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Satire: GG Survival Doomed: Fox-Lew In Charge Of Rescue Bid
The hopes of embattled Governor-General Dr Peter Hollingworth took a battering last night, after he learnt that the rescue bid for his survival is being headed up by Lindsay Fox and Solomon Lew.
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Satire
GG Survival Doomed: Fox-Lew In Charge Of Rescue Bid
The hopes of embattled Governor-General Dr Peter Hollingworth took a battering last night, after he learnt that the rescue bid for his survival is being headed up by Lindsay Fox and Solomon Lew.
The Fox-Lew consortium says it has a proud history of attempting to save Australian institutions that are clearly doomed. The pair has assured Dr Hollingworth that they will give him every impression that his position is safe, before unexpectedly abandoning him at the eleventh hour.
"We've told Peter we're absolutely committed to making this deal work," said the wealthy Melbourne businessmen in a joint statement. "Not only will we save his job and rescue his reputation, but we'll also be the first to deny any responsibility when it all comes unstuck."
Fox-Lew said the rescue bid is dependent on securing vital leases at Yarralumla. The deal will also rely on substantial co-operation from the Commonwealth government. "We're relying on them not to sack him," Hollingworth's administrators said.
Lindsay Fox said the government has so far indicated its support for keeping Hollingworth in the air, but questioned whether their rhetoric might not contradict their real intention of keeping their options open and secretly wishing for a different outcome.
Formally launching their rescue bid yesterday afternoon, Lindsay Fox and Solomon Lew characteristically put on T-shirts that were far too small for them, and jointly squeezed their heads out of a tiny church window for a photo opportunity.
Analysts claimed that the rescue bid may fail due to a market oversaturated by gaffe ridden liars.
"The government alone can sustain the public demand for leaders who continually let them down," said one analyst.
A rival rescue bid for Hollingworth by Richard Branson's Virgin company is now unlikely to proceed, amid concerns that Virgin and Anglican Bishops rarely go together.
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