Politics

28 February, 2017. 9:45 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Each year, the prime minister takes the time to properly unwind and destress by watching The Oscars - something he'd enjoyed doing for most of his adult life. A known movie buff and Oscars devotee, Malcolm Turnbull explained to Marie Claire magazine in 2008 that he loves kicking off his shoes after...

23 February, 2016. 15:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A St Kilda non-government agency worker has found himself feeling conflicted today after siding with the ubiquitous conservative commentator Andrew Bolt over prominent Muslim spokesman Keysar Trad. Brent Kruger took some time this afternoon to speak with The Advocate about the internal struggle he's facing after he'd taken a long walk up and down the...

23 February, 2016. 15:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Just hours after slashing weekend penalty rates, the Prime Minister has explained to those affected by the business-stimulating measures that they wouldn't be in this position had they listen better in school. "It's a policy change that will only cause significant hardship to our nation's simplest people," said Malcolm Turnbull. "If you...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Byron Bay-based independent-folk-didge recording artist, Xavier Rudd, is the newest addition to the Federal Government's advisory team, it was announced earlier today. The 38-year-old multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter was today appointed as the chief advisor on the new roll-out medical marijuana in Australia. As was confirmed by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt this morning, medical marijuana will soon be...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The remaining Australians who consider themselves loyal to the slightly left of the two Australian major parties are rejoicing today, after reports that Anthony Albanese MP was spotted in a refrigerated Marrickville warehouse with former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. This follows speculation that the leader of the opposition, Bill Shorten may be unfit to lead...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Jacqui Lambie says she heard somewhere, but can't remember when, that the vague concept of religious law within Islamic communities is the reason why Tasmania doesn't have any jobs and not much is going on there. "We are fed up with Shakira law" she roared into a Facebook live video out the front of Burnie Kmart. A nearby punter responded...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After taking a step back from politics, losing over fifty kilos and taking back full control of his official Facebook page, former Federal politician Clive Palmer seems to be in a good place. In October last year, the leader of the Palmer United Party began posting lyrics to The Beatles - a refreshing change from the highly political...

16 February, 2016. 16:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Flicking through a stack of emails his media girl printed out for him this morning, a Western Australian federal country member sighed and wondered why he gets so many mean-spirited emails - prompting him to ask himself whether now is the time to throw in the towel. Speaking to The Advocate earlier...

15 February, 2016. 16:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The prime minister has received advice on how to deal with the President of the United States from a polite Canadian man who's just spent the weekend in Washington with him. Speaking via telephone this morning to Malcolm Turnbull, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau explained how he was able to interact with President Donald...

13 February, 2016. 12:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Coming just days after Wikipedia outlawed the use of Daily Mail articles on their website, the editor of The Daily Telegraph has taken the time to remind his reporters that fact-checking is also a part of being a journalist. Concerned that his newspaper may face a similar fate to that of the...