New Zealand Cricket has sacked former vice-captain Chris Cairns as Test bowling coach following Monday’s humiliating innings defeat to Australia. In a short press conference on Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer David White conceded that hiring the colourful former all-rounder in the… Read More ›
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Turnbull Unveils Plan To Privatize CSIRO
The Turnbull government has responded to the backlash over cuts to the CSIRO by announcing a new plan to restore the funding through private investment. The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told the ABC on Tuesday that he had listened to… Read More ›
Tony Abbott Interested In Becoming UN Secretary General
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has added his name to the list of Antipodean candidates vying to replace Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General of the United Nations. The announcement comes following months of speculation about fellow former world leaders Kevin Rudd… Read More ›
West Wing Fans Appoint Themselves Experts On American Politics
Poorly informed white collar workers right around the country have been treating their colleagues to their enormous insights into American politics gleaned from numerous West Wing marathons over the past decade. As the American Presidential Primaries finally kicked off yesterday… Read More ›
Federal Government Cancels Tony Abbott’s Visa
The Minister for Immigration Peter Dutton has cancelled the visa of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott ahead of Mr Abbott’s proposed trip to the United States. Mr Abbott is due to address the ultra-conservative Alliance Defending Freedom in keeping with his… Read More ›
George Lucas Working On Special Edition Version of Force Awakens
Creator of Star Wars and founder of LucasFilms, George Lucas has announced that he intends to produce a digitally remastered special edition version of the 2015 box office hit Stars Wars: The Force Awakens. Lucas anticipates the announcement will be… Read More ›