Local politicians embroiled in secret “Outback Fight Club”
25 March, 2015. 12:15
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
A tight-knit community in Outback Queensland is in shock today after revelations that suggest several high-profile citizens have been heavily involved in a "secret" organised crime operation.
A whistle-blower from the inside has leaked photographs to both The Betoota Advocate as well as local authorities, identifying well-known politicians, police officers and business owners...
ARU to spend $20,000 building stable to house star players’ high horses
24 March, 2015. 11:10
IMRAN GASHKORI | Sports Journalist | Contact
In a world-first for Australian sport, it has been announced today that the governing body of Super Rugby are getting behind a trial program that would see star players able to house their own horses in stables provided by their club.
First off the rank is the out-of-form ACT Brumbies, with $20,000 being...
Pub Patron Makes Up For Lack Of Emotional Depth By Punching The Fuck Out Of Someone
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
"I'm not the girlfriend type," says a half-drunk Eddie.
The north-Betoota man sips from his schooner of XXXX Bitter and continues.
"I prefer the 'one-night' kind of romances... I sure as fuck don't like talking in bed"
"I spend most of my weekends getting on the grog at the pub, usually I do pretty well with the...
Police told her not to fly home drunk from the pub. Guess what she did?
23 March, 2015. 12:10
ERROL PARKER |Editor-at-large| Contact
A BETOOTA PASTORALIST has reportedly taxied home in her light aircraft after being told not to fly home by police.
Local stalwart Sarah "Milo" Greenwalker, of Blackbulloo Station, was told quietly by authorities not to pilot her aircraft home after drinking at the Betoota Hotel over the weekend.
Much to the chagrin of Betoota Police constable Sam Pulver,...
Qantas share price soars as another airline crashes
25 March, 2015. 17:01
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
THE SHARE PRICE of Qantas has grown 1.5% despite news of another aviation disaster - bucking the worldwide trend.
More disturbingly, the Australian airline's share price has continued to forge ahead since hitting an all-time low in the months leading up to the Malaysian Airlines MH370 disappearance.
Airlines around the world have all felt...
PM condemns Aboriginal lifestyles – “I prefer raw onions over witchetty grubs”
20 March, 2015. 12:15
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
After promising to be a "Prime Minister for Aboriginal Affairs", Tony Abbott has stubbornly persevered through universal condemnation from public figures of all political stripes over his claim that it's not the taxpayers' job to subsidise Indigenous Australians' "lifestyle choices".
Abbott's critics are widespread, ranging from Indigenous lawyer, Noel Pearson - all...
Michelle Bridges convinces ordinary women that they don’t deserve to be happy
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Michelle Bridges is 44-years-old and doesn't believe in excuses.
A hard-but-fair Australian fitness guru, who understands that true happiness can only be found through consistent physical punishment and guilt-driven dieting - a personal mission statement that has made her millions of dollars.
With the international roll-out of her ever popular 12 Week Body Transformation (12WBT) program growing traction overseas,...
Wikileaks founder to reveal Game Of Thrones spoilers unless demands are met
18 March, 2015. 11:30
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
A spokesperson for the exiled founder of Wikileaks.org has today revealed an ultimatum.
Julian Assange, the creator and curator of the international whistle-blower website, has promised to "cause havoc" if he is not given a safe passage to a Caribbean Island of his choosing - from his current hideout in the Ecuadorian embassy...
Willy Moon and Natalia Kills “embarrass entire nation”; Diana-style tribute forms at NZ High Commission
17 March, 2015. 15:01
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
FLOWERS AND TRIBUTES are being left near the entrance of the New Zealand High Commission in London today as thousands of mourners stop to remember the death of British manners in Auckland this week.
British-born entertainers Natalia Kills and Willy Moon have been criticised internationally for their "profoundly un-British" behaviour that has...
Senator Jacqui Lambie calls for a “Tasmanian Republic”
17 March, 2015. 11:30
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
Former Palmer United Party senator Jacqui Lambie has kicked things off with yet another controversial tirade, this time regarding her plans for an independent Tasmania.
Her "dream for Tasmania" would see the island leaving Australia as a federal state, and her leaving the Australian senate as well.
In yet another shocking and confusing senate...
