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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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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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Gillard’s Plan to Slow Population – Reinstate Patel’s Licence.

July 1st, 2010 · No Comments · News

Julia Gillard wants to control the size of Australia’s population. She’s going to reinstate Jayant Patel’s licence to practise surgery.
Newsagents in NSW must hide cigarettes from view from today. If someone really wants a packet they must ask for it. If successful the ban could be extended to include the Daily Telegraph.
Julia Gillard says there [...]

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UK government urged to help more people to get trapped overseas

April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · News

Following vocal opposition to the UK government’s plans to repatriate people trapped overseas, the Navy will instead focus their efforts on people trapped at home who want to leave Britain and get trapped overseas instead.
The new Airbus A380 v2, is like its predecessor except the wings have been cut off, the door is a ground [...]

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Head teachers with poor report card must bring parents to meet Miss Gillard after school

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments · News

Gordon Brown is so motivated by the celebrations over the collapse of the Berlin Wall that he’s going to knock down Hadrian’s Wall.
Julia Gillard is to issue report cards on every school in the nation. The cards will be left, crumpled up at the bottom of your child’s schoolbag.
Head teachers at schools with poor ratings [...]

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