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At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.Â
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Donald Trump: 7/10Â
He floated and made a fortune and got a bond reduction with more time to pay. Stormy turned out to be a bit of an issue, but all in all he's had worse weeks.Â
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The Chinese: 3/10Â
The US, the UK and New Zealand all say essentially the same thing and the Chinese deny it all. It redefines the term 'high farce'.Â
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The Russians: 3/10Â
ISIS blow up a hall, kill people and get arrested. The Americans told them about it, but still it’s a Ukrainian conspiracy?Â
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Princess Kate: 8/10Â
Done sadly for the wrong reasons, given she got flushed out a bit, but an astonishing piece of raw emotion that hopefully made the conspiracy peddlers and jokesters sick to their stomachs.Â
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Russell Coutts: 7/10Â
Hero of the week. He laid it out plain and simple and told a few home truths.Â
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The budget update: 4/10Â
Man, do we need the money. This lot really have inherited the most astonishing fiscal incompetence.Â
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The Warriors: 7/10Â
We are underway. Beating the top side in the competition is but a sign of things to come.Â
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