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Tough love: behave, be humble and believe in something

9 June 2021

8:20 PM

9 June 2021

8:20 PM

A regular series of rules for life by Pete Shmigel, a former senior state and federal political advisor and CEO of Lifeline Australia. 

It was one of those days. 

I could have sworn the hipster barista was friendlier to the younger guy in the queue. Our politicians seemed singularly stupid. There were no good reasons for having been sacked from that job I loved.

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