The Nation

7 April, 2016. 13:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact AS THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL SEASON begins to warm up, millions of Australians are bracing for the tsunami of pseudo-news-articles about former rugby league player Jarryd Hayne's every move. Last season was especially difficult for many people, as a government report found that only 3% of Australians care about Jarryd Hayne's transition to gridiron and only...

7 April, 2016. 10:30 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Australia's festival and touring industry is today rife with speculation that the summer dance festival known as Stereosonic has been shut down after a string of drug related incidents at the events in recent years. The two companies behind the electronic music festival, Totem Onelove and SFX Entertainment, have not confirmed its cancellation...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Local builder, Todd Rakzovic says his 18-year-old apprentice is much more "fidgety" since receiving his $8,000 tool bonus from the Federal Government last friday. Todd believes his first-year-apprentice, who goes by the name of Mitch Ross, has most likely spent the money on 'recreational' activities. "Mate, he didn't need any new tools. We provide him with tools......

4 April, 2016. 12:23 INGRID DOULTON | Women's Editor | Contact JACQUES MACDOUGALL'S FRIENDS HAVE been calling him mean names all weekend. One friend called him a "massive shirt-lifter" on his Facebook wall, another suggest that he was "the definition of a soft cock." The 24-year-old was returning to Brisbane from a family gathering near St George over the weekend when he got a flat...

3 April, 2016. 11:15 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Following the retirement of former Australian Of The Year and Indigenous AFL superstar, Adam Goodes, it appears that Collingwood supporters are rapidly running out of things to boo. Collingwood FC, which have a proud tradition of incessantly booing of minorities, have now taken aim at the Islamic population of regional Australia by protesting with a banner at...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT George Robert Christensen MP has today called for a Royal Commission into why Sizzler outlets are closing down across Australia. The rotund Member for Dawson has today announced that he can no longer remain silent over the fact that the nation's favourite all-you-can-eat restaurant chain is disappearing in front of our very eyes. "The $14 dollar salad...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact He might be able to dance, he certainly knows how to jive - but Christopher Pyne is urging us all to take a chance on him. Canberra's own Fernando was outed this week by The Daily Mail as playing the role of "Benny" in an Adelaide-based ABBA tribute band, Abbadabbadoo. Something that's not exactly against...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact AS THERE'S NOW ALMOST THREE TIMES as many genders as there was twenty years ago, the current toilet signage found throughout the world is coming under fire from everyday people. While being insensitive to melange sexualities and genders, the signs have also come under attack for not reinforcing a positive body image because of how...

BRUCE BACHETTO | Traffic | CONTACT Local police have warned they will be targeting drivers listening to trance this Easter break. The ban, which specifically aims to prevent people from listening to Darude's Sandstorm while driving, will run until Tuesday - after a spade of incidents involving the popular 90's tune. Shoalhaven man, Nathan Wells had a brush with death earlier this year...

24 March, 2016. 16:15 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A traumatised and stateless Australian-based Syrian refugee has today assured her host, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, that she is not too keen on joining or even sympathising with the terrorist organisation that took everything she has ever known away from her. "I heard Mr Turnbull's comments that suggested people should be wary...