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Race-Based University Policies

2 items · 2 aliases · peaked week of 19 Apr 2026 · first seen 8 May 2026

A political post advocating for the removal of race-based policies in universities, framed as a move towards neutrality and inclusivity in education.

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  • Mike Hosking mike-hosking-breakfast Full Show Podcast: 21 April 2026 20 Apr · 165s
    Right, if you've got a business and you're tired of juggling the old HR curveballs or you're wearing too many hats at work, then it's time to check out MyHR. Remember the name MyHR. They are your HR department that you basically never had before. MyHR, they bring together human expertise with smart software. They help you on the daily because they know that your day, well, the day-to-day is chalk and block gets full on, which is why they've simplified things that basically eat up your time. You know, there's been onboarding contracts, policies, leave, payroll integration, performance reviews, all that stuff, automated, organised in one place. So wherever you need help, MyHR is going to be there. It'll be a person, by the way, person, real person, not a bot. They're automated services too, the HR experts. They're going to keep your business protected, your operations supported, your workforce thriving and then things, when they get tricky, which they inevitably do, you need some real human experience. Their team of local HR experts, they are just a... just a click away so when it comes to your people my HR know what to do here's the address myhr.works simple as that it's my HR a better way to do HR myhr.works run out of time this morning but today and this this this sort of blows up Winston Peters slash Nicola Willis's whole argument about the problem of supermarkets in this country if you only broke them up we'd have more competition if we had more competition everything would be solved Not true, because in Australia they do have more competition, but they're all in court at the moment, and today another case has started or is starting in the federal court. They're being sued by the competition watchdog. They're accusing specifically Woolworths of selling groceries through discounts that weren't real. So they'll deny it all, so there's a big scrap. The other guys have already gone to court and they're... they're withhold in that particular decision to work out what happens in this decision and depending on what happens in this decision depends on the other decision and all the decisions come together but the point being no one likes them no one believes in them no one thinks they've got a better deal anyway they've got this basket of goods and this is the funniest thing going and these are the things that they've said you said were on sale they weren't 15 15 pack box of tiny teddies The Australians are getting ripped off on the tiny titties, allegedly. The cicada rice crackers. They said there was a bargain there. There's not. Break apple cider vinegar. 12 pack of Carmen's classic fruit and nut muesli bars. You thought you were getting a bargain. No, you weren't. Penne pasta. Fab's Fresh Blossoms Laundry Powder. Aloe Vera Kleenex tissues. Lucky dog bones. Nestle celeriac baby cereal. And Tim Tams, the family pack of the Tim Tams. They were ripping you off on the Tim Tams, allegedly. Hence they're in court today so we'll monitor that with a great deal of interest. Five away from nine.
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mike-hosking-breakfast Government / N-A

morally indefensible and fading in popularity

Full Show Podcast: 21 April 2026
20 Apr
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