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Hanson caught replacing ‘Asian’ with ‘Muslim’ on old One Nation banners
When all else fails, go with what works.
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Hanson plans to have baby so she can use The Sonia Kruger Defence
After once again having her moral stance called into question on ABC TV, Pauline Hanson has announced her decision to have another baby as soon as possible in what she’s calling ‘The Sonia Kruger defence’. “The last 24 hours have taught me a lot,” said Hanson as she picketed a Lakemba McDonald’s with a bunch…
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Kevin Rudd seeks to be knifed from UN top job
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has put his hand up to be Secretary-General of the United Nations before inevitably being knifed by his closest colleagues.
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Witty stoner makes scathing joke about election
An unemployed but sharp-witted student at Melbourne University is feeling chuffed with himself after his satirical remark about the election set social media slightly alight.
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Local eccentric ‘hasn’t been seen in weeks’
With the election campaign drawing to a close, the Liberal Party has confirmed it has had a troubled Warringah man under virtual house arrest since the campaign began.
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Turnbull spends night stranded in Kirribilli: ‘I now understand middle Australia’
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he now understands the “horrors of middle class living”, after he found himself stranded at his modest Kirribilli House residence on Saturday night.
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ABC Vote Compass says it would prefer to die than recommend either leader
The ABC Vote Compass – an artificial intelligence engine created to tell people how to vote – became a fully conscious being on Tuesday, before immediately announcing it wanted to end its short-lived existence.
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Turnbull struggles to weave ‘Jobs and Growth’ into answer about whether he’s done the washing up yet
Malcolm Turnbull was hit with a speed bump in his election campaign last night after he struggled to place the “Jobs and Growth” narrative into a question from Lucy about whether he’d done the washing up yet. The slip-up raises concerns in Coalition ranks about Turnbull’s campaign acumen, and his ability to stay on message during the arduous 54-day campaign.…
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Conroy was tipped off about NBN raid by email, unfortunately had reached data cap
Stephen Conroy was tipped off in an e-mail that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) would be orchestrating a raid on the former communications minister’s office. However, Mr Conroy failed to get the email in time after he blew through his data cap. A spokesperson said that Mr Conroy had recently subscribed to Netflix and quickly reached his data cap.…
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‘Illiterate, innumerate’ refugee can’t decide which job to steal first
An asylum seeker who has just been granted refugee status on Nauru, says he’s licking his lips trying to work out which job he’ll steal the moment he gets to Australia. “Being illiterate, a sub-editorship at Fairfax would suit me perfectly, but unfortunately all those jobs have already been stolen,” he said to reporters. “And…