Talk of a possible third round of “No Kings” rallies across the US has Nola Tucker of Kiama thinking that “we could assist the protesters with a few Aussie animals. I thought about a dingo but decided a jumping kangaroo, dressed in an Aussie flag might have more impact and be more easily recognised and would stand out among the frogs, giraffes and dinosaurs. Maybe a Rudd? Is anyone willing to contribute?”

“My wife Helen was on her way to New Guinea soon after September 11, when the authorities began to be very fussy about what passengers took in their carry-on baggage,” writes Paul Dennett of Coogee. “At Sydney Airport her jar of Vegemite (C8) was seized by security. She protested but was told that it could well be used during the flight to ‘smear’ on the cabin crew. The horror!”

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