When one has been made to look like a complete and utter twat by having one’s $250 million security lockdown infiltrated by a handful of piss-takers on an ABC budget of probably a slab of beer and a medium sized margarita pizza, one should have the good grace to laugh. It seems the only bloke with a sense of humour is Alexander Downer, and that’s a worry.

Apparently, organisers have received intelligence of suicide flaggers targeting this year’s Big Day Out and in the interests of public safety have asked people to leave their flags at home. If the spirit of rock and roll is not completely dead amongst the youth of this country, this should result in every single attendee turning up looking like Bruce Ruxton at a dress-up-like-the-flag-or-you’re-a-poofter themed barbie on Anzac day all the way down to their packets of vegemite flavoured condoms.