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“I would feel worse if I didn’t have a go.”
The former member for the seat of New England announces he will run at the next election. He’d feel bad if he didn’t run, but he’d feel a lot worse if he were Barnaby Joyce.
EQUALITY
“It could be angry and spiteful and divisive, the last thing we need.”
The broadcaster argues against a plebiscite on same-sex marriage. Few people know what it is to be “spiteful and divisive” like the man who stoked the Cronulla riots, who encouraged the drowning of Australia’s first female prime minister and mocked her father’s death.
LAW
“Because Terry Bollea’s penis is not 10 inches, like you’re trying to say.”
The wrestler discusses himself in the third person, using his real name, as he explained the difference between the character he plays and himself during a $100 million invasion of privacy suit against Gawker, which published a sex tape in which one of them starred.
LEGACY
“I’m not in the business of raking over old coals, nor am I in the business of responding to scurrilous gossip.”
The former prime minister responds to the publication of Niki Savva’s book The Road to Ruin. In Abbott’s mind, the coals aren’t cold; they’re storing heat like a deluded hangi.
LAW
“We are not going to ban rugby league, we’re not going to ban ballet, we are not going to ban anal fisting. These things are dangerous, but we’re not going to ban them.”
The NSW government whip speaks against legislation regulating eyeball tattooing. In fairness, a ban on the former would probably slow down the latter two.
MUSIC
“The world has lost a truly great man who left an indelible mark on my soul and the history of British music.”
The second remaining Beatle mourns the passing of Sir George Martin, who was often described as one of four “fifth” Beatles. Martin was 90.
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