Barrack and Michelle Obama have signed record book deals with Penguin Random House. The publishing giant will print separate memoirs for the couple and the Financial Times reported that bidding went in excess of 60 million, making the deal the biggest in presidential memoir history. The sum flattens the 10 and 15 million that George … Continue reading Penguin pens record deal with Obamas
Down under, just about every well-adjusted adult likes to think of themselves as a self-deprecating larrikin, with a happy-go-lucky spring in their step that's as difficult to dampen as a Waratah in January. That being said, it's likely that several Australian egos took a beating after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's butchering of our Prime … Continue reading ‘Trumbull’ faux pas casts gloom over Aus-US relations
It hasn't even been two weeks since Donald Trump assumed the presidency and already he's rolled out the blueprints for most of his major policies. An anti-muslim immigration plan, archaic position on border control and an active stance on climate change denial all sound extreme, even ludicrous. But are they surprising? If someone had told you constantly … Continue reading Trump’s policy, shocking to those that weren’t listening
Barnaby Joyce has reiterated Australia’s position on renewable energy by confirming that the coalition will honour the Paris climate change agreement. The Deputy Prime Minister made it clear that a US backflip on the agreement would not affect Australia’s position despite calls from coalition members and Tony Abbott to scrap current targets. ‘We are not […]
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