http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/toby-halligan-and-matt-kenneally/ Mathew Kenneally and Toby Halligan are a comedy duo based out of Melbourne. Both of them perform as part of the political comedy troupe Political Asylum. Mathew Kenneally and Toby Halligan are a comedy duo based out of Melbourne. 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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/monday-bloody-monday-our-labor-leadership-form-guide/ It’s the Battle Royale the press gallery has been waiting for: “Juliar” vs “K-Rudd”. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (without the Good). Gillard has a strong front line of some of the most prominent lights in the Labor Party. Kevin has a parade of freaks and malcontents, oh, and the Australian people. RUDD, Kevin Michael Born: 21 September 1957 Draft date: 3 October 1998 Knock outs: Beazley, Howard, Nelson, Turnbull, self Nickname: Lazarus with an actual bypass Nickname if you know him: F—-face feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/monday-bloody-monday-our-labor-leadership-form-guide/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/monday-bloody-monday-our-labor-leadership-form-guide/#item7857 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:44:20 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Ministers-journal-The-return-of-K-Rudd/ Monday, 13 Feb 2012 Morning A lot of my constituents have been writing to me re: concerns over interest rates and housing prices. Plan to spend the week kicking around policy ideas with the gang. Really hope leadership speculation is over – is getting in way of governing. Afternoon Gillard Press Secretary (GPS) drops in. Just wanted to remind me to watch tonight’s Four Corners retrospective on Rudd’s Prime Ministership. Says Rudd won’t have 26 supporters by tomorrow morning. Laughs. Laugh with him. In times like these, not laughing can be an act of disloyalty. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Ministers-journal-The-return-of-K-Rudd/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Ministers-journal-The-return-of-K-Rudd/#item7807 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:20:16 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Journal-of-the-minister-for-community-concerns/ Monday, 22 August, 2011 Return from question time. Paul Howes (AWU) is sitting in my office chair. Says he’s checked my office and has found no less than eight items that were manufactured overseas. As a representative of the manufacturing sector he feels I owe him an explanation for my unAustralianness. Ask Howes if I could have my chair back. Howes says he’ll do better than that, he’ll replace it with an Australian made seat. Will invoice my secretary. Tuesday, 23 August, 2011 Morning: Met with Same Same (marriage equality group) and GetUp to discuss same sex marriage. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Journal-of-the-minister-for-community-concerns/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Journal-of-the-minister-for-community-concerns/#item6604 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:40:16 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Diary-of-a-liberal-front-bencher-carbon-crusade/ Monday 11/06/2011 6am Had to spend weekend in Canberra. Was unclear on how carbon tax fell within ambit of my Future Building and Values portfolio, but then Abbott issued edict that tax on everything touches every portfolio. Says it is a threat to our way of life. Had to cancel golf game. Who announces a tax on a Sunday? feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Diary-of-a-liberal-front-bencher-carbon-crusade/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Diary-of-a-liberal-front-bencher-carbon-crusade/#item6316 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:40:33 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/joe-ludwigs-action-plan-for-action/ Dear Colleagues, At our last caucus meeting, I sensed that many of you were concerned about the inappropriate animal welfare outcomes recently shown on the Four Corners program and dissatisfied with my proposed inquiry. By the way, I still have that shoe if someone wants to claim it and my doctor informs me that the bruising will be gone within a week. I am seeking supply chain assurances of the welfare of cattle - which must be guaranteed for each head of cattle, and for their hooves as well. We do not want to simply protect specific parts of the cattle, but the whole of each cattle because, after all, each cattle is an individual with unique needs, desires, and aspirations, much like any other hard working Australian. I now realise animal -appropriate welfare is non-negotiable. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/joe-ludwigs-action-plan-for-action/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/joe-ludwigs-action-plan-for-action/#item6137 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:40:26 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/pop-quiz-the-future-of-the-labor-party/ After John Faulkner unloaded 30 tonnes of truth bombs on the Party apparatchiks, let’s test how the Party will respond using the tried and true method of a multiple choice quiz. Question 1: Labor got this way because: A) Australia’s conservative by nature and Labor’s run by union ogres anyway. B) Lefties are stoopid. C) The centralisation of control stifled reform and excluded idealists. D) Mark Arbib is actually Voldemort in a really terrible disguise. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/pop-quiz-the-future-of-the-labor-party/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/pop-quiz-the-future-of-the-labor-party/#item6069 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:35:19 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/journal-of-a-washed-up-fundamentalist/ Amongst the rubble of the Abbotabad compound, US Forces discovered a diary which they have leaked to diaryleaks.com.au, after Julian Assange rejected it due to “quality” and “veracity” issues. Read on for selected excerpts. 3 February 2002 Have decided to keep diary to ensure world has record of important post 9/11 career. October 2002 So far contribution to global jihad has mainly been hiding in caves. Somewhat out of touch with day-to-day Al Qaeda operations. Number 2 is running things from Yemen in my absence. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/journal-of-a-washed-up-fundamentalist/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/journal-of-a-washed-up-fundamentalist/#item5812 Tue, 10 May 2011 19:35:32 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/diary-of-a-liberal-frontbencher-holy-war/ TUESDAY 08/02/11 8:00am Enjoying bacon and egg roll for breakfast. Bernardi bursts in. Enquires if I’m certain that the bacon was not butchered using barbaric 6th century methods in the name of Allah? Can never be too careful when it comes to Halal bacon. Pretty sure Bernardi has never said “Hello” or “How are you” to me. Bernardi suggests I stay alert and alarmed. The Islamists are infiltrating sandwiches throughout the Western world. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/diary-of-a-liberal-frontbencher-holy-war/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/diary-of-a-liberal-frontbencher-holy-war/#item5151 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:40:26 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/diary-of-a-liberal-frontbencher-heavy-flood-levy/ WEDNESDAY 02/02/11 9:00am In Kerang, Victoria, visiting mother. Helping clean up house after floods. Damage has been extensive, and mother’s insurance may not cover the entire bill. Mother is at least relieved that, as a flood victim, she will get an exemption from Gillard’s flood tax levy. Maybe I should change my postal address to also avoid levy? Go downtown for breakfast. Locals keep telling me I look familiar. Reluctant to reveal that I am an MP. Have already heard my quota of flood stories from mother. Decide to tell locals I work in insurance. Serious mistake. Pretty sure I would be better off pretending to be Greens Senator. Decide not to change postal address - don’t want to end up representing these people. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/diary-of-a-liberal-frontbencher-heavy-flood-levy/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/diary-of-a-liberal-frontbencher-heavy-flood-levy/#item5075 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:35:54 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/journal-of-a-rudd-staffer-a-touching-soap-oprah/ Monday 13/12/10 6:00am Arrive in office. Ask mini-Rudd if he’s prepared the morning news summary. Mini-Rudd says he’d really prefer I called him Lucas. Tell mini-Rudd I’d really prefer it if he were older than 22, because I find it really awkward having to push around my chief of staff. Mini-Rudd says as chief of staff he should not have to do news summary. Demand mini-Rudd get me coffee before he finishes news summary. Mini-Rudd grumbles something about going to the union. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/journal-of-a-rudd-staffer-a-touching-soap-oprah/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/journal-of-a-rudd-staffer-a-touching-soap-oprah/#item4706 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:40:16 +0000 Toby Halligan and Matt Kenneally | Author bios | The Punch