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Thanks to your support, we now sit at 70 per cent of the $250,000 campaign target. That momentum matters – and with your continued help, we can finish strong.

John and Susie Menadue began Pearls and Irritations in 2013 as a space for thoughtful, principled analysis. Today it is a respected independent media outlet supported by a loyal and steadily growing community of readers.

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