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@batshit-auspol.bsky.social
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Weird and wild moments from Down Under. Smash follow! (And for clarity, just because something's Batshit that doesn't mean we think it's bad)

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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Returning here to remind you all to vote for @paulinepantsdown.bsky.social in the Hottest 100 Australian Songs countdown or democracy is lost www.abc.net.au/triplej/coun...
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Hottest 100 of Australian Songs - triple j
Listen on Saturday July 26 as we count down the Hottest 100 Australian songs - as voted by you.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Aussies, what was "The Incident" at your school?
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
lol
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
So apparently the Americans are not familiar with the Aussie phrase 'nut it out' and it is causing mass carnage in business meetings
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
It's only the 2nd and already Scomo has turned up at Trump's New Years party and Palmer has tried to trademark the word "teals" as well as floating the "Clive and Pauline Party". Gonna be one hell of an election year.
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mat marques, ph.d. @mdmarques.com · 31/12/2024
RIP Jack Karlson "Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest!" "What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?" "Get your hand off my penis!" "I see that you know your judo well."
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Can't do long posts on here, so here's a link to the Official Batshit Aussie Moment Of The Year proclamation: www.tumblr.com/batshit-ausp...
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Batshit Aussie Moments of The Year, The Now Undemocratic Countdown
As is tradition we held our annual "Batshit Aussie Moment of The Year" poll on twitter this month, and as is also tradition it was a complete dumpster fire and we ended up having to delete our accoun…
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
This took far too long to make. Merry Crocmas.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
This took far too long to make. Merry Crocmas.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Love that this vid is our most liked bleet. Even after all these years, this iconic speech is still touching hearts and minds.
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Lin Van @birdbeakanimal.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I have watched this at least 100 times over the years and I still laugh every single time. I challenge you to find a more bizarre media statement from any politician anywhere.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Many thanks to @anthonyzougras.bsky.social for this tipoff about what is quite possibly the worst political party rebrand in the history of Australia
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
𝙸 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𐌐𐌄Ꝋ𐌐𐌋𐌄 𐌀𐌓𐌄 𐌄𐌍𐌕𐌉𐌕𐌋𐌄𐌃 𐌕Ꝋ 𐌕𐋅𐌄𐌉𐌓 𐌔𐌄𐋄𐌵𐌀𐌋 𐌐𐌓Ꝋ𐌂𐌋𐌉ᕓ𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌄𐌔 💖𝓵𝓮𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓫𝓮 𝓪 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓼 𝓫𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓶 💕 ᵃˢ ᶠᵃʳ ᵃˢ ᴵ'ᵐ ᶜᵒⁿᶜᵉʳᵉⁿᵈ 𝕭𝖚𝖙 𝕴 𝖆𝖎𝖓'𝖙 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖓𝖞 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊 𝖔𝖓 𝖎𝖙 𝖇𝖊𝖈𝖆𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖊𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊, 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖊𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖍𝖘, 𝖆 𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝖎𝖘 𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖕𝖎𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖘 𝖇𝖞 𝖆 𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖈𝖔𝖉𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖎𝖓 𝖓𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖍 𝕼𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
We got namedropped in a book on political reform that Gillard called a must read. This whole country is unhinged. God bless.
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furnace (haunt) 🏚️❤️‍🔥🕷️🕸️🦹🦇 @furnace.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
AKA the suppository of all wisdom
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
In 1808 one of the few instances of martial law was declared in Australia, after the military overthrew the government in response to news that they would no longer be paid in alcohol. The military junta ruled the colony for 6 months, with their main impact being the opening of 90 new liquor stores
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Reckon once we hit 20k here we're gonna delete the twitter.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Time to change your smoke alarm batteries
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Raindrops_on_Roses @kateraindrops.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Just looked to see who my MP follows here. Some surprises ( a football team, @batshit-auspol.bsky.social was one), pleased to see Maggie from 6 news. But most were other pollies or pollie adjacent.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Presenting: The Australian Museum's most popular exhibit - a skeleton man popping a wheelie on a skeleton horse, officially called "the Bone Ranger" #straya
A skeleton of a man riding the skeleton of a horse. The horse is rearing. The skeleton of the man appears to be having fun.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The centre of Sydney city hosts a very unusual building - a train station for the dead. The churchesque 'Mortuary Station' was used to carry the deceased to a far off cemetery after the city ran out of space, until cars became commonplace, after which it was converted into a pancake restaurant.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
New Zealand’s Trade Minister everybody:
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Guido Tresoldi @gweeds.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Also the 'Imperial British Conservative Party’ initially from NZ, also ran in Australia. The candidate for the Seat of Melbourne was James Ferrari who would put as his occupation “Wizard Class III’ and turn up at the booths on election day in full wizard costume.
