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The Mocker amuses himself by calling out poseurs, sneering social commentators, and po-faced officials. He is deeply suspicious of those who seek increased regulation of speech and behaviour. Believing that journalism is dominated by idealists and activists, he likes to provide a realist’s perspective of politics and current affairs.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (left) and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison are seen during the signing of the Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement at Admiralty House in Sydney, Friday, February 28, 2020. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Ardern’s dubious election year tactic

Should she be returned to power, a prospect that looks remote, Jacinda Ardern has almost zero likelihood of a rapprochement with our PM.

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Campaigning actors (clockwise, from top left) Simon Baker, Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill and Robert de Niro. Pictures: File

Luvvies reading from the same lousy script

Audiences and the wider community have had a gutful of the incessant pontificating and displays of virtue by the performing arts industry. Stick to acting, folks.

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Volunteer fireman Paul Parker appeared on The Project. Picture: Network 10

Change of heart about Fireman Paul

Paul Parker was lauded by The Project for telling the PM to ‘get f..ked’. What about now that he’s backed Pauline Hanson?

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Media Watch host Paul Barry on Monday night described Charles Wooley's 'Paradise Lost' report as 'Balanced? It was not.

Paul Barry forgets the ABC of bias

If the Media Watch host is to be believed, he leads the fight against shoddy journalism. Except when it happens close to home.

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Adam Bandt is the new leader of the Australian Greens, elected unopposed after Richard Di Natale resigned. Senator Larissa Waters has been appointed Senate leader and co-deputy, while Nick McKim was voted as deputy Senate leader and co-deputy after the 10-member Greens party room met to elect a new leadership team this morning. Senator Rachel Siewert, Party Whip, joined the trio at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Greens are off with the fairies

The Greens leadership transition got The Mocker thinking: what would children’s author Enid Blyton make of this week’s events?

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The Mocker’s predictions for 2020

The Mocker brings out the crystal ball to see what’s in store for poseurs, sneering social commentators and po-faced officials. It’s not pretty.

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Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle and Israel Folau with his wife Maria. Pictures: File

Some rugby codes do ’ave ’em

‘That’s the best I can do for you today, sir’. When reflecting on Raelene Castle’s leadership, I can’t help but be reminded of Frank Spencer in a brilliant 1970s British sitcom.

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Crossbench MP Kerryn Phelps arrives during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, February 14, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Medivac gone, but Phelps legacy lives on

As a politician Kerryn Phelps proved utterly hopeless at taking the pulse of the nation.

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Heads buried over rewrite of history

If authenticity was measured by ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ from ABC types, Dark Emu would be known as magisterial, not implausible.

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Senior ABC employees pushed for an “ABC-Staff climate crisis advisory group”. Picture: AAP

‘Inside’ the ABC’s climate group

Alas, the latest ABC staff-initiated brainchild is no more. But let’s examine a hypothetical case of how the rank and file would have reacted had plans continued.

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