Australia’s uncles are today celebrating regaining stewardship of the word “avuncular” following the resignation from parliament of former treasurer Joe Hockey. “Ever since John Howard described Joe Hockey as ‘avuncular’ I’ve always felt my role as an uncle has been… Read More ›
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticised for saying a Palestinian leader persuaded Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. Mr Netanyahu insisted the Serbian nationalist Princip had only wanted to “give the high-and-mighty duke a… Read More ›
The defeat of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has surprised a majority of the world who had no inkling that Canada was even holding an election. “Wow, I guess it’s something I should have been aware of but to be… Read More ›
The federal government has announced a new program aimed to shift the nation’s energy production away from unsustainable fossil fuels onto one fuelled entirely by the smugness of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The news came as Mr Turnbull refused to… Read More ›
Republican Party presidential front runner Donald Trump has announced plans to deport millions of opossums back to Ireland in a move sure to be popular with his growing base of anti-immigrant supporters. “These O’Possums illegally entered the country during the… Read More ›
Australians have expressed relief that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has shown his willingness to help the economy, even if the economy in question happens to that of the Cayman Islands’. Mr Turnbull was criticised by the Labor Opposition over revelations he holds… Read More ›
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