Rocky and a hard place
THE Sydney Morning Herald has been causing some amusement in NSW Labor circles.
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A sock in the eye
WE thought we were joking – more or less – when we suggested earlier this week that federal Labor had a secret ugly tie roster.
Poor little rich guy
IT looks as if Business Review Weekly wants to make it up to Malcolm Turnbull for revealing he’s on BRW’s Rich 200 list.
Ties that blind
WE might have to get Kevin Rudd to rethink his sporting bets (Strewth, yesterday) after his latest saw him don a necktie so powerfully hued, it could have injured anyone not wearing a welding mask.
Rudd’s spicy spam hit
PUTTING words in Kevin Rudd’s mouth could be characterised as something of a coals-to-Newcastle activity, but that hasn’t stopped a spam artist in Britain.
Reds under G20 bed
WAYNE Swan and Lindsay Tanner may have been getting stuck into Joe Hockey for tweeting during question time, but after the entertainment provided in the House of Reps yesterday, they may start urging him to continue.
Foley’s royal command
SOUTH Australian Treasurer Kevin Foley has a hard-won reputation of being a bit of a drama queen (drama king doesn’t sound quite right).
Field of his own
ONCE in a while, Strewth quietly pines for the glory days of Dan Quayle, the former US vice-president who so famously did a Wheel of Fortune and bought an extra vowel when spelling the word potato.
Tools of the devil
NEVER mind Floriade and the International Mint Directors Conference (Strewth, yesterday), Canberra is about to cop some serious action: a war between witches, the Australian Sex Party and the Catch the Fire Ministries.
Adding to their grief
STREWTH had a very pleasant Fathers Day morning yesterday, but would like to thank The Sun-Herald for elevating the paternal celebration vibe.
By hook or Bligh cook
A QUESTION can be a bit like a diamond: the more facets it has, the more dazzling it can appear. Or at least that seemed to be the approach taken by AAP reporter Cathy Alexander at the National Press Club in Canberra yesterday.
It must be a kind of code
WE know Brendan Nelson is a terribly nice bloke with a winning smile (one that grows bigger the nearer his political exit draws), but does anyone know what the hell he’s on about here?
Spook to me
THERE’S a mystery afoot on the shores of Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, where a hefty swath of land is being cleared, surrounded by high fences and blue plastic sheeting.
Malaprops department
THERE are few things Strewth likes more than a solid dose of straight talk, so we salute the Nine Network’s NSW political reporter Kevin Wilde.
A tax from outer space
AS he probably will be the next leader of the Nationals, it’s important to note the utterings of Barnaby Joyce.
Consolidated memories
IT was the end of an era yesterday when James Packer’s Consolidated Media Holdings flogged off its head office at 54 Park St, Sydney, an address rich in memories for anyone who followed the adventures of James’s father Kerry.
Black day for PM
IT was probably Andrew Denton who captured the national sentiment best when he penned the lyrics, “It’s just not fair but I don’t care as long as we beat New Zealand.”
Ran the wrong race
FOR a moment, it looked as though publicist Max Markson had taken PR into an exciting new realm.
Costello blots copybook
GIVEN that he’s a former treasurer of the entire country, you’d think Peter “Third edition” Costello would be a little more careful when it comes to crunching the numbers.
No stranger danger to Bob
IF you’re going to use a former prime minister to highlight cultural and social differences between Australia and the US, pick carefully.
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