In a stunning rebuke, the Human Rights Commission was roundly condemned by Prime Minister Tony Abbott for a shocking bias in favour of human rights in its report on children in Australia’s detention centres. Mr Abbott, a renowned impartial commentator… Read More ›
Carlo Sands
Radio Host Calls For ‘Benign Fascist Junta To Shoot Anyone I Don’t Like’
With the nation still reeling from at least two elections in a row not won by the party favoured by Melbourne shock jock Tom Ellliott, on top of disturbingly low polls for the Tom Elliott-backed Prime Minister Tony Abbott, 3AW’s… Read More ›
Weekend (un)Australian: Satirists Divided Over Abbott Leadership
“Please, please, please, we are begging you, do not remove Tony Abbott as prime minister,” sobbed a statement directed at the federal Liberal Party cabinet that was released today by the Australian Political Comics For Cheap And Easy Gags, an… Read More ›
Man Claims Credit For Abbott’s Woes, Citing Critical Tweets
Bradley McKenny, a 31-year-old IT consultant from Marrickville, has taken credit for growing speculation that Tony Abbott’s days as prime minister may be numbered, citing his persistent campaign of tweets critiquing Abbott’s policies and performance in the Lodge. “It is… Read More ›
Building Worker Looked At Boss In Funny Way, Royal Commission Finds
Building worker Frankie Jameson looked at his boss in a “a quite unsettling fashion”, according to the interim report of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption released in December. In one of many damning findings of thuggery… Read More ›
For One Moment, Google+ Dared To Dream. Then Facebook Came Back Online.
As panic spread around the world on Tuesday with social media giant Facebook going down globally for about 40 minutes, it’s much-maligned competitor Google+ found itself beginning to dream that, maybe, it’s time to shine had finally arrived. “At first,… Read More ›