Politics

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reminded the nation about his competency levels this week, by revealing he'll probably be quitting politics this month. The man who orchestrated the spending of $368 billion on a handful of submarines that won't arrive in Australian waters for a couple of decades has confirmed he's lined up a couple of cushy...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT There has been a huge sigh of relief from the security team in charge of our Prime Minister today, after finally locating the big fella a short time ago. That relief has spread throughout the government, with ministers being warned that Albanese had disappeared on the eve of their first proper budget in more than a decade. However,...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT WHEN YA SAY IT LIKE THAT I SPOSE: The Federal Government has today announced plans to tackle the fact that almost every teenager seems to be addicted to nicotine, after spending the entire pandemic locked down in their bedrooms puffing on artificially flavoured chemical vapour that was willingly sold to them at supermarket and corner shops. Rates of...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A young Tasmanian family has today revealed to The Advocate the wave of relief that has washed over them since hearing the government is going to do something to help their plight. Jason and Victoria Stevens said that they are overcome with joy after learning that both state and federal governments are going to dedicate some funds and...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The Australian government has today unveiled the findings from a shiny new report about our nation's defence force. Speaking to media from Canberra on the eave of Anzac Day about the conveniently timed report, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese informed journalists that our defence force isn't up to scrap in a modern age. "We are not in a position...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Opposition leader Peter Dutton's popularity with both the general public and his own Liberal Party has continuing to plummet lower than anyone could have ever imagined. Not even year a since he replaced Scott Morrison as his party's leader in the wake of the 2022 federal election bloodbath, and it seems approval ratings for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Semi-retired white goods retailer David Lee (68) hasn't actually met an Aboriginal person before, or a Torres Strait Islander for that matter. As a middle class small business owner, based out of the densely suburban sprawl of Betoota Heights, with no involvement in any organised sport apart from his now adult daughters' short-lived interest in water polo, Mr...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In the wake of another resignation from a position in the Federal Liberal Party, Peter Dutton has once again come out to confirm what is at stake during the Voice debate. With Karen Andrews stepping down from a senior position, Dutton has tried to get a hold of the media cycle by claiming how much power the Voice...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As the Australian media excitedly wait for the latest Newspoll numbers for the preferred PM, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is hard at work attempting to dig up from the hole he has found himself in after backpedalling on his own parties wishes to install an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. After losing all of the Liberal's rising stars and...

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...