The Australian Greens have today called for the immediate banning of the traditional Election day sausage sizzle, saying that it is highly insensitive to vegetarians and the phallic nature of the sausage is intimidatory towards female voters. A spokesperson for… Read More ›
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The (un) Australian Goes Live And Libellous!
Tuesday May 3rd. 7:45 pm Thatcher Cider Lounge, The Factory Theatre 105 Victoria Road, Marrickville. Tickets now on sale Come one, come all to bear witness to the greatest comedy event since George Brandis tried to explain metadata. After nearly two… Read More ›
LNP Blocks Ian Macfarlane From Taking A Jump To The Left
The Liberal National Party Executive (LNP) has blocked Liberal backbencher Ian Macfarlane from taking a jump to the left at the LNP Christmas party. There was no word though on whether they allowed him to take a step to the… Read More ›
Nation’s Satirists Take Long Overdue Holiday On Tropical Island
Australia’s exhausted satirical writers have jetted off for three well-earned weeks of vacation on a tropical island following the overthrow of Tony Abbott as prime minister. “The past two years have been non stop: Biting onions, winking when listening to… Read More ›
Editorial: Bolt’s Right, Taxpayers Should Not Fund SBS’s The Backburner, They Should Fund Us
Renown satirist Andrew Bolt has strongly criticised SBS for wasting taxpayers’ money on its satirical page, The Backburner, paying for what he called “utterly unfunny ‘satire’ relentless attacking Liberals, conservatives, Tony Abbott, climate sceptics and any other deviants from Left-wing dogma”. Here at… Read More ›
Man Who Sued Satirical Group Sees No Link Between Satire And Recent Massacre of Satirists
While coming to terms with the recent attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, it may be easy to believe this attack was motivated, in part, to the magazine’s history of satirising Islam. However, one man knows… Read More ›