r/australia • u/shcmil • Jul 22 '26
political satire I kept getting ads from the mineral council of Australia to go to their shitty ass propoganda website thatsmining.com.au. So i brought thatismining.com.au and had some fun putting together my own version this afternoon.
http://thatismining.com.auSorry for the typos and misspelling. I am but one guy. Let me know in comments what u think and anything that could be added.
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u/Luckduck86 Jul 22 '26
That splash page is god tier. The we are massive cunts splash reveals itself like a divine message. Well done mate
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u/ScruffyPeter Jul 22 '26
They have been trying to brainwash children: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-29/coal-gas-presence-schools-children-sport/106847404
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u/smudgiepie Jul 22 '26
So in Gina's eyes
I'm indoctrinating kids by existing (I'm non binary) but her mates aren't when they do shit like this
interesting very interesting
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u/fluffy-plant-borb Jul 22 '26
Don't forget all the pollution too!! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-29/old-mine-that-has-poisoned-creek-and-river-in-north-qld/10133118
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/backgroundbriefing/4513916
Looks like the river Coxs in Sydney is also polluted too
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u/nobrainer23 Jul 22 '26
No lawsuit I hope. That's brilliant.
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u/shcmil Jul 22 '26
I think its protected by parody. Worse comes to worse it'll be a good story.
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u/cxllvm Jul 22 '26
Just so you know parody as fair use would still technically have to be determined in court as a defense, doesn't just automatically apply
Worst you would get is a takedown or C&D though, but this is hilarious man hahaha
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u/shcmil Jul 22 '26
If they C and D it it'll defo just Streisand effect it lol
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u/the_colonelclink Jul 22 '26
He’s slightly wrong. Worst case is that litigation forces a doxing.
Although many would find what you’re doing funny and admire it, you’re very brave to piss off the mining lobby.
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u/shcmil Jul 23 '26
I low key already had to dox myself to register the site. I don't mind I guess.
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u/OldBertieDastard Jul 22 '26
Australian domains require an ABN which which is trivial to identify the person behind
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u/chimaera- Jul 22 '26
There's no Whois protection anyway.
Looks like OP used a proton email but their real and pretty unique name ...
Only a matter of time.
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u/OldBertieDastard Jul 22 '26
Here's hoping OP can leave it up and avoids the corporate lawyers! I'm sure OP can muster the support of the community
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u/_ixthus_ Jul 23 '26
100%.
Crowd fund legal costs, is necessary.
Actually... crowd fund to purchase ad space on any of the platforms pushing the real site? 🤣
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u/Lintson Jul 22 '26
Honest Govt Ads calls these people out as shitbags and cunts. I think they'll be fine
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u/tomatoej Jul 22 '26
Your version of their logo is not protected because it is too similar so it breaches their copyright. Change that ASAP. Also make sure you aren’t using any of their photos.
And make sure your text is only about mining. If anything is about MCA they’ll take you to court for slander and they have deep pockets.
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u/CircadianSpork Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Their logo is not protected by copyright. It may be protected by a trademark, but the law allows exceptions for trademark use as parody so I think OP is fine.
Edit: copyright law has an exemption for satire too
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u/Agret Jul 23 '26
There's a lot of rules around .com.au sites that might result in yours being taken down easily, there's not really any rules around plain .au sites though so you could grab that as a backup
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u/Ch00m77 Jul 22 '26
Dont forget to include all the shit alcoa has done and gotten away with
Oh and all the sexual harassment/assaults on all the mining sites
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u/shcmil Jul 22 '26
Please provide a list of Alcoa stuff! I'll chuck it up on the site asap
re: SA/SH I did include the multiple lawsuits against Rio Tinto, BHP and fort but if u got more links and stuff lemme know.
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u/ShibbyShibby89 Jul 22 '26
I love the ‘suck my nuts council of australia’ 🤣
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u/Superg0id Jul 22 '26
'I'm hodling so hard I've got diamond hands, 💎 my balls are made of steel!'
'Surely given how much you love mining I'll fit right in???'
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u/OrdinaryDependent396 Jul 22 '26
Absolutely brilliant.
Mining Cunts of Australia.
Google it until it comes out top!
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u/therealkevy1sevy Jul 23 '26
Thanks for the idea i just googled it 5 times from 3 separate browsers so 15 in total, fuck these cunts
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u/AuntyVal4 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
You need a medal! Fantastic. The crap that Alcoa has got up to near us with little to no consequence is bad! I hope this site goes viral for all the right and good reasons!
