The Prime Minister of PNG has asked our government to cancel the Paladin contract on Manus Island…but only so local businesses can capitalise on the refugees seeking asylum.
Retail and hospitality jobs have halved since penalty rate cut
The maligned reconfiguration of penalty rates was supposed to create more jobs and more hours for workers. A new study finds that not to be the case.
Teenagers in China are asking for “selfie-grade” plastic surgery, with the west not far behind
The average age of plastic surgeries is dropping in mainland China, as the majority of those undertaking the procedures are under 30. Experts believe a concept called “Snapchat dysmorphia” is to blame.
We busted your mum’s top ten food myths
When we were growing up, we were told many things about the food we were eating. At is turns out, most of those were lies. Thanks, Mum.
How much you’ll really get from Scott Morrison’s tax cuts
Last night, the Morrison government passed the first stage of their tax-cut package. This is how much will you’ll get, and how soon.
They’re developing a “laser” that can identify us through our beating heart
Our days of avoiding detection by the system are numbered, as the US military is developing a laser that can identify us by the thrum of our hearts. Great.
Jacqui Lambie “fought” the Liberals over the tax package – but where was Labor?
Scott Morrison’s three-stage tax package is set to pass thanks to the vote of Jacqui Lambie. But with her vote also crucial in deciding whether Peter Dutton will repeal the Medevac Act, one has to wonder how we got here.
The internet’s deletion of the Dalai Lama proves our enlightenment
After the Dalai Lama made misogynist comments in an interview, the internet has cancelled him entirely. With Buddhism now destroyed, I ponder what our next stop will be?
Alabama woman will not be jailed for someone else shooting her unborn child
Alabama will not pursue manslaughter charges against a victim of a shooting who lost a foetus because of it, but considering the laws still on the books, sanity has not prevailed.
If Bishop and Pyne believe they’re following the rules, we need to change the rules
Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne believing they’re ok to work for companies they gave taxpayer funds to is indicative of something we should not ignore.
Cockroaches are evolving to a point where they’ll be impossible to poison
While we’ve killed everything else on Planet Earth, the cockroach is fast becoming resistant to our means to poison it. Run away!
NBN Co wants to charge us more for streaming content
NBN Co has announced that they’re considering charging us more for video streaming. They’ve also kept negotiations confidential, which, as a taxpayer-funded network, they certainly cannot do.
Oumuamua: Mysterious space thing not an alien spacecraft, researchers conclude
While researchers are not entirely sure what ‘Oumuamua is, they’ve absolutely ruled out that aliens were behind the wheel. Sort of.
Our politicians sat for the fewest days since 1934 – today they accepted their pay rise
Today, our politicians gleefully accepted a rise in their salary. However, the number of days they actually sat in parliament is the second fewest since 1901.
After Ivanka gatecrashed the G20, the internet fought back with Photoshop
Ivanka Trump muscling in on the G20 annoyed the internet so much, they decided to flay Daddy’s little diplomat through the medium of Photoshop.
The Bible Truth: The text doesn’t support Folau’s hateful love
Israel Folau asking his supporters to prejudice people with love illuminates a flaw in his logic, and a flaw in the source material.
Pell’s abuse compensation program only spent a fraction compensating victims
According to Fairfax, George Pell’s scheme to address sex abuse claims spent far more money on itself that it ever did victims of the church.
Steven Seagal to tell the story of Alan Kurdi, the toddler that drowned looking for asylum
Alan Kurdi, the toddler that highlighted the inhumanity of the migrant crisis, is set to be the subject of a film. His family are not happy.
Shut up and give me your money: Social media’s twist on crowdfunding
While we’re busy politicising charity, some pioneering fellows in America are making money off it. Makes sense.
NASA starts scouting for a back-up planet, set to investigate Saturn’s “earthlike” Titan
NASA has decided that Earth is beyond saving, so we’re off to Titan, Saturn’s freakiest moon. Methane storms, electric sand, rolling gas streams. At least it isn’t humid.
Study discovers that stress literally alters your brain (and is contagious)
According to the findings of a new study, stress alters your brain on the most fundamental level. So, lay off, everyone.
Hass money: The avocado is now as valuable as Bitcoin…apparently
According to the musings of one Bloomberg journalist, the humble avocado is now as valuable as Bitcoin. Hass moves everything around me!
