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Mark the Week: Yes it was a big storm, but power out for weeks doesn't seem very modern

Published: Feb. 16, 2023, 8:27 p.m.

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.

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Balloons: 7/10

"For the sheer entertainment value. We didn't know what they were, we couldn't retrieve them, we miss when we shoot at them and there is a back and forward between countries. Turns out now they aren't Chinese and were likely owned by private companies. Whoops."

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The Australia Green Card for Immigration: 6/10

"Does this not have the seed of a good idea for us? The Americans have done it for years, the demand is higher than supply and our immigration is bollocks - why not give it a crack?"

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Nicola Sturgeon: 2/10

"An astonishing fall from grace and success. Like her or not she was, politically, wildly effective until she got trapped by the gender woke-ism of the day and couldn\u2019t see the danger."

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Nikki Haley: 4/10

"I quite like her. She's young, articulate, female and was Trump's best hire by a mile. And yet - she doesn\u2019t stand a chance. I hope I am wrong."

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Food: 4/10

"Yes the weather plays a part, but the price rises still above 10 percent are criminal. At some point most of us have to wake up to the fact that this economy is in real trouble and we aren't pulling the right levers."

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The economy: 6/10

"In saying that, what do I know? Manufacturing up, services sector up and spending is up. Go figure!"

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Chris Stapleton: 8/10

"At the Super Bowl, he performed the best national anthem ever."

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Our infrastructure: 2/10

"Yes it was a big storm, but having the power out for weeks, no phones and no Wi-Fi doesn't seem very modern. It feels like we skimped and hoped and it's coming back to bite us."

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