to develop her musical talent - she started at the somewhat alternative Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School in Year 10. "She immediately excelled in everything," her mother says. "But after two weeks she came home and said, 'Mum, do you mind if I stop being top in everything? It's embarrassing.'" Anastasia is now 27 and concert manager at the Victorian College of the Arts. With her parents and sisters, she was a pioneer in a field that has grown markedly in Australia and New Zealand since...
...players have formed a Blue line of sorts and stayed mum: the team's four captains issued a statement denying the assault allegations and claiming they and their teammates have cooperated with the police. Duke president Richard Brodhead has suspended their season until the investigation is resolved. Cops say the players have been less than forthcoming...