Australians love a good laugh, especially if it is at someone else's expense or it takes the "mickey" out of someone (Americans call it a "public gotcha").
So when APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum) came to Sydney last week and ran up a AU$180 million security bill for 21 country leaders (including Presidents Bush, Putin and Hu) and resulted in central Sydney being walled off to public access, The Chaser team had to see how good the security was.
The problem is that they surprised everyone, including themselves, by getting past 2 checkpoints into a restricted zone.
Their version is that they gave themselves up in embarrassment at their fake motorcade having gotten so far...particularly when their passes were marked "Joke", their motorbikes had "Mufti" nameplates and their passenger was dressed up as Osama Bin Laden.
Was it bad taste? Stupid? Or incredibly funny?
Their video has scored top ratings around the world.
And they're due to appear in court in October charged with entering a restricted area without justification.
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