Tag Archive: tony abbott

The Zeros and Heroes of 2014

With 2014 almost done-and-dusted, we thought we’d highlight the people who shaped the last twelve months, for better or worse, so here are somethingyousaid.com’s zeros and heroes of 2014, starting with the dicks and… Read More

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia – Day 1

My first day of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia was the finale to many-a mid-sleep wakes worrying out about what fucking shoes went with that fucking dress/coat/skirt. You can’t imagine my delight knowing that… Read More

Something You Said’s most read posts of 2013

Somethingyousaid.com’s remit is pretty simple. We don’t give a solitary fuck about celebrity, we just wanna throw awesomeness at your eyes on a daily basis. Simple. Well, we hopefully stuck to that in… Read More

Opinion: Abbott’s real and present danger

Somethingyousaid.com considers the danger of the Australian Prime Minister denying a quarter of a Century’s research linking climate change to bush fires:  It’s been one full week since a menacing cloud of smoke descended… Read More

Reasons Tony Abbott is bad for Australia

While it’s difficult to conjure a single reason why anyone would willingly place an abhorrent, gaffe-prone, anachronism of a human-being in charge of their country, bewilderingly, Tony Abbott this weekend became Australia’s Prime… Read More

Rock the Boat for Asylum Seekers

The state of politics in Australia at the moment is a bit of a shambles. An embarrassment. With Tony Abbott’s seemingly interminable misogynistic outbursts, Kevin Rudd ousting the woman who had replaced him,… Read More

Fuck Abbott, Fuck Censorship

Hooray! Something You Said’s buddy, Isabella Manfredi, of Sydney band The Preatures, has won first place in this year’s Vanda and Young Songwriting Comp – the most prestigious songwriting prize in Australia. But, wait, she’s… Read More

Patriarchy & Abuse

This year, October is National Domestic Abuse Awareness month in the US. On 1st October 2012, Barack Obama issued a Presidential proclamation calling ‘on all Americans to speak out against domestic violence and… Read More