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    45 Hilarious Responses To The Fall Of NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell

    Premier of NSW resigns over $3000 bottle of wine. #grangegate.

    Barry O’Farrell has announced his resignation as premier of New South Wales.

    This is the note.

    The Liberal leader has described his confusion as a "massive memory fail."

    Here's now the internet responded...

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    @simoncrerar For your consideration:

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    Perks of being out of a job for Barry O'Farrell #grangegate #nswpol (@CiaraOriordan, @matt_levinson)

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    .@FlaviusValerius i lolled #grangegate

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    #grangegate #homeonthegrange #bof #nsw #sydney #thuglife #lockout #barryofarrell

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    Barry O'Farrell: The Lone Granger #nswpol #auspol #grangegate #barryofarrell #icac

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    @thebritishblues: SPOILER ALERT: #grangeofthrones #GoT #grangegate #bof #thepurplewedding #icac #nswpol

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    Bob Carr would have never forgotten a bottle of grange

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    "@penfolds Grange - the only bottle that can bring down a government without being set alight and thrown first." #bof #auspol

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    Deadset, if someone sent me a bottle of '59 Grange I'd have no idea how much it was worth before this week. It'd just be my hump day tipple.

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    Pretty much sums it up. #icac #nswpol #arresteddevelopment

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    Damn Inflation. #bof #auspol #grange

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    O'Farrell can take some heart that the last Liberal to resign over red wine - Peter Dowling - was caught dipping his penis into it. #ICAC

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    "House of cardonnay" is my favourite pun to date. #auspol #nswpol #bof

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    Grange - now the most expensive wine in Australian political history #Grangegate #auspol

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    Grange - now the most expensive wine in Australian political history #Grangegate #auspol

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    A Penfolds intern packages up a care package for @barryofarrell, partly out of respect, partly as an apology for their next ad campaign.

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    Oh dear Barry. It isn't often you get in trouble for saying thank you. #theironyisnotlost #grangegate

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    I think the lesson for conservative politicians from the past year or so is no good ever comes from red wine. #Plonker #Grange

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    Wow I hope they don't find Barry's notes to me. #auspol #nswpol

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    Those effete conservatives. A Labor man would never get caught out writing a thank you note. #ICAC

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    Too soon? #Grange #GrangeGate #PharellWilliams #Pharrell http://t.co/vUqKODVqra

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    This may be the first time anyone has ever stood Will & Kate up for lunch. #Royals #bof #auspol

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    “YOLO” - Barry O’Farrell

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    It's whine time. #abbott #bof #badgeryscreek

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    it’s good the royals are on hand. i’m guessing they can take over in the interim.

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    Thank god the royals are here to govern us

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    Seriously...who would want to drink something that old anyway. #nswpol

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    How merlot can politicians go! #ICAC

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    Now entering New South Wales: Corruption-free for [0] days.

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    Bob Carr would have sent the #Grange back and asked for some activated almonds. #bof

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    Good thing I usually forget to send thank you notes

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    If anyone finds this missing bottle of Grange that no one seems to want Ill take it - will even pick up, just not in an Uber

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    Barry O'Farrell undone by whine.

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    I hope that Grange doesn't turn out to be corked #thatwouldsuck #auspol #barryofarrel

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    The real letter from Barry O'Farrell.

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    Barry O'Farrell just found out that his liquor lock out laws extend to parliament house.

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    The king is dead, long live the king #nswpol

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    First Joffrey, now BOF #donttouchthewine

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    #grangegate #nswpol #investing #ASX