Paul Hellyer

@paulh@cloudisland.nz

An ageing pākehā with middling sensibilities. Embracing the new Aotearoa. Born in Ōtepoti, educated in Tāmaki Makaurau, living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Worked at IBM for decades. Currently employed at an Unnamed Government agency. Left-wing. INFJ. Liverpool fan. Strong Hungarian links. I post a fair bit on politics. Not afraid to say, "I love Excel".

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Hashtags I often use.

#Ōtepoti #Aotearoa #INFJ #YNWA #Hungary #Fortepan

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Kāpuka-taumāhaka, the mountain that watched over me

Call me old-fashioned and prudish if you like, but I think a Prime Minister talking this way is appalling and reflects very poorly on Albanese. I know it reflects a certain toxic strand in the Australian psyche - i.e. their deep sexism and racism masquerading as 'blokes will be blokes'. But you hope your leaders can rise above that. No wonder Gillard spoke up the way she did.

rnz.co.nz/news/world/679341/au

Anthony Albanese played a game of "shag, marry, date" with podcast host Nikki Osborne. (Supplied: YouTube)RNZAustralia's PM apologises for saying he would shag Kylie Minogue during podcast gameAustralia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised "unequivocally" for saying he would shag Kylie Minogue during a game on a podcast.