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Schteve H. @schteveh.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
In the 1973 South Australian election, Suzy Creamcheese ran for the Happy Birthday Party. www.centreofdemocracy.sa.gov.au/susie-creamc...
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Susie Creamcheese and the Happy Birthday Party
<p>Elections can be interesting times in this country, and State. With the South Australian State Election in full swing right now I wanted to take the time to look back to a previous State Election. ...
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Some good news: the Triple J Plays account is back thanks to the brains of @jono.gay after being killed by twitter. Go chuck it a follow so you can find your next favorite muso.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
So you all have nominated an even better one: A man who ran in the 1998 federal election named 'Prime Minister John Piss the Family Court and Legal Aid' who received a whopping 183 votes for the 'Abolish Child Support' party. Sounds like a lovely guy.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
In a 1996 by-election, one of the candidates for Australia's parliament was named Steve Grim Reaper.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
2015: New Zealand held a vote to change their flag due to its similarity to Australia's, leading to the submission of the iconic 'Lazer Kiwi' flag. Designer Lucy Gray said her inspiration was that "Australia has a lot of animals that can kill you, so New Zealand should get one too"
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The Australian flag features a seven pointed star, with six of the points representing the Australian states. The seventh point was added in 1908 to represent Papua.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Seen people on here concerned that other countries are adopting the phrase 'no worries', meaning it is no longer a uniquely Australian term, but rest assured they are still decades away from uncovering the deep lore of 'No wuckin furries'
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Hayden Starr @haydenstarr.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Incredible scenes happening today – has anyone checked on Dai Le? @batshit-auspol.bsky.social
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Will never stop finding it funny to see government ministers signing up here and immediately following Batshit Auspol before they even follow their own colleagues
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Jennifer Crawford @ournewhomecoach.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Soon, maybe in a few days there will be more users on Bluesky than the population of Australia. #ozsky.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
In 1943 two Australians jumbled together a random array of words and submitted it to the nation's leading modernist poetry magazine, to prove that they would publish any nonsense. The magazine declared the poem to be the work of a genius and rushed out a special edition print run.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Runner up design for the Sydney Opera House
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Alright, we're staying.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Still thinking about that official photo they released of King Charles after he spent just one week in Australia
King Charles appearing to have war flashbacks as he is basked in the deep red light of burning embers
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Presenting: The Australian Museum's most popular exhibit - a skeleton man popping a wheelie on a skeleton horse, officially called "the Bone Ranger" #straya
A skeleton of a man riding the skeleton of a horse. The horse is rearing. The skeleton of the man appears to be having fun.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
26 January 1988: Indigenous Australian Burnum Burnum travels to England and plants a flag in the White Cliffs of Dover, claiming Britain for the Indigenous people of Australia
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Bri MacLean @brimaclean.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
JD Vance, beat this
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
When asked for his thoughts on the large number of New Zealanders that move to Australia, the Prime Minister of New Zealand is said to have supported the idea as it "raises the average IQ of both countries"
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Old Shops Australia - X and Musk can fuck off @oldshopsoz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Sydney Opera House cafe 1974: We don't care if it's a world-class attraction, just let us park our cars there and enjoy cheap fish and chips.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The one feature this site is lacking is a "I never want to see or hear about an American again" checkbox
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
In 1983 Australia's secret intelligence service conducted a mock hostage seige at a hotel as a training exercise. Unfortunately they forgot to inform the local authorities this was happening, and all the agents were arrested by police.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
26 January 1988: Indigenous Australian Burnum Burnum travels to England and plants a flag in the White Cliffs of Dover, claiming Britain for the Indigenous people of Australia
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 15/11/2024
Wind power: CSIRO asks Australians to chart their farts for research
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Wind power: CSIRO asks Australians to chart their farts for research
Agency hopes tens of thousands of people will log details of their flatulence on an app to help researchers better understand gut health Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Heather knew she farted a lot but didn’t know just how often until she began to track her daily output. “I always thought that I just came from a farty family,” she said. “I’ll eat croissants or pasta or normal bread and I’ll end up having a sore stomach, and then I [would] just be tooting a lot after that.” Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Celebrating our return to Bluesky by sharing the most batshit Australian speech ever given: Bob Katter's gay marriage speech, in all its unhinged glory. Enjoy.
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Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social · 11/02/2024
A plaque has now been added to Barnaby's planter 😆
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