Ass Not What You Can Do For Your Country
these institutions are making me sick!
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The Boast in the Machine
While browsing the Australian Government's contract notices portal AusTender a few days ago – regular readers of this august publication will know that this is one of my principal meditative outlets – I came across a listing from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. The OPC has awarded $40,000 to
Wed, Deb Redemption
Almost 30 years ago now, when the hit movie Titanic launched in cinemas, my friend Matthew taught me and a few others to play Celine Dion's anthem My Heart Will Go On on the recorder, that musical instrument only briefly removed from the kazoo, and naturally we all
Deliver Us, Lord, From Ridicule
On Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre. 'In closing, I would note for the record that the Defence witnesses appearing before the committee today are pleased to take your
Peace at all Costs
One of the major plot points of the first ever episode of the comedy series Black Books comes from the dissatisfied accountant Manny Bianco who accidentally swallows The Little Book of Calm and absorbs its wisdom into his body, then his being. A nervous wreck at the start of the