"I was just stoned on election day...that's why I voted Greens". In this hilarious satire from ABC's 'Chaser's War on Everything' on the Australian election, the team explores what would possibly possess people to vote for the Green Party.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Chasers' parody: Why I voted Greens (VIDEO)
"I was just stoned on election day...that's why I voted Greens". In this hilarious satire from ABC's 'Chaser's War on Everything' on the Australian election, the team explores what would possibly possess people to vote for the Green Party.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Doll nipples deemed too risque for Facebook
A Sydney jeweler uploaded pictures (one of them is seen to the left) of her products with a naked doll in the picture. Facebook threatened action against the woman, who identifies with dolls 'for inspiration' and owns a high-end jewelry store on George Street.
Facebook claims that the images constitute a breach of their terms of service, and have threatened to remove them. Meanwhile, nutter-lady and doll nudity enthusiast/jeweler, Victoria Buckley, can only wait and be afraid over the fate of her naked doll pictures.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Newly designed Brisbane hospital for children is a wasteland of colorful hope
The new hospital for children (pictured above) in Brisbane may just be the most colorful hospital in the world. Due to open sometime in 2014, the new building is said to be costing local government just over $1 billion.
According to gadget website Gizmodo, once it's finished in four years' time, the hospital will contain 359 beds and is just bright and cheery-looking enough that it should help lessen the trauma of the kids who are cooped up inside. [Via Gizmodo] View more pictures after the jump.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
How the mighty fall: Kevin Rudd's astonishing fall from power and Julia Gillard's historic rise to power
Kevin Rudd may have been tearful as he signed off as Prime Minister of Australia today, but the transition into a new political era represents a new one not just for Australian politics, but Australia itself.
The Rudd years, as the video above [Via ABC] reports, there was one shining star of the Labor government during that time - today, it is her chance to take the reigns, and let the country see what she can truly do.
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The Rudd years, as the video above [Via ABC] reports, there was one shining star of the Labor government during that time - today, it is her chance to take the reigns, and let the country see what she can truly do.