Politics

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has today made a public plea that his legacy not be forgotten. The handball enthusiast and current spokesperson on all manner of things has urged the nation to remember that he is the Labor party's 'actual China guy.' This follows the revelation that a Chinese billionaire gave $100,000 in cash to the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In a rare showing of ALP unity, both Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese and every other member of the entire Labor Party have come out with condemnations of Australian swimmer Mack Horton for being a disrespectful snake Aussie kangaroo poo. The Labor Party, who previously remained quiet regarding the Mack Horton protests, are now in full support of his Chinese...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT A 69-year-old father of 4 has confirmed to The Advocate that he is running on empty at the moment. With his overdraft gone, bills up to his eyeballs and his property edging closer to the 90 days in arrears mark, the cattle farmer from the New England Tablelands said that's those issues are the least of his worries right...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has today added his own urban flavour to his Polynesian experience during the Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu. This comes as ScoMo vows to not shy away from the "tough conversations" with Australia's regional "family" as his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern warned his government "will have to answer to the Pacific" on climate...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT In a further fall from grace, Barnaby Joyce has just been evicted from the New England Hotel this evening. The former Deputy PM and former wealthy Member for New England was just kicked out of the Newy for tip dipping. The attempts to steal the bar staff's tips come after the now povo politician revealed this week that's...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The processing of the remaining 422 stateless asylum seekers currently detained on Manus Island has had been fast-tracked this afternoon, as Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton waives all security concerns and crammed them all onto a jet and flew them directly to Melbourne. "We promise. We will gamble as hard as we possible can if you let us flee...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT A Liberal MP has taken the time to explain to the people of Australia why it's just not possible to raise the Newstart allowance. Speaking on Q&A last night, Senator Eric Abetz explained that the government would love to the Newstart allowance and help people doing it tough, but couldn't because of the 'burden of debt.' Kindly taking the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The recently-povo former Deputy Prime Minister Of Australia has today gone the same route as any other public figure who is actually struggling financially behind the scenes. This follows Barnaby's most recent spate of headlines which resulted after he drew comparisons between his recent financial hurdles and the indignity suffered by those attempting to get by on stagnant welfare...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT Embattled Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has decided to try his hand at a bit of a side hustle today. This comes after the Former Deputy PM has come under fire for claiming to be doing it tough on a salary of over $200,000, Those claims to be struggling financially have buried his more compassionate claims to lift the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Just when we thought things couldn't get any worse for the Member Of New England, administrators for the controversial Armidale Buy/Swap/Sell page say he's been scouring their Facebook group for a free ride back to Parliament House. This follows the news that Barnaby Joyce is doing it rather tough, claiming that a $200,000 plus salary doesn’t go very far...