LONDON: The Vapors – the UK pop band which had a worldwide hit song in 1980 with Turning Japanese – is enjoying its second big success in more than 40 years with the help of a Queensland federal MP.

The band has just released a follow-up single, Turning Lebanese, which is rocketing up the sales and download charts.

The band’s lead singer, David Fenton, who wrote Turning Japanese (second from left below) said he was inspired to pen the new song after seeing vision online of Queensland federal MP Bob Katter Junior’s recent fiery encounter with a Brisbane TV reporter.

“It was really easy to write, actually,” Mr Fenton said. “I just replaced ‘Japanese’ with ‘Lebanese’ wherever it appeared in the original chorus lyrics – so now it’s ‘I’m turning Lebanese, I think I’m turning Lebanese, I really think so’.

“Once I had it finished I contacted Bob Katter Junior and pitched the idea of him doing backing vocals.

“He needed a bit of convincing and I had to explain to him that I really couldn’t fit into the new lyrics any reference to fatal crocodile attacks in North Queensland or the plight of family dairy farms.

“But he finally said yes and we laid down his vocals relatively quickly, although I had to get him accustomed to not starting softly and quickly building up to a yell which I’m told is his natural speech pattern,” Mr Fenton said.

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BEIJING: Former Victorian premier Dan Andrews (below) has rejected criticisms of his appearance here yesterday in a group photo that included the authoritarian leaders of China, Russia, and North Korea at a military parade supposedly marking the 80^th anniversary of the end of World War II.

“I was here in Beijing for the anniversary commemorations but also because as premier I developed a close relationship with China to help boost state exports and jobs,” Mr Andrews explained.

“I signed the state up to China’s ‘belt and road’ initiative – its global infrastructure and investment plan – but unfortunately the then Morrison Government overrode the state agreement so all the Chinese investment and trade opportunities for Victoria never materialised.”

When asked to explain the “belt and road” initiative, Mr Andrews said the concept was quite simple.

“Basically it’s China saying to other nations: get out of our road or we’ll belt you,” he said.

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CANBERRA: Queensland senator and proud national white indigenous leader of the One Nations people, Aunty Pauline Hanson, has accused the Albanese Government of racism for ordering security officers at Parliament House to eject her from a protest site she had set up on the front lawn of Parliament House. (below)

“Surely my people have suffered enough without the Albanese Government ordering its coo…., sorry – force of habit – I mean ordering its goons to move in and destroy my Camp Dog Whistle protest site,” Aunty Pauline said.

“It’s un-Australian, it’s just not white,” she said in her trademark wavering voice.

Aunty Pauline said she planned to lodge a native title claim over the lawn to ensure a protest camp remained there permanently.

“Although I’m from the Bitchetty Grub peoples of the Ipswich region of south-east Queensland, as an indigenous leader I owe it to the local traditional owners here in Canberra – the Mulletand Largechips peoples, I think – to fight for the Right… I mean, the right to permanently protest about their treatment,” she said while donning a blouse, slacks, and jacket all made from Australian flags, before putting on an Australian flag overcoat, then wrapping herself in an Australian flag.

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