Australia
OurSay Wants to Ask your Drug Questions in Parliament
With the federal election looming, both major parties seem to be avoiding the drug discussion. We're partnering with OurSay to get your questions about drugs asked by an actual senator at Question Time.
Aboriginal Headbanging
At the beginning of 2008, the Australian national news reported on a small, isolated Aboriginal community deep in the Northern Territory, aka the middle of nowhere, aka Satan’s Asshole, aka East Bumblefuck.
We Went to Wee Waa
We went to Wee Waa for the global launch of the new Daft Punk record (even though the internet had already released it). If you’ve never been to Wee Waa, it’s 7 hours from Sydney and 12 hours from Melbourne. Which roughly triangulates to the middle of...
Kangaroo Scrotums Are the New Victims of Global Warming
Climate change is a huge concern for many reasons. But it’s only recently that climate change has threatened Australia’s hilarious but substantial kangaroo nutsack trade. The hopping marsupials’ scrotums have made John Kreuger hundreds of thousands of...
An 11-Year-Old Is Suing the Jehovah's Witnesses
In 2006, Australia instituted mandatory background checks for those who work with children to ensure they’re not baby touchers or prone to cooking little kids in cauldrons. But apparently, God thinks this law is wrong, at least according to the country...
White People are Stealing Australian Jobs
The government is flooding the country with economic refugees from Europe, and Aussie battlers are losing out.
Here Comes Turnaround Policy
Immigration is always a big issue during a federal election, so it’s no surprise the government is once again ripping out hair trying to solve the problem of boat people. One possible solution we Navy patrol-boat guys are hearing about is something...
Australian Prisoners Are Giving Themselves DIY Penis Implants
Turns out that a sizable chunk of the inmate population in New South Wales, Australia, is getting inventive with their wangcentric entertainment and performing DIY penis-implant procedures on themselves with rusty razor blades and bits of scrap metal.
We saw the Dead C and HTRK at I’ll Be Your Mirror
The boutique music festival ATP happened this weekend and while you can’t argue that it wasn't a million times more pleasant than the Cronulla Riots with bands that is larger festivals like Big Day Out, it still remains an unsettling experience knowing...
Yesterday Was Obvious Day
The House of Representatives passed legislation yesterday recognising Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders as Australia’s first inhabitants. Great work everyone. It only took 200 years to figure it out. One thing that may have given it away is that...