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When life gives you Norwegian Cargo Ships
My favourite story from this week happened yesterday. A Norwegian man woke up after a gentle thud outside to find a 135-metre cargo ship wedged in his garden. Apparently, strong winds and loose moorings helped this sea giant drift across a fjord and gently (miraculously?) beach itself on his property. No one was hurt. No major damage. Just a man in his slippers blinking at a barnacled vessel where his rhubarb used to be. It’s the kind of surreal story that feels like it should be a metaphor. So, let’s make it one.
The spy at the table
So how about the head of ASIO saying that one of our former politicians was a foreign government asset? It was one of those announcements, in an otherwise routine speech that landed like a dead possum onto a picnic table – it had to be disposed of, but even when it’s gone its presence at all still puts you off your meal.