The Nation

31 May, 2015. 14:34 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Local man, Eddie O'Farrell says being called 'babe' by a sixteen-year-old is one of the most distressing things he has to deal with each year. The 31-year-old carpenter says visiting retail stores at his local Westfield is terrifying, mainly due to fact that his annual encounter with General Pants floor staff makes him feel like...

30 May, 2016. 14:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact DURING HIS LAST VISIT TO the United States, Home & Away actor Steve Peacocke was invited by his agent to attend a Scientology meet and greet. It's a Hollywood club that can become the cornerstone of a career in showbusiness, with many opportunities to make contacts and new friends. However, for one of...

30 May, 2016. 14:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact PACKING HIS THIRD CONE of the interview, Glenn Davis raises his eyebrows when I asked him what Australia's immigration solution should be. He hoovered it down and held in the sticky smoke while he contemplated his answer. "Look, mate. It's not as if I don't like them, I just don't want them here,"...

29 May, 2016. 12:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact WHENEVER QUIET DYLAN MORGAN'S mother tells him to stand up straight, he mutters something under his breath that typically results in a clip under the ear. Speaking to The Advocate via Skype this morning, the 16-year-old revealed his mother never lets him wear what he wants - and she always makes him...

28 May, 2016. 11:01 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact AFTER BLAMING EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING for his unsurprising exit from the French Open overnight, tennis star Nick Kyrgios is the subject of a Kickstarter campaign that aims to fund the search for his ticker. The 21-year-old's shoulder gave up on him early in the piece, with his growing frustrations slowly shifting towards...

27 May, 2016. 17:45 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE kindness of others once again, 23-year-old student Alex Duckworth announced today that his friend Sam will be receiving his third free tampon sample of the month. After confessing the crime to other close friends, the finance student could barely contain his laughter, saying only that he wishes he...

27 May, 2015. 10:34 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Local man, Tom Gridson (26) has been a diehard fan of mixed-martial arts for close to six months now. With the rise of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and the many colourful personalities that make up the competition's stable, Mr Gridson says he has entertained the idea of learning MMA for quite some time...

27 May, 2016. 16:45 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER it was first published, twenty-four after it won the Miles Franklin Award, high school students around Australia still have no fucking idea what Tim Winton's Cloudstreet is about. Though their teachers might explain the themes and motifs of the 426-page classic, nearly every student surveyed by the Queensland Curriculum...

26 May, 2016. 16:45 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact JUST MONTHS AFTER stating that the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia looked like he was inbred with a tomato, actor Johnny Deep has confirmed that he's covered the northern wall of his living room with images of Barnaby Joyce. Yesterday, Mr Joyce said he must've gotten inside the 51-year-old's head and these latest...

26 May, 2o16. 13:02 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact NEXT MONDAY MORNING, 21-year-old Dominic Haziz is flying to The Netherlands on his first ever business trip - in fact, he's even flying business class. But he's just one of many young Australians taking advantage of the generous small business tax concessions that were in this year's budget. Earlier this year, the Logan...