Strewth
Deface value
A range of posters has appeared in Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg’s Melbourne seat of Kooyong.
Numbers man
Everyone was preoccupied with the story of how Greg Norman was the go-between for Malcolm Turnbull and Donald Trump.
Marble marvel
Joe Hockey has been painfully reminded of an incident with a certain prime ministerial table.
Phoning it in
James Ashby’s efforts to create the world’s first truly airborne mobile phone have been less than entirely successful.
Underachiever
One of the smaller shames seared deep into the national psyche is the day Trevor Chappell bowled underarm at the Kiwis.
Loaded mic
‘Treat every mic as a live mic’ should be the first rule for any politician doing media.
A quiet word
Malcolm Turnbull invited the gallery to his post-US election press conference, unlike Bill Shorten.
Victor, Trumper
It’s doubtful if there was anyone more visibly elated in parliament yesterday than Trump acolyte George Christensen.
A shaft of gold
Warm spring rays fell upon One Nation senator Rod Culleton’s corner of the Senate like a celestial finger.
Trump terror
David Marr was almost apoplectic on ABC’s Insiders over the possibility of a Trump presidency.
On a roll
From Ben Cubby to Naomi Klein, One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts is taking no prisoners.
What shemozzle
Pauline Hanson has stayed off piste in the Culleton saga, sharing instead a video extolling the glories of Charleville.
Face value
Amid what we saw at the Melbourne Cup, surely the most remarkable was a selfie of Paul Howes and Julie Bishop.
On the road
Wyatt Roy continues his long-postponed gap year. After Iraq, he’s now in South America.
Mike Baird scrubs up
Baird’s smug post over graffiti is proof his social media game remains strong.
In a few words
Even with Malcolm Turnbull, there’s a time and a place for answering a question clearly and concisely.
Familiar organ
As one of its consolations for not being the University of NSW, the University of Sydney gets to enjoy Honi Soit.
Friends indeed
Anthony Albanese and Christopher Pyne sound like a couple who’ve been married a little too long.
