Australia's newspapers aren't holding back on hot Trump takes
Due to the fact that Australia is technically in the future, we can confidently tell you — Trump is still the U.S. president tomorrow. Sorry.
Newspapers Down Under have celebrated and/or mourned the Republican candidate's victory by dishing out some killer headlines, from the humorously unaffected to the nervous breakdown-inducing.
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It was Albert Einstein who said, "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." For the press people of Australia, that opportunity equates to humour. Take the cheeky editors over at NT News.
Serving Australia's very hot, very dry "Top End," their front pages usually belie their strange perspective and local occurrences. Thursday morning was no exception.
NEWSFLASH: It's still bloody hot. For the average outback-dweller, life goes on.
TOMORROW'S FRONT PAGE: TRUMP'S WIN MEANS NOTHING FOR US AND OUR WEATHER .... IT'S STILL FARKING HOT pic.twitter.com/AyzxLPaZwt
— The NT News (@TheNTNews) November 9, 2016
Meanwhile, the more metropolitan publications could not control their chill. They had none, in fact.
Their election predictions were wrong, they're very concerned about the declining value of the Australian dollar, and overall it appears they're just freaking the eff out.
Just look at this piece of work, from the nation's usually conservative as hell Daily Telegraph. They don't even know what they stand for anymore.
Front page of The Daily Telegraph. #Elections2016 #USElection2016 #auspol pic.twitter.com/hmv3GJXDo7
— Christopher Dore (@wrongdorey) November 9, 2016
Regional paper the Newcastle Herald seems genuinely concerned that it may need to send for reinforcements come World War III.
It's cool guys, just travel inland and start a Mad Max-style colony.
Today's Newcastle Herald front page #USElection2016 #USElectionResults pic.twitter.com/7pvhMRBvrJ
— Newcastle Herald (@newcastleherald) November 9, 2016
The Herald Sun also decided to describe exactly what they were feeling, instead of scrambling for a Trump pun, like "Trump Towers," "Coming Up Trumps," "Trump is a racist carrot stump," etcetera.
Tomorrow's @theheraldsun front page tonight #auspol pic.twitter.com/O6KopdvGkU
— damon johnston (@damonheraldsun) November 9, 2016
Then there's The Age, whose lack of imagination is astounding TBH. Boo, The Age!
You're going to have to get more creative than that, now that this big fella's in power.
Tomorrow's @theage front page pic.twitter.com/H1CR3TKEco
— mark forbes (@EICTheAge) November 9, 2016
Thankfully, there's always more strange and wonderfully macabre NT News front pages to cleanse the palette.
Ya know your in the NT when you see a story about a guy getting his thongs stolen makes front page news. Love it. pic.twitter.com/qmHgrHrAJs
— Mike Elrington (@MikeElrington) August 31, 2016