Dog day afternoon
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The 40 most Onion-like Australian politics headlines of 2016
In a year of change, Australian politics remained laughable
In an annual tradition, Evan Williams presents his list of real Australian political news headlines that read as if they’re from the satirical newspaper The Onion.
- Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce injured by sheep
- Scott Morrison forced to chase his car down slope
- One Nation Senator Rod Culleton knocks over stack of crockery
- Tony Abbott has taken a nasty spill from a fire truck
- Tony Abbott appointed director of new thinktank to promote western civilization
- Johnny Depp says Barnaby Joyce ‘inbred with tomato’; Deputy PM hits back with Hannibal Lecter comparison
- Peter Dutton apologises for calling journalist a ‘mad witch’ in text message
- Jacqui Lambie reads wrong oath in Australia Day video message
- Bill Shorten picks up groceries but fumbles with small talk on lettuce
- Glenn Lazarus hits Maccas after ‘stick insect size’ Lodge dinner
- Revealed: Coalition MP Stuart Robert speech partly written by property developer lobbyist
- Pauline Hanson: Text slabs from One Nation party policies lifted from internet, including Wikipedia
- Hanson worries gay marriage plebiscite could lead to child marriage
- Department of Defence spends $20m on consultants to save taxpayers’ money
- Department of Foreign Affairs flies 23 executives business class to Paris for a meeting about saving money
- WA Liberal MP Steve Irons used taxpayer funds to attend his own wedding in Melbourne
- Victoria’s Corrections Minister apologises for using taxpayer money to chauffeur his dogs
- Federal Election: Malcolm Turnbull’s negative gearing stunt with baby homeowner ‘farcical’
- Brisbane Broncos ex-player Kerrod Walters joins Glenn Lazarus on Senate ticket
- Election 2016: Greens volunteer allegedly bitten by Liberal in fight for Higgins
- Malcolm Turnbull meets Splinter the pet rat on the campaign trail in Penrith
- Bill Shorten’s ‘man boobs his Achilles heel’ in election campaign
- Federal Election 2016: Minister Mathias Cormann accidentally praises ‘caring’ Labor leader Bill Shorten
- Liberal candidate infamous for complaining about his Domino's pizza store not being open at 1am ‘registered an empty block of land’ as his home address before voting
- These Teens Met The Prime Minister, Then Snapchatted A Penis On His Face
- ‘Fake Tradie’ is real according to Liberal Party spokesman
- Nick Xenophon stands by candidate who advocates genital acupuncture
- Christopher Pyne staffer among Australians jailed in Malaysia after stripping
- Bit measly isn’t it, Malcolm? PM gives homeless beggar $5 – despite clutching a wad of notes in his other hand
- Q&A: Alan Jones declares himself a feminist, Minister for Women Michaelia Cash refuses to do so
- Male Liberal staffer ‘pretended to be a woman’ to win prized position
- Warren Truss nods off during Malcolm Turnbull question time monologue
- Derryn Hinch latest of several politicians caught sleeping on the job
- WA MP Christian Porter in car outside Parliament as crucial vote taken
- Treasurer Scott Morrison blasts Opposition Leader Bill Shorten for his policies, and choice of suit
- Census 2016: Malcolm Turnbull finds census ‘easy’ as website crashes
- Bill Shorten to skip Parliament for date with Canada’s Justin Trudeau
- Ceiling collapses on floor where Malcolm Turnbull headed cabinet meeting
- Jacqui Lambie compares SA Senator Cory Bernardi to an ‘angry prostitute’
- Jacqui Lambie apologises to prostitutes after Cory Bernardi comment
Evan Williams’ book Australian Leader Eats Raw Onion Whole: Headlines from the government that broke satire is out via Black Inc.
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