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LITERATURE
“It fills you with rage to be poor in a rich country and I think that’s perfectly legitimate. We need a revolution.”
The novelist wins the Miles Franklin Literary Award for her book Too Much Lip. Of course, only a fiction writer could tell Australia the truth about itself.
POLITICS
“The reality is he was part of this world for some time and was merely passing from one room to another.”
The Nationals MP uses his infant son to challenge the decriminalisation of abortion in New South Wales. To extend the metaphor, Joyce’s reasoning suggests he has very little in the attic.
SOCIAL MEDIA
“We do not agree that [it] is our role to remove content that one side of a political debate considers to be false.”
The Asia-Pacific vice-president of Facebook denies it’s their responsibility to remove fake news during the Australian election. Every pollster in the country breathed a sigh of relief.
ACADEMIA
“Continuing her long list of firsts, Julie will be our university’s first female chancellor.”
The pro-chancellor of the Australian National University announces Julie Bishop as the university’s next chancellor. Maybe next year publicists will realise that never having a female leader before shouldn’t be your main selling point.
NEWSTART
“New figures have been released showing just how many dole bludgers are trying to take advantage of the welfare system.”
The newsreader offers up Sunrise’s nuanced addition to the Newstart debate. No doubt the show’s welfare expert panel features a hedge fund manager, a tradie with a dozen investment properties and Tony Abbott.
BUSINESS
“That’s the anecdotal information I received.”
The administrator for Queensland Nickel confirms that Clive Palmer paid $1 to buy the company. Still more than his employees have been paid for working there.
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