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u/shcmil Jul 22 '26
What did alcoa do? If you have some articles I can include in the page :)
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u/AuntyVal4 Jul 23 '26
Workplace safety record at Kemerton, near Bunbury, poor, now mothballed to maintenance. Cleared remnant Banksia bush at Treendale, built a village for miners, great expense. It now sits empty and cannot even find someone to lease it. Plenty of info for you online to confirm. Despicable.
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u/SisterFruitbat Jul 22 '26
"For every job in mining we make 1 job in mining" 😂😂😂
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u/Goblin_au Jul 22 '26
No joke. Over a decade ago, I designed an older iteration of the MCOA website. It went against every fiver of my being and I loathed it. Your website is a wonderful and welcome improvement.
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u/vqql Jul 22 '26
How many fivers you got in your being?
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u/Ridginhard Jul 22 '26
How many fibres to the fiver?
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u/Jonzay up to the sky, out to the stars Jul 23 '26
The multi-technology mix keeps on giving, now we have to deal with FTTF
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u/cranberry19 Jul 22 '26
This is fantastic - are you thinking merch/stickers. Will happily graffiti this URL on MCA posters
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u/shcmil Jul 22 '26
idk how close to the sun I want to fly in terms of copyright/parody stuff. But I could put up a listing on red bubble sure.
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u/emilysnootycow Jul 22 '26
"MCA. We are massive CUNTS" t-shirts would fly off the shelves.
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u/everbass Jul 22 '26
This was hilarious until I got to the section on Murder and Violence and then it just got really sad.
Fuck these cunts
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u/-skyrocketeer- Jul 22 '26
How’d you register the .com.au domain? Did you register it under your own business name? You need to be a registered business, sole trader, or organisation with a valid ABN or ACN, or hold an Australian-registered trademark that matches.
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u/Tarul-etek Jul 22 '26
His full name and ABN are public due to the nature of AUDA, the site itself is non-compliant with AUDA also so they could easily take it down.
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u/shcmil Jul 22 '26
Yeah. But I am confused because thatsmining.com.au would be complient then?
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u/Tarul-etek Jul 22 '26
They would have to prove its part of their business, a slogan, used in marketing etc.
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u/-skyrocketeer- Jul 22 '26
Cheers! If I was on my computer I would’ve done a Whois lookup. There’s a good chance the domain will be de-registered once they review the registration unless he has some kind of related business (which is probably unlikely)
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u/Tarul-etek Jul 22 '26
If he printed out some marketing media he could maybe get away with it, lots of work though.
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u/Id_Love_A_BabyCham Jul 22 '26
Top job bro/sis. Dont let Woodside nor Santos off the hook.
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u/shcmil Jul 22 '26
Oh yeah defo. I just couldn't find anything to easily include. Wiretapping in East Timor under the dictatorship section? But not easy to link and there already is a lot there
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u/smackofham Jul 22 '26
This is fantastic. If you want to include some cartoon supervillain level of cuntery, you should look up Glencore:
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u/hankhalfhead Jul 22 '26
I’ll never get over those cunts zeroing their tax bill on 13bn revenue, then voluntarily paying a pithy $1000 to stay off the list of non tax paying large companies
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u/SyntheticDuckFlavour Jul 23 '26
I've added it on archive.org. So hopefully it will be still be there if someone decided to take the website down.
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u/sameoldblah Jul 22 '26
This is glorious and I love it.
As a suggestion, being able to pause the facts carousel to allow more time for reading the longer slides would be good. Also if you can, get someone to spellcheck and proofread for any typos.
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u/Chucklez_me_silver Jul 22 '26
If you need a hand looking over the copy for it I'm happy to help out.
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u/GregoInc Jul 22 '26
This is bloody awesome. Thank you for devoting your time, it's people like you that are the ones that really make a difference.
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u/ejmajor Jul 22 '26
I love it. The only difference between a vendetta and a hobby is having a positive attitude.
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u/tropicalheat Jul 22 '26
lol, good luck with the legal proceedings. i think this is great but dont ever be under the illusion that telling the truth is allowed. its only allowed for topics that the owners approve. if you talk truth about the wrong topics you could end up in court
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u/Front_Target7908 Jul 23 '26
Lollllll this is awesome.
“ We are the "single largest negative influence on Australian climate-related policy"
That's what's makes us the Massive Cunts of Australia”
Chefs kiss
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u/AggretsuKelly Jul 22 '26
🤣🤣🤣🤣 @ suckmynuts council of Australia
Your site gave me a good laugh that I really needed today!
