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Australian radio station Triple J today closed out their first ever ‘Requestival’ by playing the Centrelink Hold Music for its normal run time of eight hours. Group programming director Richard Kingsmill said it was the most listened to song in the country right now. “The 8-hour cut is
read nowFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – who died of coronavirus in his Californian home today – says it is not Facebook’s role to be the arbiter of truth for everything people post online. The billionaire tech whiz, who tested positive to COVID-19 last week before being admitted to hospital on
read nowDonald Trump has resigned from his position as President to devote more time to creating material for comedian Sarah Cooper. The comedy duo have enjoyed huge success in recent weeks with their quirky online videos about injecting disinfectant, taking hydroxychloroquine and not understanding the meaning of per-capita. In one
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Following its announcement that it would start fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweets, Twitter has put together a crack team of 23 million analysts and scrutineers to dissect and verify each of the President’s claims. The hiring boom means the country’s unemployment rate is now 0%, down from 14.7%. “There’s a
read nowAustralians have warmed to Queensland’s strict stance on re-opening its borders, saying the state should seriously consider staying shut on a permanent basis. After initially criticising Queensland’s decision to remain closed until at least September, many people can now see the sense of the policy. “In times like these
read nowTreasurer and deputy Liberal Party leader Josh Frydenberg says he has the support within the party required to topple Scott Morrison, confirming that at least two billion of his colleagues would vote for him in a leadership spill. Given the number of votes required to win a leadership ballot
read nowThere has been a lot of speculation and innuendo about my movements throughout April when I was sick with coronavirus. I want to take this opportunity to set the record straight. When my wife and I were diagnosed with the virus in April, we followed the government instructions to
read nowScott Morrison has cautioned Australians against getting too excited about the $60 billion windfall identified in the JobKeeper budget, saying the funds had already been allocated to pay for Government Services Minister Stuart Robert’s internet bill this for this month. Mr Robert – who is tasked with running the
read nowTreasurer Josh Frydenberg says he is determined to turn the $60 billion JobKeeper calculation blunder into a positive, promising an equal share of the funds for each of Australia’s 885 billion residents. In a speech this morning, Mr Frydenberg said distributing the funds would provide a much-needed stimulus to
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Using 5G technology to create a global pandemic so you can use vaccinations to mind-control a global population is bad. But these Bill Gates conspiracy theorists have clearly never tried to suggest an alteration on a Word document without it looking like it’s been hacked to death with a blunt
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Pharmacists say the President’s claim he was taking anti-malarial medication to fend off COVID-19 has not led to an increase in demand for the drug as initially feared. Although many pharmacists have reported a surge in requests for unknown medications such as ‘Hidrosheen’, ‘Hidrox-a-thing’ and ‘The one that, you know,
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Frantically fumbling to find a way to turn the sound back on, Sydney man Callum Dawson has only just realised that no-one has been listening to him for the past eight years. “Oh hang on. Wait, what? Have I been on mute all this time?” Dawson said, suddenly realising that
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