Politics

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The Leader of the Greens is basking in his success this week, it can be confirmed. With 4 members now in parliament, the Greens are also on track to have their largest-ever presence in the upper house with 12 senators — two from each of the states.  That means that Labor will need the Coalition's support or the Greens' support if it...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Ever feel like you've had enough of being lied to by elected officials? Especially when you are paying them to live a lavish lifestyle where they take everyday people's lives into their hands and make whatever decisions they feel like? Ever feel like it would be nice to just see a politician tell the truth without using phrases like 'situational...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has called his team into a huddle today. So, the Australian Labor Party have come together to try and figure out how it could possibly go wrong. With the Coalition Government in tatters as a result of a decade of leadership scandals, rorts, criminal behaviour and mismanagement of their jobs, political commentators have earmarked the ALP...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As the final days of the Federal Election campaign are dominated by Scott Morrison's calculated decision to tackle a junior soccer player, Australia's political reporters have been ordered by their bosses Peter Costello and Rupert Murdoch to avoid any major policy announcements that might result in a change of government. After the Super Home Buyers Scheme failed to land...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In news that has tickled his cheerleaders in the campaign media pack, Prime Minister Scotty From Marketing has coincidentally tackled a kid while playing soccer in rural Tasmania, on the same day the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that wages only grew by 0.7 per cent in the March quarter, failing dismally to keep up with a 5.1%...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact One of Australia's TV icons has treated the nation to a vintage performance this week. Sitting down for a one-on-one with the Prime Minister, A Current Affair host Tracy Grimshaw has reminded viewers why she is a force to be feared. With Scott Morrison seemingly under the impression he was going to be given a few catch-and-pass opportunities...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle| CONTACTThough the government’s plan to allow people to withdraw super to buy a home has reminded many young people just how dire their future is, some opportunists have welcomed the Prime Minister’s way of thinking and even encouraged him to take it a step further. Opening up a pandora's box to a world of opportunity, those looking to further...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact As the fanfare erupted around Prime Minister at the official Coalition Campaign Launch in Brisbane over the weekend, he tells The Advocate that he resisted the urge to scream "I am Superman" at the top of his lungs. Because just moments before, Scott Morrison had called on the nation's young people to use their...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTNever leaving us without a paddle, the federal government has stepped up today and advised minimum wage workers to check out payday loan options. After confirming they definitely would not be ruining their donors and bosses’ days by committing to a minimum wage increase, the coalition government are doing their bit for the battler by encouraging them to take...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTA Labor Candidate in the seat of Hunter is wowing audiences tonight with an eloquent recital of the history of Holden SS Commodores. A former coal miner and five-time Olympian, it’s believed Dan ‘The Branxton Bushranger’ Repacholi, has managed to effortlessly display his local roots by reciting the full timeline of engine upgrades, tracing back to the...