“Theatre of the absurd,” was the takeaway from Ten’s political editor Peter Van Onselen on ABC’s Insiders yesterday.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney were unexpectedly joined by former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal.Credit:Flavio Brancaleone
And yet, it was perhaps not even the most absurd moment of Shaq’s Australian tour. That honour falls to a radio interview on Kiis FM with Kyle Sandilands and Jackie-O, where the four-time NBA champion espoused his “theory” that the earth is flat.
“I’ve been living in a house on a lake for thirty years, not once did the lake rotate to the left or rotate to the right,” O’Neal said.
Further evidence included the fact that Shaq’s flight to Australia flew straight and didn’t tip over.
“You don’t have to pick sides, you just have to be open to suggestions of different things,”…
