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Happy 2010

It’s going to be an Olympic year for cartoonists with a federal election coming up, and hopefully Tony Abbott will last long enough as Opposition leader to contest it, because if there is a god, Tony is His gift to political cartoonists. Thanks god.
…and just some food for thought if you’re tempted to make some [...]

Never leave home without a fresh pair

Apparently the guy spent 20 minutes in the toilet before attempting to set off a bomb in his underpants. I imagine he was saying goodbye.
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The turkey flip

We’ve all heard about the monster turkeys being served up for Christmas in Tasmania this year, but spare a thought for the premier. The poor bastard’s got a whole freezer full that he needs us to choke down and hope the food poisoning doesn’t kick in before next March.
Perhaps the Miracle Of Christmas will kick [...]

Mate

Every political party has their unpalatable extreme.
For the Greens it’s compulsory vegetarianism for all citizens with tree-hugging re-education camps for recidivists, for the Libs it’s the idea that rendering down the unemployed for soap makes good economic sense, for the Nats it’s Wilson Tuckey, the Democrats democratted themselves out of existence and for Family [...]

Now the spin don’t work, it just makes things worse…

…and after the election, we most likely won’t see your face again.
Okay, we all know the Tasmanian ALP and Libs are minor subsidiaries of Gunns Ltd, but if they’re going to be so embarrassingly obvious about it, could they at least save us the weasel words and make it official policy?
As Howard discovered in 2007, [...]

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