Girly-men, shirtfronts and Ebola infected suicide bombers.
The year kicked off with South Australian Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi writing a book, linking single families to crime and "promiscuity".
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Then, there was that time single mother Tasmanian Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie described her perfect man.
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott insulted all Aboriginal Australians and called pre-1788 Australia, "scarcely settled". **facepalm**
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