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'tis the season to not be jolly

BY BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017 12:03PM

Thank goodness Australia doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving Day - there won't be anything to give thanks for when it comes around next week. While we're at it, Santa Claus may not be coming to town either.

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