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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN A bit slow off the mark in a northern Australian stockyard, chances are you've been called a 'dough-banging cunt' once or twice in your life. But for Gulf Country stockman Nathan Decanter, he likes to put a bit of AC/DC behind his verbal insults. "Yeah, joog. If you're not light on your...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Local Gatton man, Bryson Meares (29) says the only politician in this country that appeals to him his Pauline Hanson. Despite often making fun of Pauline Hanson as young boy in the 1990s - Bryson says his views towards the firey-haired protectionist have changed substantially since he began watching breakfast television. "Pauline says what we are all thinking" he...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT It’s Christmas again. A time to really impress your family members with how well you are doing in life. This, of course, is best done through presents. How much are you willing to blow on them? Prices are only going to rise over the next few weeks, as retailers capitalise on your inaction. That’s why you need to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The youngest member of the O'Deardon family, Luke (18) isn't getting a cent from his older brothers this Movember. The paramedic student from the Sunshine Coast has made it very clear on both social media and around the dinner table that he is raising money for charity, however his family members have said there are much more deserving...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT John Farnham has made headlines around the world after an unexpected appearance at this year’s 30th ARIA Awards. The Australian music industries night of nights did not disappoint when the the 67-year-old took to the stage for final performance It was an ARIA ceremony full of bold statements, with Troye Sivan dedicating his win to "every LGBT kid in Australia" and...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Nigel Griffiths is 18-years-old with the world at his feet. He's just graduated from high school, he has a good job lined up with his dad's mate who works in roofing and he's in the middle of the best week of his life. Schoolies week and the Gold Coast. However, despite the endless amount of canned beer and lightweight...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT It's that time of the year again. Six weeks 'til Christmas. Time to hit the Westfield. Prices are only going to rise over the next few weeks, as retailers capitalise on our inaction. That's why you need to act now. You've got mum's present sorted. Hand-cream, perfume, framed photo of you. It's pretty easy. A sister is easy too, just some sort...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact WHEN YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL basketballer, you can often have your cake and eat it, too - even if you're signed to the Betoota Heights Hawks. South Betoota Polytechnic graduate Hamish Harveiham has reportedly signed what's touted as being one of the biggest QBL contracts in the competition's history, allowing him to splash out on the...

WEDNELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT It can be revealed today that the service BONGO KNOWS is in fact operated by WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. Following a special investigation by the Advocate it is now known that the popular service among teenagers is run by Julian Assange and anonymous team members from his controversial whistle-blowing network, WikiLeaks. “Bongo Knows” is a text based service whereby people...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Peter Greenholm didn't just stumble upon a YouTube clip of people graphically breaking bones, nor has he eaten any bad oysters lately. The 32-year-old people power campaigner accidentally bit down on a liquorice jellybean while catching up on Stranger Things in a darkened room. Thinking it was a delicious grape-flavored purple bean, he popped it into his gob...