The Guardian Publishes Puff Piece Propaganda pushing Pyongyang Bike Paths
The Guardian draws approving attention to the bicycle friendly workers paradise that is Pyongyang, North Korea. A minor detail, buried right at the end, is that women were banned from riding said bicycles in...
BBC appear unhappy about looming cuts
The British government are doing what any sensible government would do.
Cutting an out of control organisation down to size, and insisting the BBC be a public service broadcaster in the public interest, not an...
ABC’s Leigh Sales, Malcolm Turnbull and the ‘XYZ Effect’
The ABC's Leigh Sales and the Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull discuss the 'XYZ Effect'.
Why ‘the Greens’ silent on Iran nuclear deal?
The only place the Greens seem to be talking about the Iran nuclear deal struck yesterday is in your XYZ's satire department.
The Australian Greens appear to have not released any media statements on this...
Greece: one week celebrations, the next violence and riots
Last week I wrote:
"As Greeks celebrate in the streets this week over the 'no' vote victory, these celebrations could turn to riots and civil unrest this time next week..."
My prediction has come true. But...
‘Shorten-speak’
As is clear from the exchange below from The Australian's 'Strewth' column, Bill Shorten has a lot of trouble answering simple yes / no questions with anything less than a mind numbingly, long winded,...
BREAKING NEWS: Kim Jong Un to appear on Q&A!
BREAKING NEWS. Reclusive Dear Leader Kim Jong Un, and the deceased star of the cult film 'Weekend at Bernies', pictured here in a rare photo opportunity at a Greens Party fundraiser, are to appear...
CSIRO $120 million ship: up the creek without a paddle?
Like the ABC, I used to have great respect for the CSIRO, the great Aussie inventors of Wi-Fi, the Hills Hoist and the Victa lawn mower. Well, maybe not the last two, but you...
XYZ SATIRE: Australian Greens Express Enthusiastic Support for Iranian Nuclear Program!
The leader of the Australian Greens, Richard Di Natale, announced today that his party had pledged its full support to Iran's fledgeling nuclear program. He described the UN sponsored sanctions regime against Iran as...
On Missing the Point Completely
Today’s musings begin with a personal disclosure – Boethius is a partnered philosopher. The POB (‘Partner of Boethius’) is a very gentle soul, not given to expletive peppered rants during late night repeats of...