Parliament's Back, Baby!

THE JUNKEE WEEKLY No Images? [Click here]( [Junk Mail from Junkee]( PARLIAMENT'S BACK, BABY! Welcome to Junk Mail, your chance to catch up on the week in pop culture, music, news and politics. This week was the first parliamentary sitting week since the federal election. Unfortunately, it looks like nobody bothered to tell the Labor party. The so-called opposition, perhaps chastened by its humiliating defeat at the ballot box, [waved through the Coalition's tax cuts](, including a controversial third stage that will overwhelmingly benefit the rich. Labor also signalled it [is willing to work with the government on religious freedom legislation](, which is more than a little worrying for LGBTIQ Australians – especially as the Prime Minister [bends over backwards to avoid condemning Israel Folau's homophobia](. In entertainment news, Spider-Man: Far From Home swung into cinemas this week, [scoring strong reviews from critics]( [including our own Cam Williams](. Fans, meanwhile, [have also been freaking out about the film's two end credit sequences](, although not nearly as much as we're freaking out about [Jake Gyllenhaal's bizarre behaviour during the film's press tour](. THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Ivanka Trump Tried To Butt In On A Conversation Between World Leaders, And It’s Already A Meme]( After her deeply infuriating performance at the G20 forum, [Unwanted Ivanka Trump has become our new favourite meme](. [“It’s Time For Some Truth”: Taylor Swift’s Ex-Label Responds To Her Blistering Open Letter]( [“It’s Time For Some Truth”: Taylor Swift’s Ex-Label Responds To Her Blistering Open Letter ]( [“Charge Your UE Boom”: Angry Ravers Are Throwing A Dance Protest About Cancelled Defqon.1]( [“Charge Your UE Boom”: Angry Ravers Are Throwing A Dance Protest About Cancelled Defqon.1 ]( AN ORAL HISTORY OF 'SAMBANOVA' [The Oral History Of ‘Sambanova’: The Classic, Cursed Album That Almost Broke PNAU]( "Sambanova remains one of the greatest Australian dance albums – but its disastrous rollout almost destroyed it completely." For Music Junkee, Kris Swales [spoke to some of the major players]( behind the classic yet seemingly cursed album that nearly broke PNAU. QUEERNESS IN VIDEO GAMES [The Unique Joy Of Discovering Your Queerness In Video Games]( "Character by character and game by game, options are being included. There's something wonderful about getting to make choices that help you to explore yourself." Emma Osborne writes about [the joy of discovering your queerness through video games](. KMART THOT [I Shopped At Kmart To See If I Could Put Together A Thot-Worthy Outfit]( "We all want to look our best but being a thot can be bloody expensive, so I decided to challenge myself to find an affordable going out outfit... [from Kmart](." [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Junkee is a Junkee Media publication. You are recieving this because you subscribed to the Junkee newsletter on our website, entered one of our competitions, or attended a Junkee event. [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](