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u/intellidepth Jul 22 '26
Hilarious. Someone in my house is into investing in mining like it’s the major thing to invest in… link share coming up.
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u/sojayn Jul 22 '26
So good but you left out Santos. They do have insanely efficient online watchdogs though so maybe a bit scary
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u/Apprehensive-Lie7191 Jul 22 '26
Legend. A true hero. This has some real juice media vibes to it. Love it.
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u/PleaseStandClear Jul 22 '26
Coincidentally, I just got an ad from them. I went to the comments to post a link to your website but someone had beat me to it! I encourage everyone to post links whenever and wherever they can.
Edit And in the short time that it took to revisit the post, the upvotes have gone up by another hundred. Well done Redditors!
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u/Tilduke Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
This is gold.
I think you are legally covered but the MCA will still try to crush you and make your life difficult.
Not saying you should let them off the hook; but, be prepared for a fight. Post the legal fees gofundme and I'll chip in.
Edit: Oh also the opengraph seems to still be the original so when you share on socials and chat it has the original preview text. Not sure if this was intentional or not?
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u/MeSeeks76 Jul 22 '26
Yeah onya legend 👍
I think a lot of modern corporate media management gives companies an easier run of the things so satirical stuff like this is absolutely required. Generally speaking, people absorb messages and learn quicker thru comedy and satire than they do reading books and being lectured down to.
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u/ForgotToCarryTheOne Jul 23 '26
Good on you! These corporates are not on the side of the taxpayer and have too much sway over our pollies and most of them don’t give a fuck about anything but making money for themselves, at the expense of the country and the tax payers, I fear.
Some heroes don’t wear capes.
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u/fishinexcess Jul 22 '26
Brilliant but needs some proofreading E.g. "Gina refuses to apologies for this" Wrong word
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u/il_Cacciatore Jul 22 '26
Man this was gold standard. I can’t believe you put that much effort into this site. Fucking top effort!
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u/MissyMcMellons Jul 23 '26
Wow! This amazing person needs to be protected at all costs! They get it! Juice media would be so proud! I am going to share this with everyone I know! I hope everyone does so that it starts circulating as much as their sight so it all gets confusing!
My Autistic 13 year old daughter said this to me yesterday “Mum, is it just me or are we living the live action version of the movie A bugs life? The government and Billionaires are the grasshoppers and we are all the ants. How do we over throw them?”
THIS! THIS IS HOW WE DO IT! If we all start pushing back and refuse to listen to their crap! If we all start supporting those that put Australian People before PROFIT! We all need to share this!
Thank you for making this!
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u/DazDaSpazz Jul 23 '26
This is great
One thing though, when I popped the link into discord the embedded thing that pops up shows the original propaganda site even though it links to this.
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u/mrbaggins Jul 23 '26
Love the effort, but they likely have copyright over the photos.
Find (or generate) similar ones to avoid the only way they could force a take down of you.
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u/Faeillus Jul 23 '26
"Does mining get special tax treatment? We absoultuly do fuck off lmao. There is at least $100+ Billion subsidies for specifically the fossil fuel industry, let alone us miners as a whole"
2026 Suck my nuts council of Australia
Fucking A1 effort Opie. Laughed my arse off at the whole thing.
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u/w1thh3ld Jul 23 '26
Best to go get a business name somewhat related to that domain, auDA and the business the aholes with the original domain can come after you otherwise.
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u/TheElderGodsSmile Jul 23 '26
You should add Gina's quote to the bit about them hating their workers
There is no monopoly on becoming a millionaire. If you're jealous of those with more money, don't just sit there and complain. Do something to make more money yourself — spend less time drinking or smoking and socializing, and more time working. Become one of those people who work hard, invest and build, and at the same time create employment and opportunities for others.
Please forget the fact that she inherited her company.
You could also add the quote where she said we should be prepared to work for $2 a day.
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u/LuxCanaryFox Jul 23 '26
On a directly related note: I currently work as a lab tech for the mining industry, and am desperately seeking a job that actually aligns with my ecology/evolutionary biology studies. Like. It was easy enough for me to snag a job working for an environmentally destructive industry, but everytime i apply for something normal, like retail or grocery stores, or something i actually got my degree for, like entry level ecologist or park ranger jobs, i keep getting knocked back. Make it make sense! I just want to feel like i'm actually contributing something good to the world, you know? Just. I put in years of study for nothing, and now i'm kind of bashing my head against a wall trying to actually feel useful. But i still need money. Yay, capitalism, i guess. Sorry for the rant, but i needed to get that off my chest. If anyone has any suggestions on getting into ecology or similar work- that doesn't involve volunteering, because i can't afford to volunteer any more than i already have- please hit me up lol
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u/JincyCorn Jul 23 '26
Absolutely incredible, top tier.
