In one of the more surreal clips of recent weeks, Tony Abbott has been recorded inexplicably eating a raw onion complete with skin, as if it were an apple.
And credit to him, he didn't even flinch, securing his place as the hardest world leader. Possibly.
The weirdly impressive feat was performed during a trip to a Tasmanian farm to confirm a $200 million boost to the state's freight equalisation scheme.
This eye-watering clip comes just a few months after Abbott threatened Vladimir Putin, prompting a multinational discussion about which leader would win in a fight.
The Australian Prime Minister said he would "shirtfront" the Russian president - a slang term for a head-on shoulder charge to an opponent's chest aimed at knocking the opponent to the ground.
But he still finds ways to embarrass his nation, with some photo ops going a bit worse than this one. Abbott became a meme in July last year when he was pictured showing off his shoes in a less-than-flattering pose.
Sporty Tony Abbott
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Open Image ModalIn nature, the colours red and black denote poison.We'll leave you to draw any conclusions. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThis is the scariest thing to emerge from water since the u-boat campaign of WWII. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalAbbott once said: "...it’s not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia."They should count themselves lucky as they will never be confronted by such a terrifyingly close view of Tony's two Abbotts... (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThat's not a race number on his arm it's a tally of the number people who chose to sleep on the bank of the river he just swam in rather than sleep in a house.Because he said: "We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.” February 11th, 2010 (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalIn Australia, if you win a triathlon you get to choose your own prize... (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalInstead of masculinely pulling himself up the raw concrete side, Abbott is pictured here taking the easy way out.Just like a woman having an abortion, apparently... Because he said: "Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations". (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalOften the champion of gender equality can be seen running with one of the few women in Australia not doing what Australian women do best - housework.Because he said: "While I think men and women are equal, they are also different and I think it's inevitable and I don't think it's a bad thing at all that we always have, say, more women doing things like physiotherapy and an enormous number of women simply doing housework." (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThe ball's in your hand mate. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThis demonstration was just for the boys. Immediately after the girls were shown how to iron.Because he said: "What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing is that if they get it done commercially it’s going to go up in price and their own power bills when they switch the iron on are going to go up." (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalAlthough he managed to catch the rugby ball, the tennis ball is lodged in his throat. (credit:Getty Images)