Texts from Malcolm: The perfect parody account for our new PM
WITH reports emerging that Tony Abbott resigned by fax, a brilliant parody Instagram account underlines how different our new PM really is.
AUSTRALIA’S new Prime Minister is a communicative chap, so it’s fitting that there’s a LOL-tastic Instagram account dedicated to the witty put-downs and sharp comebacks he’s probably texting during Question Time.
With reports emerging from Buzzfeed that Tony Abbott sent his resignation to the governor-general using a fax machine, the parody account underlines just how different our smartphone-obsessed new leader is from the former PM.
The split-screen posts on the brilliant @textsfrommalcolm imagine what Mr Turnbull might be saying as he taps away on his mobile in Parliament.
It all seems highly believable. We see him providing tech advice to fellow ministers, asking George Clooney to play him in the “inevitable biopic” and arranging a boys’ weekend with Prince Harry.
The prescient first photo, shared six months ago, shows Tony Abbott writing a text with the caption, “Can we chat?” and the new PM replying: “Don’t have this number.”
It’s the parody account that’s made for our tech-savvy leader, “Because Tony Abbott doesn’t have opposable thumbs.”
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