Boscutti Report — Richard Di Natale

NORTHCOTE (Boscutti Report) — Greens Leader Richard Di Natale has blasted voters in the leadup to the crucial Batman byelection. Overstepping Green Candidate Alex Bhathal at her own press conference, Mr Di Natale said it was ‘time to spell out the fucking situation’. ‘Look, I need to be frank and to the point,’ he said. ‘If you vote for either the Liberal or Labor Candidate, you’re prolonging your own pain and the anguish of your friends and family.’ “The old political machine is dying. You have to put it out of its misery and vote for the Greens because without...

MELBOURNE (Boscutti Report) — Greens Leader Richard Di Natale has hit back at a new design for the Australian flag that drops the Union Jack calling it ‘totally fucking stupid’. Ausflag released a new flag design replacing the Union Jack with the Commonwealth Star and an enlarged Southern Cross, against a dark navy background. A spokesman for Ausflag described the design as minimalist and “evolutionary”, celebrating egalitarianism over aristocracy, and independence over dominance. Mr Di Natale said the new design looked like it was done by first-year graphic design students. ‘It’s totally fucking stupid,’ he said. ‘Why rely on blue...