Australia reacts to Borobi, the new Commonwealth Games mascot

He’s the surf-loving, six-foot blue koala who you’ll see a lot more of over the next two years. It’s Borobi, the Commonwealth Games 2018 mascot.

Borobi was unveiled to the public this morning in true Gold Coast fashion, abseiling from the Westpac lifesaving helicopter on to the beach at Burleigh Heads – the subject of his second tweet, comparing himself to James Bond, no less.

Although someone in the Gold Coast social media team might want to brush up on their spelling of Borobi: