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 ›
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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 ›
Open Mic Comedian Scared For His Life
Sydney based Open Mic Comedian Luke Price or @PriceyComicGod as he’s known on twitter is today in hiding and fearful for his life after a gig at Laughs! Laughs! Laughs! A monthly open mic night held in the basement of… Read More ›
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