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Rudd’s New Role – Minister for Programmatic Specificity

September 9th, 2010 · No Comments · News

A US Pastor plans to burn copies of the Koran. UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon says he is ill-informed to proceed with the plan when there are so many Jeffrey Archer novels out there waiting to be burnt.
Noone was killed in a major Christchurch earthquake. They’d gone away for the weekend.
Dengue fever in New Delhi could [...]

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Nile Goes Hard On Pornography

September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · News

Fred Nile claims his computer had been used to access porn for research purposes. He said if the excuse was good enough for Japanese whalers, it was good enough for him.
The result of Fred Nile’s research is available, listed in both imperial and metric measurements.
NSW Ports Minister Paul McLeay has resigned for accessing porn on [...]

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Abbott Pleased With a Well Hung Parliament

August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · News

Tony Abbott is pleased to have delivered a hung parliament and asked if that means he can wear his Speedos to work.
To choose a winner the Independents considered picking a name out of a hat but Bob Katter refused to take it off.
Labor and the Coalition both have 71 seats each, but Labor argue they [...]

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More hospital beds. The bad news, they’re from Ikea

August 19th, 2010 · No Comments · News

Tony Abbott has said he will slash debt by paying off everyone’s credit card, but admits it’s not fully costed yet.
He has said he will deliver a surplus of $6.2 billion by 2013. The extra money will be shredded and used for a new home insulation program.
Joe Hockey said the Coalition doesn’t trust the Treasury [...]

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90 Percent of Australia Will Have Broadband Faster Than First Class Post

August 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · News

Tony Abbott has promised internet speeds faster than first class post for 97% of Australia in his new broadband policy.
This is the start of Ramadan. Saudi Arabian TV executives said, on reflection, this was a bad time to have scheduled MasterChef.
There’s a new superbug from India – Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus Aureus. Doctors say pronunciation should only [...]

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BP blames Wikileaks for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · News

More jobs than expected were created in the US last month. A grocery store in Montana took on a janitor and a pizza outlet in Idaho is looking for a part time delivery driver.
Kevin Rudd has said he holds no resentment for being ousted. “Life’s too short” he said yesterday “Or at least it will [...]

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Pacific Solution For Telstra’s Axed Middle Managers

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · News

The Prime Minister has admitted she is considering a Pacific solution to the question of where to put all the redundant Telstra middle managers.
Quaint old fashioned language is to be edited out of all Enid Blyton’s books. People who want to hear quaint old fashioned language can still listen in to Radio National.
Julia Gillard has [...]

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Abbott Burns Fingers Trying To Cremate WorkChoices

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · News

Tony Abbott burnt his fingers this week trying to cremate WorkChoices after he had already buried it.
Julia Gillard has said Kevin Rudd is also cremated and buried, so she can “move forward”.
A new remix of “Two Tribes” has been released by MC-PD, yo!
Frankie Goes to Canberra – Two Tribes (2010 Election Remix)
Labor MP Laurie [...]

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Jackie O Morning Sickness Caused by Kyle Sandiland

July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · News

Jackie O has been told she is not pregnant after all. Experts say the morning sickness was felt by anyone who listened to Kyle Sandilands.
Meanwhile Kyle has split from his wife. Marriage counsellors put it down to him being a bit of a git.
Roman Polanski will not be extradited by Switzerland, a country he visited [...]

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Pacific Solution Was Too Soft, says Abbott at launch of the Antarctic Solution

July 6th, 2010 · No Comments · News

Julian Burnside has said it will take 20 years to fill the MCG with illegal arrivals. Julia Gillard has said ramped up security at the turnstiles will stop that happening.
Julia Gillard has denied she is copying the Howard governments Pacific Solution. She deliberately chose East Timor as a place to send boat people because it’s [...]

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