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MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTIn an ironic twist of fate, a self described 'cultured' man from Melbourne that considers himself a bit above the rest in Sydney has found himself hopelessly lost on a trip to the harbour city. Like many Melbourners, Isaac Foley (28) is accustomed to the artificial, man made, planned grid system of Melbourne's streets, in fact, he takes pride...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A fourth-generation farmer from our town's fertile Channel Country grazing district to the south has spoken of how much he hates the culture of handouts and getting things for nothing. Michael Bigg (of the Biggs of 'Euchambe' via Eromanga) made it clear to The Advocate today, in polite terms, that he disagrees with much...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Despite all of the doom and gloom from Australian media, it can be confirmed that Melbourne was the most popular capital city to move to after the pandemic, according to data figures from real estate listing websites. Brisbane took second place, Perth was third, Betoota was fourth, and Sydney - a city plagued by what could be the worst...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A pig/human hybrid has told The Advocate that his recent experiences with Jetstar have left him longing for the days when he flew Tiger because even though the experience was often just as bad - there was a base level of dignity present. Both Jetstar and Tiger are (and were) creations of the free market....

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact In a surprising twist that has sent shockwaves through the Sunshine State, Queensland officials have announced their intention to adopt daylight savings, effectively turning the clocks back by an hour. The reason? To reverse not time, but the fortunes of their beloved sports teams, especially after the recent NRL Grand Final defeat. With a...

RORY SALAZAR | Finance | Contact “This is the best deal you’re going to get, guys,” Mortgage Broker Matthew Sicily (34) told his new clients, Jessica and Bryan Hawk, with a straight face this morning. The Hawks had engaged the services of Sicily to make easy their process of getting a home loan from the bank to the tune of $789,000. Sicily had explained to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A local corporate creative from Betoota's Old City District claims to have not even noticed that some of the biggest events on the nation's sporting calendar are taking place this weekend. She didn't even know that her capital city will be at the centre of all of them. Kylie Bretherington (42) says that while she knows everything there is to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability will hand its final report and recommendations to the Australian governor general today. As ABC Four Corners highlighted on Monday night, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been thrown to the wolves by successive governments who wanted it to fail. High rates of violence and harm...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local man in Sydney for business this week has told The Advocate that he's not jealous of the people that get the call the Harbour City home as he immediately hit traffic driving into the nation's weeping anal fissure this afternoon. "I hate this shithole city," said office supply salesman Dirk Rolland. "Why would anyone...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACT Major supermarket chain Coles have this week announced that they will be rolling out attack dogs to tackle a spike in shoplifting that has arisen as people take advantage of the self checkout system in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis. With growing criticism of Coles price-guaging, and the corporation's move to automated self-check outs leaving even more Australians...