Earlier today, NSW experienced a state-wide eye roll when three Liberal MPs announced their plans to move a spill motion against Premiere Gladys Berejiklian.
MPs Tanya Davies, Matthew Mason-Cox and Lou Amato MLC claimed Berejiklian had “broken trust” over the state’s abortion laws, which are currently being debated in parliament.
According to the ABC, the trio said they’d been “bewildered by the lack of regard for proper parliamentary process,” and failure to allow members “meaningful consultation” with their local communities.
Just a few hours after the spill hit the headlines, the three MPs called it off when Davies “received confirmation that further concessions would be forthcoming in relation to the bill.”
In the midst of all the political drama, there was one hero. Not Berejiklian, not the three rebel MPs, not any other member of the government – it was a couple of humble Arnott’s Cheds biccies.
The iconic cheese-flavoured crackers started to make their rise to the top of the biccie jar when the Daily Telegraph published a story about the libspill, featuring a photo of Berejiklian leaving her house gently clasping a couple of Cheds.
The publication credited the crackers as Saladas, but were quickly corrected by Twitter users who clarified that they were, indeed, Cheds. Even Berejiklian herself weighed in on the cracker debate, tweeting a picture of her favourite snack with the caption: “Confirmation breakfast choice is Cheds not Salada.”
Since Gladys stepped out with her beloved Cheds, Twitter has been having a field day.
AAP national economics writer Angus Livingston even had a colleague recreate the handling of the crackers to confirm that “normal-sized hands cannot hold Saladas in this fashion” – further ensuring Cheds would come out on top.
Let’s be honest, we might not all like Gladys Berejiklian’s politics, but we can all agree that Cheds are Arnott’s best savoury biccie. Now, go forth and stock up on all the Cheds – Lord knows the supermarkets are going to be experiencing a spike in sales.