Politics

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A member of Betoota's illustrious Young Nationals Club has had his world comprehensively rocked this today after the New Zealand government confirmed that leader Barnaby Joyce is a citizen of their country. Sam Henley-Grange is currently sitting on the floor in his parent's living room, staring up at the OLED television his father bought because David Warner told him...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The former Member for New England Tony Windsor has revealed that a recent visit to the New Zealand High Commission in Canberra last week was unrelated to the Barnaby Joyce citizenship crisis. Earlier this morning, the Deputy Prime Minister told Parliament that he's referring himself to the High Court of Australia after the Kiwis got...

STEVE GAINSBOROUGH | Real Estate | Contact The Prime Minister of Australia has told a number of Canberra journalists this afternoon that the cost of the post vote on same sex marriage has been 'blown out of proportion' as it'll only cost twice as much as his Point Piper house is worth. "When you think of it like that," said Turnbull. "It...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The non-binding and possibly unlawful postal vote plebiscite to determine whether or not Australia is ready to treat gay people like adults will be a waste of money, says Queensland MP, George Christensen. "Not because it will accurately determine the sentiments held by people outside parliament house, but because those sentiments won't be acknowledged by the house of representatives"...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact After a disastrous week so far in federal politics, a leading research body has revealed that the overwhelming majority of Australians are looking forward to the day when Parliament is made up of robots. Roy Morgan Research released their findings this afternoon after a phone survey was conducted by the group this afternoon as the nation grows more and more...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT While exhausting all options left to find ways to avoid legalising gay marriage, Tony Abbott has said a postal vote might work but a plebiscite could be better, while talking out of school on 2GB with Ray Hadley. Mr Abbott said he would argue in the party room Monday that while a non-compulsory postal ballot was "better than...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The former prime minister Tony Abbott today revealed to journalists that he understands that he probably can't stop the gay marriage train from leaving the platform - but the prospect of 'very dramatic and catty' gay divorces in the future is 'a bridge too far' for the big Catholic. Speaking to a number of local...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Deputy Prime Minister phoned his Liberal counterpart this morning to offer his support after a transcript of a telephone call between Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull was leaked to the media overnight. Barnaby Joyce told the Prime Minister that he should've told the President of the United States to go and get fucked after...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The loudest voice in Australian political journalism has announced his retirement this afternoon, bring to an end a career that has spanned some 49 years. Laurie Oakes made the shock admission earlier today after revealed to reporters that he's simply 'had enough of this shit' and that 'he's getting too old to deal with it.' "With the prospect of another...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Labor senator Sam Dastyari has called for an end to the way in which parties compete for donations, and a total ban on all future political donations - unless someone wants to sort out some flights for him on his next trip to China. "I mean, there's just no need for businesses both in and outside Australia to be...