The sexual harassment case against Peter Slipper has been thrown out of court. The opposition said this is what you expect when you use the judicial process, rather than the more efficient method of having everything tried through parliament. Tony Abbott has made an unexpected stop in Afghanistan. It was a long flight to Europe [...]
Channel 7 to rerun old episodes of No Dad!
December 13th, 2012 · Comments Off · News
Tags: Peter Slipper·Pope·Robert Hughes·Silvio Berlusconi·Tony Abbott·Yothu Yindi
Beckham Blows Out Olympic Torch and Makes a Wish
May 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off · News
In new austerity measures in the UK winners at the Olympics won’t get gold medals. They’ll be given a Boots gift voucher. David Beckham lit the Olympic torch. Well, you can call it a torch, but really it was a rolled up newspaper. There was an embarrassing moment when Beckham blew out the flame to [...]
Tags: David Bekcham·Donna Summer·Mark Zuckerberg·Robin Gibb·Schapelle Corby·Tiger Woods·Tony Abbott
Gillard brings troops back to fight in Western Sydney
April 19th, 2012 · Comments Off · News
A business body has suggested that Fair Work’s reputation has been so tarnished by the HSU probe that it should change its name. The suggestion was made to the Prime Minister Judith Millard. Tony Abbott says the Catholic Church isn’t solely responsible for child abuse. It’s also responsible for corruption, murder, dodgy property deals and [...]
Tags: Aung San Sou Kyi·Bob Brown·Bob Katter·Christine Milne·Julia Gillard·Molly Meldrum·Tony Abbott
Berlusconi hits the bottom – Julia Gillard’s bottom.
November 17th, 2011 · Comments Off · News
Australia has offered to help Europe get out of debt whilst Silvio Berlusconi just wants Julia Gillard to get out of her trousers. Barack Obama will give an address to Australian parliament today. Julia Gillard asked him if he had Berlusconi’s address. Berlusconi has stepped down as Italian Prime Minister to spend more time with [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Julia Gillard·Mario Monti·Silvio Berlusconi·Tiger Airways·Tony Abbott
Holden says fluffy dice will still be designed here
November 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off · News
Holden is to move design of the Commodore overseas. However design of the fluffy dice hanging from the rear view mirror will remain in this country. The High Court in London has ruled that Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden. His defence is that whatever he’s guilty of he has already served his time, [...]
Tags: Alan Joyce·Julia Gillard·Julian Assange·Tony Abbott·Westpac
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