A tree may fall in a forest and not make a sound; but at the University of Sydney they send out a press release. Sarah B (@brensoft) My last shot of the @Sydney_Uni jacaranda. 😢 @Sydney_Uni #exams #Sydney pic.twitter.com/rnYKAkX1ZiThe student newspaper Honi Soit produced a moving video tribute to “The Jacaranda, 1928-2016”. “I think we all know that leftism killed that jacaranda tree,” tweeted cartoonist Jon Kudelka. The demise of the iconic and much-loved figure so suddenly after Honi Soit spoofed the Australian has also prompted suspicion.

Source: The Guardian October 29, 2016 07:10 UTC