26. TV Tonight didn't fool anyone with this sinkhole story.
25. Sportsbet introduced "LadyBet" for "girls who just wanna have punts". It got a mixed reception.
New Australian bookmaker to open for ladies only: http://t.co/ENLxjbCYn7 #horseracing #bet
24. And The Roar announced an NRL crackdown on "bogan tattoos".
23. Telstra thought customers might like the #PottyMouth Censor, to bleep out those rude relatives and friends.
22. While the Australian Communications and Media Authority went full Ghostbusters.
Who you gonna call? ACMA’s field operations officer investigates possible interference to mobile networks in #Sydney
21. The Country Fire Authority announced a new siren for emergency vehicles. Is that... Mr Whippy?!
20. And Opposition Leader Bill Shorten revealed the new "An Onion A Day Keeps The Doctor Away" campaign. Mmmmm.
19. Google Australia/NZ said Australia could be in the Northern Hemisphere by 2055.
Google Maps engineers discover the equator is slipping #equatorgate https://t.co/NR7iFGQGr9 http://t.co/kLNqHI2yak
18. Hamilton Island Weddings called for "responsible cake segmentation".
17. And the Star Observer said The Big Chalk would be installed in Taylor Square as a monument to the LGBT community.
16. Climate change will "wake sleeping dragons", wrote the Australian Science Media Centre. Obviously.
15. Choice Australia called for a Medicare-type levy for Australian internet users to help retail giants compete online.
Well done, @choiceaustralia #aprilfools
14. The Daily Koala – bearing a suspicious resemblance to news.com.au – extended Mike Baird's privatisation plans to playgrounds.
13. Mashable Australia and Finder.com.au reported there would be no more chocolate by the end of 2015.
View this video on YouTube
12. Good old Flora Ploi made an appearance in the Sydney Morning Herald today with some alarming climate change news.
Disturbing #climate change news on p2 today.
11. OzBargain's "Date a cheapo" website advised visitors they could find their bargain-hunting soulmate.
10. This photo of Qantas with a "u" just looks wrong.
9. Infamous "Why I Stuck A Cracker Up My Clacker" headline writers The NT News took a brief journey in serious reporting. On "Syria, etc".
End of an era @TheNTNews?
Official announcement: we will no longer be using all caps on Twitter. We have decided it is quite immature. 1/2
2/2 we will also stop covering croc and quirky yarns. We will now pick up the slack of serious media outlets who have lost their edge.
8. A media release from The Australian Sex Party introduced The Sex Pistols 2.0.
👏👏👏
7. Lots of people fell for Penguin Teen Australia's news about a new John Green ebook...
Exciting news: @PenguinTeenAus will publish ebook by @johngreen. The story of Augustus Waters and Caroline Mathers
...including several of John Green's publishers.
My American publisher and several of my international publishers fell for @PenguinTeenAus's April Fools Day joke.
6. Deal website Groupon announced an auction for Tony Abbott's "pre-loved" budgie smugglers. We'll probably pass on those.
5. Students were enraged at this false promise from Sydney University.
4. While ASOS infuriated the anti-hipster masses with this atrocity.
The game changer: clip-On Man-Buns, coming soon.
3. Flight Centre's "Cargo Class" totally looked more comfortable than economy.
2. Kia's "Start with a smile" technology fooled a bunch of people. "What if you're feeling grumpy?" asked commenters.
1. The Big Vegemite fooled many – including media organisations – but, alas, won't *actually* be joining the Big Banana, the Big Prawn and the Big Merino. What a let down.
Have you heard? Something BIG is coming to Melbourne in the shape of a 60m tall interactive Vegemite jar. Who's keen?