Plibersek feels the heat on Greens deal
Original post 3 December 2024Updated 13 April 2025 Prasinophobia is an intense and irrational fear of the colour green. One notable sufferer of this phobia is Anthony Albanese, whose symptoms…
In the national interest
Peter Dutton must have felt smugly euphoric as 2024 drew to a close. After all, the Liberal leader had completed another successful year of his well-publicised racial vilification of minority…
Dutton’s nuclear bombshell
Peter Dutton calls a media briefing. No video or audio allowed – only written notes: I am here to declare that my much-touted nuclear energy policy is a contrived load…
Elder abuse – Worrying new statistics
If you think this illustration is over the top, read on to see why it is not: The Australian Human Rights Commission is concerned about statistics released in June 2024…
48.8% is the statistic for corrupt politicians
In a recent Australian National University (ANU) study into democracy in Australia, 48.8% of respondents agreed that politicians are corrupt. Certain unwise parliamentarians are attempting to debunk the figure, and…
Qantasy Land
This is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard this flight of fantasy – the one you booked but didn’t exist. You’ve been ripped off! Today, we’re doing a consolation tour of…
Babies’ rights on the line
Mother’s reply: How dare you text a bad press message like that! This is going public you know. People are going to assume I am ‘too posh to push’, and…
Sights on elephant ivory poachers
For conservation organisations, getting worthwhile commercial TV coverage of major global issues, such as species extinction, must be difficult, because we rarely see any. At university, journalists were taught ‘Dog…
WHAT’S IN A HARMLESS JULIE BISHOP CLOWN FACE MASK? PLENTY OF FARCE!
Australian Federal Police have raided the parliament house gift shop. The raid followed a call to 2UE’s whisper line by an anonymous tipster citing inside knowledge and details of a…
QUEENSLANDERS WITNESS A CONCESSION SPEECH DELIVERED BY A DYING TOAD
Every morning, Campbell Cane Toad awoke, headed for the bathroom and kissed himself in the mirror. He then transformed into a besuited political being with the title: Premier of Queensland.…
“WE KNOW HE IS A FIZZ OF A WIZ, IF EVER A FIZZ THERE WAS, BECAUSE BECAUSE … “
We’re off we’re off the Wizard, The wonderless Wizard of OzHe’s turned us off, We’ve done a U turn, And this is what we say We know he is a…