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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A section of council housing in the French Quarter that was earmarked for redevelopment will now be sold by the Shire after the development application was opposed almost unanimously by local residents. The denizens of Rue de Putain and Jardins du Branlette successfully argued that making more affordable housing available in the area will lead...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A South Australian man has been left wondering what everyone else has in their hands today after going to the stickball out the The Grange. Seamus Sterling, of Prospect, was given tickets to the LIV Golf tournament by his work for being the employee of the month down at the local whale oil plant in...

CLYDE ROYAL |Western News| Contact Not often does an astronomy event create such a danger to the everyday punter.  The recent Lunar eclipse seen in Western Australia has reportedly made for some total “stitch ups” around the country. Warnings have gone out for the most common pranks. “If a friend or co-worker offers to show you a photo they have taken of the...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Kyle Sandilands, the controversial host of the Kyle and Jackie O Show, shocked listeners on air with his latest stunt in a bid to win back the #1 spot in Australia's breakfast radio ratings from rival host Ben Fordham of 2GB. During a live broadcast, Sandilands attempted a handstand against the wall in the KIIS...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact All of News Corporation's 24 000 staff received an email this week that contained directions from the conglomerate's Chairman Rupert Murdoch about the editorial direction they'd be heading in this quarter. The emails reveal the inner workings of the South Australian's crumbling empire as for as long as audiences can remember, Rupert Murdoch has said...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The Reserve Bank of Australia has today responded to a damning review which claims it needs to be shaken up to ensure it's fit heading into the future. Speaking from somewhere in the shithole CBD of Sydney, Governor Philip Lowe told The Advocate that he's not really sure why it's his fault that the nation is so povo...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The creators of popular children's programme Bluey have come under attack again from parents by show a graphic execution of a beloved character. The latest episode of Bluey shows the family taking a holiday to Chechnya, where they almost immediately run into trouble. One local parent explained watching the show with her son as a...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The keeper of Australia's largest HECS debt says he too is a victim of indexation, telling The Advocate that he'd have a "fairly reasonable" balance had it not been for the greedy gouge the government takes each year. Bruce Handmer of the French Quarter, has amassed a debt of $737,070.48 in his 35 years at...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A local Bachelor has decided to drill himself further into a pre-diabetic coma this morning as he enjoys one last chunk of sweet Easter joy. Leaving Betoota after a week visiting his parents, local man Trent Croker (29) was spotted slipping by the United servo on Birdsville Development rd to fuel up his WRX for the drive...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Ahead of Bob Katter's long-awaited appearance on the ABC's Q&A to discuss the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, the humble Member For Kennedy has today given the public a sneak look at his current stream of consciousness. In November last year, Katter - who represents more Indigenous voters than 95% of Parliament, said he did not believe the Voice...