Finally, somebody understands the internet. Prime Minister Crusader Rabbit demonstrates his compassion towards Syrian refugees. And the Rabbit’s words at the launch of the Australian Border Force in July turn out to have been remarkably prescient.
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Episode Credits
- Josh Ostrovsky explains the internet to Katie Couric, as reported by On the Media in their story, The Fat Jew: Superstar or Supervillain? (Part 1), 28 August 2015.
- “We don’t want a detention centre led economy”, Tony Abbott’s soundbite, was reported by ABC TV’s Insiders, 6 September 2015. Transcript of press conference.
- Border Force ‘a quantum leap forward’, Sky News Australia, 1 July 2015.
li>Border Force: what is it, and why do we need it?, News.com.au, 6 July 2016.
- Border Force operation shut down on same day of announcement after community reaction, ABC Radio’s PM, 28 August 2015.
- Operation Fortitude press release “clumsily worded”: Border Force commissioner, ABC News, 28 August 2015.
- Dutton’s office ignored Border Force briefing, Sky News Australia, 30 August 2015.
- Border Force fiasco calls into question culture and leadership of ‘paramilitary’ group, The Canberra Times, 4 September 2015.
- Inside Border Force’s power, The Saturday Paper, 5 September 2015.
- Australia’s Brutal Treatment of Migrants, The New York Times, 3 September 2015.
- The Mafia in Australia: Blood Ties, ABC TV’s Four Corners, 7 July 2015.
- Audio of Tony Abbott’s press conference, 6 September 2015 from ABC News24.
- Nicholas Fryer may be found at nickfryer.net.
- Transvision Vamp’s “I Want Your Love” (1988) obtained from YouTube.
Series Credits
- The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian via The Freesound Project.
- Edict fanfare by neonaeon, via The Freesound Project.
- Elephant Stamp theme by Joshua Mehlman.
- Photograph of the Trinity atmospheric nuclear test, July 1945, by the US Government via Wikimedia Commons.
[Picture: Australian Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg, in a screenshot from ABC TV, 28 August 2015.]