November 26 – December 2, 2016
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Life
Groove Therapy for migrants and refugees
A dance class in Sydney’s western suburbs is helping young refugee women find community inclusion and cohesion through hip-hop beats.
The Quiz
Quotes
HONESTY
“Um, well, they’re not very good. I’d say that the state opposition is very, very mediocre, and the state government is very, very mediocre.”
The attorney-general offers his view of the Queensland branch of his party. If he took out the word “state”, he’d really nail it.
RACE
“I am fed up with people … calling me a racist if they cannot define one word that I have ever said in policy, or anything, that is racist.”
The racist leader of a racist party complains about being called racist. Which is a bit like listening back to your voice on an answering machine and saying, “I had no idea I sounded like that.”
RELIGION
“I have no worries.”
The exiled spiritual leader says he is unconcerned by the election of Donald Trump. Which is an easy enough position to hold when your life is daisy chained by reincarnation into a Trumpless future.
FAIRNESS
“He is the Jeremy Corbyn of Australian politics. Appealing to the Bernie Sanders and all the rest of it.”
The treasurer criticises Bill Shorten for his apparently soft stance on fairness. To be honest, likening the leader of Australia’s Labor Party to his British equivalent is a pretty weak burn.
MUSIC
“What’s occurred here is what would be considered a misdemeanour rather than a crime.”
A Mossos d’Esquadra officer confirms that Justin Bieber is not being investigated for punching a fan in the face. Which is a perfectly reasonable response to meeting a Justin Bieber fan.
GENDER
“Too often I am told not to get angry, not to be a diva, not to call out a nong when he is behaving like one.”
The Labor parliamentarian delivers a blistering speech at the Emily’s List Oration in Canberra. There are no jokes about this item; it was really very good.
