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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has today had to swallow his pride and begin negotiations with the construction industry, after a numbers buildings experienced substantial structural damage following an earthquake in Melbourne this morning. A 'watch and act' emergency warning has been issued for Victoria as residents are told to brace for more aftershocks after an earthquake struck the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT For the first time ever, Melbourne's residents actually mean it when they say "I am literally shook rn" This comes as three earthquakes strike in north-east Victoria, with tremors felt across the state, New South Wales, Canberra and as far as Adelaide and Launceston. People in Sydney claim to have felt it, but that is likely a gee up because they have...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT An uneasy and confused marriage of distressed construction workers and anti-vaxxer protestors are marching through Melbourne again this afternoon, as the city reaches boiling point after nearly 300 days in lockdown since the pandemic began. Both Victorian police and Union officials have come out to clarify that they believe these riots have been orchestrated by far-right-extremists aimed at...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A dreadlocked Xavier Rudd-looking hippy currently banging out reggae ballads outside the CFMEU head office in Melbourne has told reporters that he's just a hard working tradie who disagrees with the idea of mandatory jabs for construction workers. This comes as more than 500 people dressed as construction workers have gathered outside the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT LIFELONG LOYALTY: Victoria has today recorded another 567 new community cases in greater Melbourne, bumping the number of active cases in the state to 5,675. There are 209 Victorians in hospital, 59 of those are in intensive care and 40 are on a ventilator. Of those in hospital, 86 per cent are not vaccinated and 12 per cent...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The National Farmers Federation has this week released the findings of a recent report into where the Outback officially starts. NFF President Fiona Simson says the 'DIVERSITY OF REMOTENESS' report was commissioned with the aim of advising legislators and bureaucrats in the different needs and characteristics of rural Australia. "We want to crush the myth that anywhere west of...

EFFIE BATEMAN | BRISBANE | CONTACT A disgruntled hospo worker has today decided to test the waters with a new employee, for confirmation she’s not the only one who hates the floor manager, Bec the bitch. After working at the Shifty Hen for well over a year, Emma Simmons had gotten to know all the staff members pretty well, forging some solid relationships with...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Australian TV and theatre star David Campbell would be pretty good fun at the back end of a 'real go' - it has been confirmed. A recent survey of Australians over 18 has found that a vast majority of the population find David Campbell's sporadic singing, dancing and quick-wit both outrageous and cordial enough to invite him...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT It's currently 19 degrees and sunny in the Harbour City - and a bad day to be a patch of grass down there. On the first Friday since outdoor picnics were legalised, stir-crazy Sydney residents are making their way to the nearest park or footy oval and giving it a real old crack. On the 26th of August, the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Australia's bottom drawer of journalism has today been gifted a scoop that may keep them alive for another year at least. It is being reported that 11:02am this morning, early-2000s power couple Bec and Lleyton Hewitt were spotted at the Lidcombe Costco in Sydney's western suburbs. This confirmed sighting of the retired tennis player and his former soap star...