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Volkswagen axes Polo GTI, confirms hot hatches now only for people with moneyMaguire confirms NSW respects Queensland 'very much', plans to say it again tomorrowSBS doc on Gulpilil proves restraint isn't boring, it's just rareMargot Robbie, Jacob Elordi somehow make Wuthering Heights workCoalition to tie migration to housing, hopes no one does the mathsPenrith woman confirms $300 rebate equals 6.2 cents per hour, will spend on petrolCanberra secures aircraft to fly home six people who really, really want to leave boatTreasurer confirms $11.40 weekly tax relief, nation advised to feel gratefulVolkswagen axes Polo GTI, confirms hot hatches now only for people with moneyMaguire confirms NSW respects Queensland 'very much', plans to say it again tomorrowSBS doc on Gulpilil proves restraint isn't boring, it's just rareMargot Robbie, Jacob Elordi somehow make Wuthering Heights workCoalition to tie migration to housing, hopes no one does the mathsPenrith woman confirms $300 rebate equals 6.2 cents per hour, will spend on petrolCanberra secures aircraft to fly home six people who really, really want to leave boatTreasurer confirms $11.40 weekly tax relief, nation advised to feel grateful
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VolkswagenaxesPoloGTI,confirmshothatchesnowonlyforpeoplewithmoney

A Marrickville man has reportedly begun the grieving process after learning the Polo GTI will no longer be sold in Australia, forcing him to either buy used or accept a mid-range sedan like a normal person.

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Maguire confirms NSW respects Queensland 'very much', plans to say it again tomorrow
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Maguire confirms NSW respects Queensland 'very much', plans to say it again tomorrow

NSW coach Michael Maguire has spent 60% of this week's press conferences assuring reporters that the Blues have enormous respect for the Maroons ahead of Origin Game I on 27 May.

Macca Tibbett
Journey Home, David Gulpilil — film still via TMDB
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SBS doc on Gulpilil proves restraint isn't boring, it's just rare

Journey Home, David Gulpilil—the AATA Best Documentary Award winner now streaming—shows what happens when a film trusts its subject enough to stop shouting.

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"Wuthering Heights" — film still via TMDB
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Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi somehow make Wuthering Heights work

Emerald Fennell's gothic reboot, now streaming on HBO Max, is delightfully unhinged and occasionally brilliant—mostly because both leads are Australian and visibly committed to the bit.

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Volkswagen axes Polo GTI, confirms hot hatches now only for people with money
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Volkswagen axes Polo GTI, confirms hot hatches now only for people with money

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Coalition to tie migration to housing, hopes no one does the maths

Opposition leader Angus Taylor will announce a policy capping Net Overseas Migration to the number of new homes completed, a formula that is neither a number nor, observers note, a plan.

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