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Is That A Wallet In Your Pocket? (Good News Week 23/2/09: Strange But True)

Newcastle scientists have just released a report claiming that women have more and better orgasms if their partner has more money. The boffins have also hastened to add that scientists ain’t paid peanuts, baby. British psychologists have found a correlation between the frequency of women’s orgasms and the size of their partner’s income. And that’s […]

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Good Next Week (Good News Week 23/2/09: closing)

Tues, Feb. 24 Tuesday is Business Clean Up Australia Day, which is fair enough, as it’s them who fucked it up in the first place. Tuesday is National Pancake Day! Mick Dodson’s cool with that one. Delicious. The unveiling of the Queen Mother memorial tomorrow will go horribly wrong when someone calls the Queen a […]

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And the big news? (Good News Week 16/2/09: monologue)

It was the first anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations. Though since then, nothing really practical has changed for indigenous people. (shrug / look guilty) …Sorry! It was the first anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations. I’m so glad everyone’s living in peace, harmony and equality now. / I’m so glad […]

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Debtaration Y (Good News Week 16/2/09: What’s the Story?)

According to a BankWest study, 29% of under-30s are financially unfit, 64% are borderline, and just 7% are deemed financially fit. That’s what happens when you put all your money in shares, housing or savings. According to a BankWest study, 29% of under-30s are financially unfit, 64% are borderline, and just 7% are deemed financially […]

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PopeTube (Good News Week 16/2/09: What’s the Story?)

So the Pope’s on YouTube. LOL. / I’m Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Arse Off. The Pope’s on Youtube! At last a virtual home for your virtual God! The Vatican have set up their own YouTube channel, though so far it’s mostly being used as a marketing tool for the iPope. His Holiness is […]

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Human dumbbells (Good News Week 16/2/09: Strange But True)

A London gym has begun employing what they call “human dumbbells”, people who sit on adapted gym machines so lifters can visualise what they’re lifting. The main problem is that the job of “dumbbell” doesn’t really add much to your CV. Of course, they don’t want to be called “dumbells”. They prefer “weight elevation technical […]

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Granny Doesn’t Drive (Good News Week 16/2/09: Strange But True)

A South Korean grandmother has failed her driving test for the 771st time. She’s going to keep trying – after all she’s bound to be better the older she gets. By the time she gets her license, she’s going to be too old to drive. She only wants her license so she can drive to […]

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Good Next Week (Good News Week 16/2/09: closing)

Tues, Feb. 17 Tomorrow in Sydney, Federal Cabinet meets the public! Well, when they say “public”, you do have to be the CEO of a multimillion dollar corporation. Or a movie star. On Tuesday, Federal Cabinet meets the public in Sydney. It’s like meeting your favourite celebrities, except that you’d hate them, if you actually […]

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What the news did on our holidays (Good News Week 9/2/09: monologue)

It’s been a typical Aussie summer so far, full of rolling blackouts, melting railways, sharks, spiders, snakes, crocs, jellyfish & foreigners winning the tennis. Only this summer, they won the cricket as well. Oh well. There’s always getting drunk. As Melbourne suffered their worst heatwave in history, their train system completely melted down, causing thousands […]

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No more living in harmony (Good News Week 9/2/09: What’s The Story?)

The Federal Government has announced a tougher anti-racism program to replace the decade-old Living in Harmony program. The new program will be given the more accurate title of Living with Bigotry. / Tolerating Bigotry. / Intolerance of Intolerance. The Living in Harmony day made people feel either that it was either an unrealistic goal, or […]