World News

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT After an exciting 48 hours in the world of cricket, the English cricketing team have confirmed they want to keep the good times rolling. This comes after the players, coaching staff and greater cricketing establishment revealed they want to keep sooking for the foreseeable future. The sooking comes as a result of the Johnny Bairstow dismissal, which the...

STACY OAKSHEAF | City News | CONTACT White Lotus! Euphoria! Succession! The Idol?  In a stunning turn of events, HBO's much-anticipated series, ‘The Idol,’ has left audiences with a resounding applaud of silence. After months of hype and anticipation, viewers were left with the overall feeling of ‘the ick’ after watching The Idol. Unsure if they’d watched a drama series or a leaked tape of Lily-Rose...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT "Why don't you go watch an Australian singer" Betoota Heights dad, Nic Koronis (45) says to his three teenage daughters who are gathered around the laptop this morning. "What about someone like Natalie Imbruglia, or Vanessa Amarossi... What's the obsession with this yank shit" This follows the news that the pre-sale tickets for the Sydney shows of the Taylor Swift...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The 2nd men's Ashes Test looks set for a significant shake up this week, after some huge changes to playing conditions. With Australia 1-0 up after a historic win in Birmingham thanks to 2 of their 3 number 11's firing at the back end of the innings, ground staff at the second venue have served up a rude...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT For 6 weeks in 2016, Marlee Mansour (31) was basically living her very own episode of Sex And The City. That is, she took a Spanish lover who showed her what true romance looks like - in a passionate and exciting love affair that Queensland girls aren't typically treated to. And by Spanish, she means some sort of South American....

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Several tons of novelty t-shirts have arrived in parts of West Africa this morning after the outcome of the missing submersible in the North Atlantic has been decided. The Advocate, like every other news media organization in the Western world, has sent a team of reporters to New England to cover the missing submarine. Nevertheless,...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The entire plant is still kind of surprised that Elon Musk has not somehow made this missing submersible story about himself. The 6.7-metre submersible Titan, operated by US-based OceanGate Expeditions, began its descent at 8am on Sunday (local time) - and has become a global news story since everyone became an expert on underwater travel. Many thought this disaster would...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT In a recent case of ‘sounds about right’, it has been revealed that the nation’s conservative population has no problem changing pronouns when paying fealty to our royal British overlords. In what was unfortunately the biggest change to an Australian public holiday in recent history, the Queen's Birthday public holiday will now be referred to as the King’s Birthday...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The New Zealand has officially entered a recession today after the lastest growth data has shown the economy has receded for the second quarter on record. While it was predicted by a number of economists, it's cold comfort to the seven ordinary Kiwis that are now looking for a new job as the news has...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A young couple have today shocked their wider friendship and acquaintance circle, by unleashing a glorious photo dump from Tuscany and the Amalfi Coast. Filled with gorgeous stone farmhouses and aperol spritz's in stunning coastal locations, the photo dump has come as a surprise to some, who thought the couple were actually doing it tough after buying their...