<!– by The Shovel –> A new $25k ‘Home Buyers Grant’, announced by the NSW Government this week, has enabled young professionals Samantha Green and Elliot Ramshaw to finally put a deposit on the Western Sydney car parking spot of their dreams. “We’re...
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Australia Accused Of Human Rights Abuses After Pledging To Send Jacob’s Creek To Britain
<!– by The Shovel –> Australia will send thousands of bottles of $7.95 Jacob’s Creek Chardonnay Sparkling to Britain in what has been described as an unusual and unnecessarily cruel treatment of an ally. Australia said the move was part of a ‘free...
English Backpacker Faces 3 Years In Island Prison After Overstaying Visa By A Day
<!– by The Shovel –> An English backpacker will be sent to Christmas Island and placed in solitary confinement for at least the next two years, after he overstayed his visa by 24 hours. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke confirmed that Josh Somerton, a...
Australia Swamped By People Wanting To Be Tortured On Small Island For Three Years
<!– by The Shovel –> Thousands of asylum seekers have packed up their things and are headed for Australia after the Government announced it would allow the Biloela family to temporarily reunite in Perth after three years locked in a cage on a small...
Statement Regarding Senator James Paterson’s Connection With The Shovel
<!– by The Shovel –> Statement Regarding Senator James Paterson’s Connection With The Shovel Last week Senator James Paterson used a Senate Estimates hearing to read out a popular tweet written by The Shovel. The incident generated a significant...
Biden And Johnson Pose For Photo With Competition Winner
<!– by The Shovel –> A 55 year-old little boy’s dreams came true this week when he was allowed backstage at the G7 summit, as part of a prize he won through a radio station competition. US President Joe Biden and British PM Boris Johnson were...
‘How To Look Busy While Doing Absolutely Fuck All’, By Scott Morrison
<!– by The Shovel –> One of the things I’ve learned since being in the top job is that Aussies love a do-er. Someone who rolls their sleeves up, gets their hands dirty and chips in to get the job done. Sounds like a lot of hard work if you ask me....
Man Just Assumes ‘Lilibet’ Is Name Of New Sports Betting Company
<!– by The Shovel –> A man punting on the dogs at a local pub is unaware that Lilibet is the name of Harry and Meghan’s new child and not a new online gambling company. Richie Brackworth from Sydney said he’d been hearing a lot about this new Lilibet...
Vic Opposition Releases List Of 12 Unanswered Questions About Who Took The Cookie From The Cookie Jar
<!– by The Shovel –> Victorian Shadow Treasurer Louise Staley has intensified her campaign against the Andrews’ government, demanding answers to a list of questions about an alleged theft that took place at a cookie jar earlier in her childhood....
“Letting Biloela family stay will lead to influx of people wanting to spend 3 years locked on an island while their child contracts a rare blood infection”
<!– by The Shovel –> The Government says it cannot give in to the demands of those seeking resettlement of the Biloela family in Australia, pointing out that it will set an expectation that anyone who spends three years locked on an island under...
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The state v Friendly terror suspect: Google, Facebook, 2SM dragged in to Barilaro affair
Dan Andrews is okay as Dictator Dan but not John Barilaro as Benito Mussolini. The attack by the NSW government on its critic Friendly Jordies has escalated as Google and Facebook moved to remove parody images of Deputy Premier Barilaro. Callum Foote reports.
New $25k Home Buyers Grant Allows Sydney Couple To Put Deposit On Dream Car Parking Space
<!– by The Shovel –> A new $25k ‘Home Buyers Grant’, announced by the NSW Government this week, has enabled young professionals Samantha Green and Elliot Ramshaw to finally put a deposit on the Western Sydney car parking spot of their dreams. “We’re...
“Unspecified” political donations: What’s the Scam?
Has the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) just made it easier to hide political donations? It doesn’t appear to know, really. What’s the scam?
Australia Accused Of Human Rights Abuses After Pledging To Send Jacob’s Creek To Britain
<!– by The Shovel –> Australia will send thousands of bottles of $7.95 Jacob’s Creek Chardonnay Sparkling to Britain in what has been described as an unusual and unnecessarily cruel treatment of an ally. Australia said the move was part of a ‘free...
TV networks join Netflix crusade against Australian arts and screen content
The TV networks have joined Netflix to oppose local TV content quotas. It’s too expensive, they say. Yet the local arts and screen sector says the industry which employs 200,000 Australians would be devastated. Elizabeth Minter reports on a crucial decision for Communications Minister Paul Fletcher.
