Best Aussie April Fools’ Day jokes

It’s that time of year again when news publications, PR companies and brands in general pull April Fools’ Day pranks.

Some of these are pure genius and others are a little too ambitious, but hopefully most of these will get you giggling. Here’s what went down this April Fools’ Day:

Vegemite announced the arrival of a Vegemite museum shaped, well, like this…

 

Have you heard? Something BIG is coming to Melbourne in the shape of a 60m tall interactive Vegemite jar. Who’s keen? pic.twitter.com/86N7Fsjepo

— Vegemite (@Vegemite) March 31, 2015

 

NSW police force got some new additions to the Mounted Unit

 

New recruits to give the Mounted Unit the hump: https://t.co/vXQms5WadT pic.twitter.com/9Be7eECXLM — NSW Police (@nswpolice) March 31, 2015

 

Virgin Australia launched a pet lounge with Paw Door Entry

 

Introducing our new dedicated lounge for pets with a world-first Paw Door Entry. https://t.co/RI1RdjqSvU #avgeek #virginaustralia

— Virgin Australia (@VirginAustralia) March 31, 2015

 

The Sex Party merged with Shooters & Fishers Party to become ‘The Sex Pistols’

 

pic.twitter.com/NZlH7ssKPw — Alice Workman (@workmanalice) April 1, 2015

 

Flight Centre offered a special ‘cargo class’

 

 

ASOS ‘clipped on’ to the man bun trend

 

The game changer: clip-On Man-Buns, coming soon. pic.twitter.com/rgBSJPCKHM

— ASOS Australia (@ASOS_Au) March 31, 2015

 

Telstra launched a foul mouth censor to bleep out inappropriate words

 

 

While Labor launched an onion-a-day health campaign

 

Bill Shorten’s new policy: An onion a day keeps the doctor away. #AprilFools pic.twitter.com/1kX0CKmr96 — David Lipson (@lipporocks) March 31, 2015