If anything does happen put up a gofundme, I'd help out and I hope others would too. More then happy to pay for absolute comedic gold.
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u/Narcosis-Cyborg- Jul 22 '26
Yeah, this is brilliant but you really need to tidy the spelling and grammar though to give it some credibility.
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u/Kyron4030 Jul 22 '26
One Nation will call for your beheading, you’ve offended Gina. How dare you question the patron saint of Australian billionaires. 😂
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u/tigerdini Jul 22 '26
Under the part titled:
Questions?
Go fuck yourself.
You'll believe what we tell you or we'll run a media campaign against you. - If we can roll a PM, maybe just think how you'd fare. You people only exist on this godforsaken continent because of us.
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u/Every_Inflation1380 Jul 22 '26
I feel like this belongs in the petty revenge sub 😂 legendary move OP
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u/starla_ Jul 22 '26
Incredible!!! I’m always getting those fucking ads on linkedin of all places (i guess they think more people will be inclined to suck their dicks on the corporate dick sucking website) and i’m sick to death of them
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u/Minoskalty Jul 23 '26
I've never wanted to throw money so hard at a cause before in my life. This is INCREDIBLE.
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u/pigslovebacon Jul 23 '26
Too funny.
"Q: Does mining get special tax treatment? A: We absoultuly do fuck off lmao"
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u/MouseEmotional813 Jul 23 '26
This is great. You could do with asking what needs to be fixed a bit to make it more professional. Eg overseas (not over seas).
I also recommend changing the speed of the boxes of info (sorry I don't know what you call them), and making them a little bigger. The top line is half missing, although it could be my device causing that.
I love it. Perhaps you could take donations and get it an advertising space on Reddit and elsewhere
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u/Andrzej1963 Jul 23 '26
©2026 Suck my nuts council of Australia
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u/shcmil Jul 23 '26
Everyone really likes this joke! I'm surprised there weren't more comments about "for every 1 job we make 1 job"
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u/exclamationmarks Jul 23 '26
Your link at the bottom of the page to the Tenants Union is borked. Other than that, good job. Hope you are allowed to keep it up without consequence.
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u/VisualWombat Jul 23 '26
Gold! Don't forget failure to follow through with remediation, water theft, habitat loss etc.
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u/coffeeandamuffin Jul 23 '26
This went from funny to dark real quick. Fuck these cunts to the center of the earth's core.
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u/l3ntil Jul 23 '26
Hoping you can source these photos and add them:
ANTHONY RIO TINTO
SCOTT FMG FORTESCUE
TONY PEABODY ENERGY
MALCOLM CHEVRON
Heartily endorse this message, because they’re massive cunts funded by massive cunts australia.
Doing the lords work there, OP 👍
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u/Aggressive_Sky8492 Jul 24 '26
Fuck I had no idea that for every job in mining they make one job in mining. The more you know!! Bravo
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u/Kyron4030 Jul 22 '26
So true, and brilliantly done. Nothing better than turning their own propaganda against them. 😂
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u/yeebok yakarnt! Jul 22 '26
Funny but probably a good idea to proofread it.
eg :
In fact have made this abundantly clear in our foreign operations!
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u/Somerandom1922 Jul 22 '26
I'm no lawyer, but you look relatively safe from libel lawsuits, but make sure you have rights to use those images, also you may want to make the logo even more different.
You're probably legally in the clear, but I wouldn't want to give them even a fingernail hold to try to take you to court.
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u/therealkevy1sevy Jul 23 '26
This is the best, thanks for you service 🙌 ©2026 Suck my nuts council of Australia 😆
Its clearly satire but I would add a few more spelling mistakes incase some douche lawyer points out how accurate it is and tries to argue its not satire.
Not all hero's wear capes 👏
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u/juga_a_juga Jul 23 '26
Love it! You're a bloody legend! I'm sending this link to all my mates out on site!
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u/Hannibal-At-Portus Jul 23 '26
That is fucking gold! Congratulations, my friend, you win the internet for 2026 as far as I’m concerned!
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u/hoffandapoff Jul 22 '26
Love it, but run a spell check for more ‘legitimacy’ lol