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You have to laugh
A sense of humour would seem a prerequisite for membership of a party led by Adam Bandt, the little fellow’s wince-worthy grandstanding on matters of which he has loud and little grasp being a near daily occurrence. But it seems that when funny bones were being issued, Greens stalwart Mehreen Faruqi was nowhere to be found. Going AWOL — absent without laughter — hasn’t impeded the NSW Senator’s rise, nor her enjoyment of all the opportunities Australia has to offer. Diversity is a strength, as they say, and aren’t we to rejoice that a New Australian has settled in so comfortably and with such confidence?
But definitely not The Australian‘s Johannes Leak, who has been on the receiving end of a stern letter from the Senator’s lawyers asserting that the sketch is racist and … well let the learned friends lay out their client’s gripe:
The Cartoon’s publication has caused, and is likely to cause, ongoing serious harm to Senator Faruqi by associating her with a listed terrorist…
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Sep 02 2024
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The Society of Jesus mourns the death of Father Gerald (“Gerry”) O’Collins SJ AC. Fr O’Collins died in Melbourne on Thursday 22 August at the age of 93. He had been a Jesuit for 74 years and a priest for 61 years.
Aug 31 2024
3 mins
How could it not be the Jews? That was the immediate surmise of, let us be frank, noxiously aggressive bigots and anti-Semites. Tayah’s restaurant was in Caulfield, the heart of Jewish Melbourne, there was a synagogue nearby.
Aug 30 2024
4 mins