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WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT It's happened again! With a few million around the world watching on as a major sporting event unfolds, a Random Souths Guy has appeared on TV screens. A long held tradition, the Random Souths Guy is a character that turns up all over the globe, with fans of the NRL's most popular team making sure they're team gets...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Australia's top order are bracing themselves for a tough time after seeing the pitch that curators in India are serving up. With the much anticipated first test in Nagpur now less than 24 hours away, Australia's front line batsman have been given a look at the pitch that they will be treated to as tourists. Traditionally a very...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A Chinese spy balloon has been shot down off the eastern coastline of the USA, following days of alarm and discussion over how to deal with the foreign aircraft vessel safely. The balloon was shot down on Saturday afternoon local time while 6 nautical miles (11 kilometres) off the coast near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, senior US defence officials...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Chrus Hupkuns hes been sworn un es New Zeelund’s 41st prume munuster, followung the unexpected resugnetuon lest week of Jecunda Ardurn. Hupkuns, 44, hes promused e beck-to-besucs epproech focusung on telkung shut ebout the Ozzies.  He wull heve less then nune months before contestung a tough generel electuon, wuth opunuon polls unducetung hus Lebour Perty u trailung uts conservetuve opposution. New...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Some residents of the city of Los Angeles have received quite a shock today, after seeing a naked man appear out of nowhere. Following a random and localised cluster of lightning on one of the streets in the heart of the famous city, a man was found lying on the ground. After frantically asking confused bystanders what the...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Kiwi journalists are in a frenzy today, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed she is resigning from the job. The bombshell news came this morning, with Ardern handing in her two weeks notice. The generally well regarded Prime Minister says she's stepping away from public service role for a lucrative job in the private sector. Ardern says she's...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT If you've just returned from an enjoyable Christmas break with your family and friends, then you might not be aware of the most recent development in internet identity politics. It seems that millennials may only have just discovered what the word 'nepotism' means. Only five years since the all-consuming US Presidential election between Hilary CLINTON and Donald TRUMP, the generation...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A local car detailer from Betoota Ponds has this week returned from this mad joint in Bali with a deep desire to continue his avid research into the ancient history and cultural traits of South-East Asia. Warren Combs, was a self-confessed amatuer traveller a week ago. But he says that's all changed. At 30 years of age, the former five-eighth...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, Prince Harry recounts what he says was 'cruel, torturous treatment' from his brother, William, now Prince of Wales, during endless Halo sessions at one of the Royal Family's 356 holiday estates. Describing one particular confrontation at the 'preferred Summer house', Harry says William would never allow him to use the more player-friendly Xbox...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In some news that comes as no surprise to actual fans of the World Game, Argentina has won the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Playing arguably the greatest World Cup Final since Diego Armando Maradona got it done in 1986, Argentina managed to beat France 4-2 on penalties after an enthralling 3-3 finish after extra time. The game looked...