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newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - 7 hours ago
Every few generations or so, the world throws up a political figure of such determination, such integrity, such presence and charisma, that the nation can do little but lay back and submit to his will in a sort of …
Also tagged: hero, satire, family first, steve fielding, cash for trash, medicare levy surcharge, alcopops tax
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Oct 9, 2008
Americans are funny people. Bill Cosby, for example. But there is also a sinister side to their amusing nature. Adam Sandler, for example. But the complexities of the USA go beyond simple comedy. The United States of …
Also tagged: john mccain, barack obama, united states, hero, satire, adam sandler, uncle sam, wall street crisis, bill crosby
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Oct 8, 2008
Americans are funny people. Bill Cosby, for example. But there is also a sinister side to their amusing nature. Adam Sandler, for example. But the complexities of the USA go beyond simple comedy. The United States of …
Also tagged: john mccain, barack obama, united states, hero, satire, adam sandler, uncle sam, wall street crisis, bill crosby
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Oct 1, 2008
Having last week examined the issue of aged pensioners, today we continue our series on whiny people who want something for nothing, and take a look at paid maternity leave. read more
Also tagged: fatherhood, hero, satire, maternity leave, family values, productivity commission
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 24, 2008
It is a widely acknowledged truth that one can tell a lot about a society from the way it treats its elderly citizens. For example, a society that sends its elderly citizens into a secure location in the desert to …
Also tagged: hero, satire, dog food, baked beans, pensioners, brendan nelson, jame sandwiches, single aged pension
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 18, 2008
And so the great wheel turns once more. In the most unexpected political development since Mark Latham went insane, Malcolm Turnbull has succeeded Brendan Nelson as Opposition Leader. read more
Also tagged: hero, satire, malcolm turnbull, liberal leadership, brendan neslon, struggle street
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 10, 2008
What are states for? Are they the building blocks of our nation, without which we would quickly slide into tyranny and chaos? Or are they simply pointless indulgences that suffocate the people with their superfluous …
Also tagged: hero, satire, parliament, colin barnett, matt brown, alan carpenter, noreen hay
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 4, 2008
When I was growing up, Fairfax was the symbol of all that was good and noble in the world. Every morning my chums and I would wait eagerly outside the newsagent’s, waiting for it to open so we could get our hands on …
Also tagged: strike, hero, satire, job cuts, fairfax, mike carlton
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 27, 2008
It seems typical of life on this earth that just as we are basking in the afterglow of that joyous affirmation of all-that-it-means-to-be-human that is the Olympics, we get sucker-punched by a national crisis that …
Also tagged: hero, satire, outback jack, bernard salt, man drought
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 20, 2008
What is it about the Olympics? What is it that so inspires us, elevates us to a higher level of humanity? What is it about this creation of Pierre de Coubertin, a simple Frenchman with a simple dream that someday …
Also tagged: olympics, beijing, hero, satire, eamon sullivan, stephanie rice