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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Prince George can today fully appreciate why his ancestors made the executive decision to send hundreds of thousands of British convicts to the harsh southern contintent all of those years ago. This comes as the third-in-line for the British royal throne made his first ever Wimbledon visit, at eight years of age. Dressed in a dapper navy suit, Prince George...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A Samoan-Australian man, who has lived his life between Samoa and Australia, and was raised by Samoan parents, and attends a Samoan church in a Western Sydney suburb with a large Samoan community, is this week under fire for acknowledging his Samoan identity. Premiership winning NRL star and New South Wales Blues hero, Brian To’o, has today had to...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has this week shocked his playing group to its very core. Following a second consecutive thumping in what is turning out to be a very unMelbourne Storm-like season, the playing group was reportedly expecting an all-time spray. However, what happened after the full-time siren sounded on the 28-6 loss to the Cronulla Sharks...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT There was a ceremonial passing off the torch at one of Betoota's most famous health and fitness institutions this morning, as the owner and founder of Betoota Boxing officially handed the gym over to his 36-year-old son. Alfie Amato (64) has been a mainstay of combat sports in the Diamantina Shire since the mid-1980s, but with a brand new...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Wimbledon officials have broken records for pearl-clutching over the weekend, after tournament organisers took issue with what appeared to be a bit of friendly competitiveness between two Hellenic gentlemen. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios were both fined for offences committed during their third-round blow-up, proving that no one from Wimbledon would last a minute in a Melbourne kafenion, especially...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The South Sydney Rabbitohs can today boast another neckless English recruit who can't be brought down with a meat axe. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gifted a Rabbitoh’s jacket and hat to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson – as the two exchanged pleasantries somewhere in Europe, at one of those big world leaders things that Albanese has been going...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT While there is a little bit of soul searching going on in the state of Queensland this morning, it can be confirmed that one man south of the border is in a particularly good mood. The iconic One-Eyed-Blue known as Phil 'Gus' Gould is reportedly on top of the world, after his state worked with the referee to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After what looked like the start of a new winning dynasty in game I, the Queensland Maroons were cut back down to size last night in a humiliating 44-12 loss to the Blues in Perth. The first half of the match appeared to be neck-and-neck, before Queensland conceded six tries after half time. While the media begins their merry assault...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A proud New South Welshman is gearing up for the world’s most bloodthirsty sporting contest this evening, by sipping back a few fruity craft beers and browsing Depop. Sitting in the lounge room of his two storey terrace in the backstreets of Newtown, young Henry Hobson is reported to be amping himself up to enjoy a working...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A revived footy fan is studying up on the pre-game form guide this evening, after catching the eye of a foxy NRL star. With kick off night far away, local woman Carly Carrigan was seen sneaking out her phone to go for a little scroll. After watching the Channel 9 camera pan across the starting 13 players for...