The Sneering Hubris Awards, nicknamed the SMUGGIES, were announced in the wake of the King’s Birthday Honours where the Companion of the Order of Australia awards list included Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan, former Premiers of Victoria and Western Australia – for their contribution to cynical politics during Covid.
The SMUGGIES recognise outstanding perseverance in projecting self-righteous confidence while being wrong, with tones of superiority complex.
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