Australian leader eats raw onion whole : headlines from the government that broke satire

by Evan Williams

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The story of Team Australia in headlines. Inspired by the Onion, Evan Williams searched high and low for the real news headlines that capture the hilarious hypocrisy and absurdity of the Abbott years. What he found poses the question: was this Australia's maddest ever government? You be the judge ... Tony Abbott blames forgetting reporter's name on being hungover Barnaby Joyce threatens to euthanise Johnny Depp's dogs Abbott says Turnbull 'invented internet' Senator Glenn Lazarus will be show more good for Federal Parliament, says his mum Labor frontbencher Gary Gray eats his own hair in Parliament Prime Minister eats another raw onion, choosing it over caramelised onion quiche Evan Williams has written for the Monthly, the Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, McSweeney's and Crikey. He also wrote for ABC2's daily satirical news show The Roast. show less

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Australia
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Nonfiction, Politics and Government, History
DDC/MDS
327.94Society, government, & culturePolitical scienceInternational Relations: SpiesPacificAustralia
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DU117.18 .A978History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaOceania (South Seas)History of Oceania (South Seas)Australia
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