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1 September, 2015. 16:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact THE US DEPARTMENT of State has revealed figures today that outline the nation is only a few black-on-white gun-related crime cases away from acting on the issue. The startling revelations come as the fanatical firearm loving country comes to terms with the brutal murder of a young professional white woman live on...

28 August, 2015. 16:45 STANLEY WORTHINGTON | Sydney Correspondent | Contact THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has dropped legal action against The Betoota Advocate which paves the way for their groundbreaking podcast to be broadcast into the future. Initially, the government issued a number of cease and desist notices to the independent news organisation over concerns their internet news bulletin was "biassed" toward rural issues. Late this...

26 August, 2015. 10:10 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact TOORAK MOTHER OF THREE, Diane Williamson, spoke to The Betoota Advocate in December about the amazing turnaround she had seen in her oldest son's behaviour, after the 16-year-old began skateboarding and playing rock music. "Tardiness, foul language, bad attitude... It was all the things that a mother worries about," says the 48-year-old divorcee. As...

25 August, 2015. 15:02 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A DUBBO FARMER has conceded that climate change "could very well be real" after a tornado swept through the western NSW town late yesterday afternoon. 46-year-old Muddy Brooker said that in all his years farming in the local area, he thought he'd seen everything Mother Nature could throw at him. Only two years...

25 August, 2015. 10:10 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Not even 24 hours after Melbourne rapper Ur Boy Bangs announced via Twitter that his upcoming album will be his final musical project, today the world has been made aware of just how spectacular his last hurrah will be. Speaking the MusicFeeds this morning, Perth-based hypno-rock outfit, Tame Impala have announced that...

24 August, 2015. 15:05 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact PEOPLE AROUND THE world are going batshit crazy for Jarryd Hayne today after he made three great punt returns in a game against the Dallas Cowboys yesterday. From Minto to Maine, the Hayne Plane has captivated the world with his journey from one of the greatest rugby league players of all time...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Channel 9 is under fire tonight for once again giving air time to yet another clearly unwell subject. This follows last week's interview with NRL star Josh Reynold's con artists ex-girlfriend, which was backed up tonight with a lenghty interview with former celebrity chef Pete Evans - who is now veering into the QAnon world of anti-5G...

23 August, 2015. 13:55 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Tuesday brunch was ruined today for a prominent Melbourne food blogger after her mobile phone ran out of battery. Blogger Katie Kingswood-Kelly says she was left devastated by the tragedy, which can only serve as a lesson to others in her profession. "My double-braised venison salad tasted like ash. I'm beside myself," said the...

21 August, 2015. 15:07 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact AUSTRALIA'S FIRST OPENLY libertarian politician smoked a cigarette in parliament today, stating that he should be able to do so. Senator David Leyonhjelm says the laws that prohibit smoking in public buildings are just another example of how frivolous government legislation is keeping the people in shackles. "There shouldn't be a law that...

In an interesting turn of events, the Betoota Advocate would like to announce today that both our editors Errol Parker and Clancy Overell have been informed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation that they are currently being "watched" after a controversial radio broadcast this morning. Not even two weeks since they joined the ranks at conservative talkback radio station, 2GB. The broadcast,...