Aussie politician calls rival a "c*nt" in Parliament, gets away with it

As others point out he doesn’t quite “get away with it”. There is a long history of rude language in the Aussie parliament. I warmly recall Bob Hawke referring to “the scumbag opposite” (which was quite accurate). The Aussies just don’t seem to be as squeamish about the way people talk. It’s a lot more honest I think.

Meanwhile Wikipedia has an entertaining list of Unparliamentary language which makes it seem that Australia is not the worst offender in this regard.

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