This OzCar imbroglio has already given us the term “Utegate” (and we appreciate Radio Australia’s ‘loot-for-ute‘ riff on this).
Sub-editors across Australia are making sure they get as much mileage (heh) as possible out of the nation’s latest frenzied political scandal.
Here are a few of the best:
The car angle
Turnbull badly injured in crash test — Australian Financial Review
Ute beaut — The Australian
Rudd swerves on car scandal — Sydney Morning Herald
Just who will fall off the back of Rudd’s ute? — The Daily Telegraph
ALP values caught in car affair headlights — Australian Financial Review
‘Utegate’ affair runs out of gas — New Zealand Herald
Fake email backfires for Turnbull — ABC’s AM program
Wayne Swan the target as Utegate scandal revs up — Daily Telegraph
The Oz loves a bit of bull:
Turnbull at a gate — The Australian
Mr Turnbull in political china shop — The Australian
Some more for the road:
Black Knight cops it over search for holey Grail — Sydney Morning Herald
Red herrings dragged over the really fishy business — The Daily Telegraph
Smoking gun has backfired — Herald Sun
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