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David Penberthy is a columnist with The Advertiser and Sunday Mail, and also co-hosts the FIVEaa Breakfast show. He’s a former editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Mail and news.com.au.

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Penbo: Still wondering why no one’s joining SAPOL?

If this is how we look after our police in SA, it’s no wonder there’s a recruitment crisis, writes David Penberthy.

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An image from the Peggy and Molly the Magpie page. Picture: Facebook / Peggy and Molly.

Penbo: Molly the Magpie’s biggest threat is flocks of feral stickybeaks

Just as the joyless bureaucrats back off, the owners of the beloved native bird face a new miserable twist, writes David Penberthy.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) stands with Qantas CEO Alan Joyce as they attend the Qantas 100th Gala Dinner at Jetbase 96 hangar at Sydney's International Airport on March 31, 2023 in Sydney, Australia.

Penbo: Bizarre snub confirms Qantas is now a national joke

You’re not a national carrier if foreign airlines do a better job of serving Australians than you will, writes David Penberthy.

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Penbo: Albo might ban you from commenting on this article

This isn’t a self-serving rant. I’ll get special protections under these laws that you won’t, writes David Penberthy.

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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - July 17, 2024: Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Penbo: Labor’s one-man wrecking ball makes his stupidest move yet

Anthony Albanese’s government is becoming an international embarrassment holding back the state Labor leaders who know a good idea when they see it, writes David Penberthy.

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TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / POOL / AFP)

Penbo: Crazy Aussie trend that explains why US loves Trump

Donald Trump is not fit to govern but one idea he’s pushed since winning the right to warms the cockles of my heart, writes David Penberthy. Vote in the poll.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a campaign rally with South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas in Adelaide. Picture Matt Turner.

Penbo: Libs can’t tell farce from Albo with Mali the man in Black

In a by-election where the locals think their man was framed by his own party, there’s only one logical beneficiary, writes David Penberthy.

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Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society, introduces Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, not pictured, at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. US, on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Blinken used his remarks to explain existing policies rather than unveil any bold new direction that includes a strategy of investing in democracy and innovation at home. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Fair shake of the sauce bottle, Kevin

The question shouldn’t really be can Kevin Rudd remain Australia’s US ambassador, it’s why he ever got the job to begin with, writes David Penberthy.

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The election lesson Kamala could have learnt from Australia

I wouldn’t have voted for Trump, but from similar experiences in our own backyard I can understand why so many Americans did, writes David Penberthy.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) stands with Qantas CEO Alan Joyce as they attend the Qantas 100th Gala Dinner at Jetbase 96 hangar at Sydney's International Airport on March 31, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

Penbo: Albo Qantas uproar proves envy always pays in politics

Toxic emotions pay off in politics and it won’t just be the PM feeling them in the wake of the latest Canberra travel scandal, writes David Penberthy.

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