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That vote
If Parliament’s private business committee accepts in its meeting today the motion for a vote of no confidence filed by the Opposition, the Speaker is expected to put it to the vote next week. But what many are asking is what happens if the House rises on Friday, or any time before the vote is taken?
Same names
Flip the pages back to November 2020 and you will see that the key MPs behind the motion of no confidence then are again behind the current one.
Contempt of Parliament
Just so we know, MPs and other people obstructing the legislature in the carrying out of its functions, or of hindering any legislator in the performance of his duties, may be hauled in for contempt. Punishment is jail time or a fine.
Live matches
Thank God the live rugby (union and league) matches are back, ending the monotonous 2023 replays forced on consumers on television for the past weeks.
Silly teacher
Well, the teacher asked for it – when she asked the class to make a drawing of her.
Quality vs quantity
It seems the idea of achieving quality education has been downgraded to quantity education. The schools are now more focused on quantity rather than quality, with overcrowding in classrooms and the lack of qualified teachers and no proper learning facilities.
Food for thought
When one dies, people turn up at the haus krai or funeral service crying and begging the deceased to return. But when the deceased was alive, the same people kept their distance and ignored him.
Top quote
“It (massacre in Enga) was another dark moment in our nation’s history. As a former military officer, it seem to be a well-planned operation, whether it was an ambush, enemy tribes lying in wait or a full on assault with high-powered military weapons.” – Vanimo-Green MP Belden Namah

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