Politics

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Moderate faction of the Liberal Party has reportedly declined an invitation to the Right faction's annual Scotch and Cigar Night, held at Paul Murray's Slam Pad on the Kingston Foreshore. The event, scheduled for 8 PM on March 1st, promises an evening of "top-shelf pours, premium smokes, and robust debate"—or, more accurately, a roomful...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has today reaffirmed his commitment to the Trump political playbook, after the US President blamed diversity hiring, Joe Biden, and women for a deadly mid-air collision over the Potomac River. Dutton, who has spent the past two years meticulously copying Trump’s rhetoric, albeit with a total lack of charisma, expressed admiration...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has reportedly wasted hours of his arguably valuable time this morning by attempting to use game theory to show that engaging in a culture war with Labor is pointless and the campaign should be focusing on policy. Game theory is the study of strategic interactions where the outcome for...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's optics advisor was reportedly pushed to the brink today after Albo casually floated the idea of buying a 2023 Porsche 911 Turbo GT3RS in Acid Green during a brief break between meetings. The question came out of nowhere. "What do you, uh, reckon about me getting one of those, uh, new...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACT Opposition leader Peter Dutton has once again reassured the Australian public that he is a totally normal guy, all while eating a Maxibon from the cookie side first. The Coalition leader fronted cameras yesterday while chowing down on the ice cream treat. "There's been a lot going around about whether I do or don't have a soul. I just want...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be targeting Labor's once-rusted on regional seats in the 2025 Election, it has been confirmed. Widely considered a 'lost cause' in the years since Prime Minister Rudd reinvigorated the central Queensland coastline with his 'Kevin 07' campaign, it seems that Labor no longer views the rural electorates as losses that need to be cut. While...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Local 30-year-old bar manager and permanent stay-at-home son, Fraser Denning, has stunned friends and family by taking annual leave from his job to attend an inauguration party in Washington D.C. Fraser, who still lives in the palatial Betoota Grove home that is known locally by it's name, not the street number, jetted off last week...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact In terrific news for Peter Dutton, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has doubled down on the central bank's stance that interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer - causing even more pain for Australian voters. Bullock has also warned some Australians will have to sell their homes to cope with high inflation and...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact ABC Chair Kim Williams took an unconventional approach to understanding controversial podcaster Joe Rogan this morning, reportedly smoking DMT at his office desk in Ultimo and eating freshly grilled dolphin meat he sourced himself from Sydney Harbour. Williams, who recently described Rogan as "deeply repulsive" during a National Press Club address, has raised eyebrows with...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The nation's federal representatives are meeting today for the last time this year and once again, they've left some important legislation to the very last minute to try and rush through. Despite having all year to work these things out, members and senators from Labor, the Coalition and the Greens have sat on...