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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact FOR some New South Wales farmers, January has been a time of great celebration, with unexpected and unprecedented rainfall loosening the drought's stranglehold on many primary producers. For others, the scarcity of water remains, as their communities are inexplicably bypassed by the heavy downpours that have flooded neighbouring regions. But for one Hunter Valley farmer, the rains...

The 26th of January, Australia Day. It's a day to celebrate Aussie pride! A couple of lamb chops and some cold beer. It's a national holiday, a time to recognise what really makes this country great on the anniversary of the British landing. While this year the holiday lands on a Tuesday everyone's getting the Monday off, so it's a four day...

21 January, 2016. 11:30 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact AS BRITAIN comes to terms with the fact that the future of their country is now in the hands of their xenophobic elderly voters, the Australian government today announced that nearly 50 000 temporary protection visas will be granted to UK residents fleeing violent weather and a poor quality of life. While the...

20 January, 2015. 15:35 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact THERE WERE CHAOTIC SCENES today in Sydney's cool enclave as thousands of people flocked to Surry Hills to get their hands on an In-N-Out burger. The pop-up store was only going to be popped-up for today only, sparking absolute bedlam. "They were sold out before the fucking place even opened," said a...

19 January, 2016 15:05 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Being charged for a mid to high-range drink driving offences can be a real hassle! It can actually ruin your career. Many industries - including primary teaching, paramedics, nursing, and Uber - all refuse to hire anyone who has been pissed behind the wheel. Or at least anyone who has been caught pissed behind the...

ERROL PARKER| Editor-at-large | Contact Larger-than-life Queenslander and mining magnate Clive Palmer is stuck in an olympic-size swimming pool and he's having difficulty getting out under his own steam. It's unknown at this time exactly how the husky latchkey politician got into this mess, but fire crews and emergency crews are working around the clock to free him. Only a short walk...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In a recent survey conducted by BRW, it was revealed that the Nissan R33 Skyline GTS-T has been voted as Australia's favourite thing from Asia. The respondents, who range from single mothers in Brisbane's Northern Suburbs, to mid-level crystal methamphetamine dealers from regional Victoria, were able to give the Business Review Weekly researchers a clear insight into why the...

18 January, 2016. 16:45 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact AN UNSPOKEN CONSEQUENCE of the slowing mining sector is the thousands of fly-in-fly-out workers who are being forced to re-enter society as they become redundant. After years of being forced to follow guidelines, rules and regulations, these people are having trouble readjusting back into everyday Australian life. It's the little things. On...

18 January, 2016. 11:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact KEEPING WITH THEIR general theme, the United Patriots Front hosted their annual white party in Melbourne over the weekend, playing host to dozens of proud Australians. The popular street movement put the shindig on before their planned Australia Day protests this weekend, which members say will be a real humdinger. During the dinner, both...

16 January, 2016 10:45 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Former North Melbourne Kangaroos footballer Sam Kekovich, the face of the Australia Day lamb ad, challenged vegans to try lamb and “get a life” during a live interview with David Koch on Channel 7's Sunrise. No one could have imagined the embarrassing news that would follow. More than 600 complaints have been lodged with the Advertising Standards...