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Current Affairs Wrap: Indonesia’s unfortunate earthquake, the banking royal commission, man stops flight to charge phone

Current Affairs Wrap: Indonesia’s unfortunate earthquake, the banking royal commission, man stops flight to charge phone

by Rob Idol | Sep 30, 2018 | Current Affairs, Featured, Residents

What a week it was. Indonesia was rocked by an earthquake, the banks did poorly and one gent immortalised himself with a phone charger.

Justice served? Cosby found guilty, gets a minimum of 3 years

Justice served? Cosby found guilty, gets a minimum of 3 years

by TBS Newsbot | Sep 26, 2018 | Current Affairs, Featured, Residents

Overnight, Bill Cosby was found guilty. While the man will see prison, his sentence might have to be taken as a small victory for his many alleged victims.

While you were asleep: 000 goes down, Cosby kicked out of the Academy, History becomes irrelevant

While you were asleep: 000 goes down, Cosby kicked out of the Academy, History becomes irrelevant

by TBS Newsbot | May 4, 2018 | Current Affairs, Featured, Residents

Friday. Wunderbar. Overnight, Telstra’s incompetence struck new levels, as 000 went down, Bill Cosby was kicked out of the Academy, and a drawn line became significantly smudged.

While you were asleep: Avicii’s family updates world, Cosby found guilty, the ancient scars of France

While you were asleep: Avicii’s family updates world, Cosby found guilty, the ancient scars of France

by TBS Newsbot | Apr 27, 2018 | Current Affairs, Featured, Residents

Friday. Sadly, it’s a bit of a sad one as we’re ever closer to understanding the end of Avicii, the scope of Bill Cosby’s evil and the lasting effects of total war.

While you were asleep: FBI hit Donald’s lawyer, DJ who clocked Abbott gets time,

While you were asleep: FBI hit Donald’s lawyer, DJ who clocked Abbott gets time,

by TBS Newsbot | Apr 10, 2018 | Current Affairs, Featured, Residents

Morning! As your coffee cools, the FBI has kicked down the door of Donald Trump’s lawyer, the bloke who nutted Tony Abbott was jailed and another visceral image met our peepers.

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