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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Two triple rugby world cup champions will face each other at the Stade de France on Sunday morning, when New Zealand and South Africa fight it out for the Webb Ellis Cup. The All Blacks have already set one record – this is their fifth World Cup final appearance. Their only final loss was in 1995, against South Africa,...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Winemakers from the continent of Europe have today been dealt a significant blow, after a lawsuit was launched against them. In the wake of the snobby Europeans carrying on about their Feta and Prosecco and Champagne, Australia has now hit back by launching an injunction to prevent any primary producers in Europe labelling their wine as Passion Pop....

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT TV and sports fans in Australia have today issued a plea to all of the major streaming services. In the wake of the huge reception to the Beckham documentary, there have been growing calls for a series about the actual greatest power couple the world has ever seen. "Becks and Posh is great, but now it's time to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As Australians wade through one of the most shocking news cycles of the last decade, the expectation for every living person to become either an expert or an activist now seems to be mandatory in Melbourne. This new trend of needing to offer an opinion, uninformed or otherwise, on every single thing happening in the world is perhaps the...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A Melbourne man says he's learned from past mistakes as he opts to stay out of the social media discourse surrounding the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. In previous flare ups between Israel and Palestine, Naarm boy Wesley Talbot was quick to show his support for Palestine but that lead to conflict between his...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACT In a groundbreaking declaration that has sent shockwaves throughout the diplomatic community, a stoned uni kid watching tiktok videos of violence in the middle east has revealed the solution to end the generational conflict raging overseas, is to simply chill out. Will Chester (22), A man that isn't really into the news and is more of a 'back of...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The opposition National Party has won the 2023 New Zealand election, taking enough seats to form a coalition with several other parties. Incumbent prime minister Chris Hipkins (53) has been defeated by Chris Luxon (45). Mr Luxon thanked National voters and said they had "reached for hope" and "voted for change" by electing another straight white man named Chris. The result...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Hollywood actress Jada Pinkett Smith is this week diving deeper into past relationships on a media junket, as she continues to offer bizarre twists about her marriage for a public audience - who are now starting to regret unwillingly learning so much about Will Smith via his wife's non stop confessionals. After revealing that she and husband Will Smith...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A group of young Australians have pulled off the impossible and secured an apartment in Berlin this week and one of their new neighbours is thrilled at the prospect of living next door to some adventurous go-getters. Max Mustermann, 42, told The Advocate that he shares a common wall with the Australians. He spoke to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In a story as old as time, Hollywood star Timothée Chalamet has seen a slump in his basketball game that can only be related to the well publicised romantic developments in personal life. This follows the news that the billionaire LA socialite Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet may be dating. A source close to The Kardashians star, 25, tells the...