News Corp forecast profit jump in light of recent tragedies
20 December, 2014. 13:39
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
News Corp forecast to make company record profit in the Christmas quarter.
Multinational media outlet accused of "profiteering on the collective pain and sadness of millions".
Rupert Murdoch reportedly unapologetic but offers condolences to "loved ones".
Murdoch: "We're not the only ones reporting the news - everybody else is doing it".
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Why Shane Watson is the greatest test cricketer of our time
IMRAN GASHKORI | Sports Journalist | [email protected]
WHEN IT COMES to representing your country in test cricket, the physical demands of competition can completely dominate one's life... If you pair those pressures with dressing room politics and the 'tall poppy syndrome' that exists in just about every Australian living room - it becomes clear that only the fittest survive. The Darwinism of...
Overweight atheist finds it easier to condemn Christianity
27 February, 2015. 15:14
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | [email protected]
AN UNUSUAL rise in international religious extremism over the last few months has dominated both news headlines and household conversation - with many educated and uneducated experts willing to offer their condemnations and explanations of the events unfolding in both Sydney, Pakistan, Syria, Nigeria and Northern Ireland.
The attacks, which all differ in...
Suburban Four-Wheel-Drive Owners Maintain Dignity With New Spray-On-Mud™
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | [email protected]
A BOUTIQUE ARTISAN goods manufacturer is launching "Spray on Mud™" for urban four-wheel-drive owners.
The Bondi Bay Collective says the new product will target those who own a SUV but only brave the frontier of their local Woolworths.
The luxury item will be available in a wide variety of colours and textures - from a red...
“Pingers, broken dicks and benders” – 10 moments that prove Australian cricket is the loosest game on Earth
11 February, 2016. 15:45
IMRAN GASHKORI | Sports Journalist | Contact
Over the winter, the nation divides itself up in to the three football codes. Some minority communities follow soccer - but like most self-respecting Australians, we do not fully acknowledge it as a sport.
It's not until the glorious summer - when men, women and children from all walks of Australian life unite...
Warner goes to lunch on 77* – Australia to spend the next two months drunk
Imran Gashkori | Sports Journalist | [email protected]
9 December, 2014. 13:10
IT WOULD appear that the 2014 Summer of cricket is in full swing with a stand-out performance from opening batsman, David Warner.
A quick half-century came to the 28-year old with ease, as he managed to keep in control through a series of different bowlers and batting partners. It was shortly after he...
“I was framed!” – Greg Bird denies urinating on fully-marked police car
8 December, 2014. 12:24
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | [email protected]
TROUBLED NRL SUPERSTAR star Greg Bird has been arrested for obscene behaviour after allegedly urinating on a police paddy wagon, just days after his dream wedding.
Bird was detained by Byron Bay police after he married fiancée Beccy Rochow in the coastal town, over the weekend.
The Gold Coast Titans forward was last seen leaving...
Richard Di Natale Calls For Australia-Wide Ban On Pharrell Williams
3 June, 2016. 12:14
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT
It's been almost two years since its release, but as Pharrell Williams’ impossibly catchy party song ‘Happy’ continues to fly off the shelves of digital music stores, a growing chorus of child development experts are warning that it may in fact be doing our kids harm.
The popularity of the controversial tune, which...
Karl Rips Into Abbott “I Wouldn’t Fucking Trust You With My Wife At My Wedding”
2 December, 2014. 12:14
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | [email protected]
If you haven't seen it, YOU NEED TO SEE IT.
This morning on the Today show, co-host Karl Stefanovic appeared to reach boiling point with the illusive Tony Abbott.
In a video that has since been removed from all forms of online media, Karl Stefanovic took it up to Mr Abbott, after he...
NSW Government Gives Green Light To Marijuana-Inhaling Rooms
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | [email protected]
CITY OF SYDNEY council has controversially voted in favour of making the King's Cross marijuana inhaling room permanent from next year. The motion was passed by Lord Mayor Clover Moore, saying that marijuana addicts need a safe place to consume their cannabis.
In May 2001 the first inhaling room opened its doors for a trial period of 18 months. The...
