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I'm a writer, comedian, improviser, actor, photographer, model, critic, commentator, and in my spare time I work full time in a white collar job.

• Opinion: As A Faithfully Married Man, We Should Give The Ashley Madison Hackers Exactly What They Want, No Questions Asked

  By Matthew J. Farthing on 21/07/2015

  

  Yesterday it was revealed that large caches of data had been stolen from Avid Life Media, parent company of online cheating site AshleyMadison.com. The hackers, who refer to themselves as the “Impact Team”, have threatened to release the data unless… Read More ›

• PSA: Not All Pets Grow Up To Be Courtney Barnett

  By Matthew J. Farthing on 16/07/2015

  

  Here at the RSPCA, we believe all pets deserve to be loved. We’ve devoted our lives to rescuing animals and giving them a second chance by pairing them with loving families. And while we believe that adopting a pet is… Read More ›

• Speaker Reaffirms What Crowd Already Believed

  By Matthew J. Farthing on 15/07/2015

  

  “God isn’t real”, “religion hurts more than it helps”, “historically, Christianity has been just as malicious as radical Islam”, these are just some of the revelatory statements made by anti-religion activist Seymour Klein to an auditorium packed with atheists at… Read More ›

• Enthusiasts Who Missed Out On Comic Con Forced To Wait Until Minutes Later To Watch New Videos

  By Matthew J. Farthing on 13/07/2015

  

  Hundreds of thousands of pop-culture fanatics have been kicking themselves all weekend after failing to secure the means to attend San Diego’s Comic Con, the world’s largest gathering of fans and the celebrities who try desperately to avoid having to… Read More ›

• Free Range Chicken Lives Happy Life Right Up Until Brutally Killed

  By Matthew J. Farthing on 02/07/2015

  

  The rise in “ethical omnivorism” among Australian consumers has lead to an increase in “free range” farming practices, according to a recently published survey by the Humane Food Society. The HFS is a not-for profit advocacy group that campaigns for… Read More ›

• Madonna Makes A Come Back And Jamie xx Won’t Just Go Away – Music Round-Up For June

  By Matthew J. Farthing on 30/06/2015

  

  Every month The (un)Australian brings you a round-up of everything you need to know about music from the only staff member who DJs under the name ‘Louis Seekae’. Calvin Johnson Ruined Jeans For An Entire Generation – K Records founder… Read More ›