Anna Dean’s Halal Hysteria

Commercial Facebook pages are rather dull places. However this doesn’t seem to stop frenzied obsessive bigoted nutjobs from marching on and having foaming tantrums if the business does something they do not like. In the case of supermarket giant Coles, it is supposedly doing what a business sensitive to consumer needs and aware of its […]

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Ed Husic suffers Facebook abuse after swearing in with Qur’an

When Australia’s first Muslim front-bencher was sworn in – hand on Qur’an – some went to his Facebook page to express outrage Helen Davidson guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 2 July 2013 12.53 AEST The historic swearing in of Australia’s first Muslim frontbencher as a parliamentary secretary has been marred by vitriolic and bigoted abuse posted on his […]

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The APP grapples sweatily with same-sex marriage

On very rare occasions the Australian Pathetic Protectionist Party moves away from vilifying Muslims and ponderously chews over other issues. Failed serial political candidate Nicky Folkes is bursting with excitement about a new petition he has found to sign. Leaving aside the fact that the Labor National Conference delegates are unlikely to take any notice […]

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