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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local kangaroo has reportedly made the bold decision to investigate a speeding orb of light cutting through a paddock adjacent to the Diamantina Development Road late last night. The kangaroo, known to locals as "Brett," had been casually grazing by the roadside when the headlights of an approaching Camry sparked his curiosity. Despite having...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The tired and weary leader of the Victorian Liberals has today realised he might have a bit more work cut out from him than he initially thought. This comes as the poor, poor man that has inherited the roaring binfire known as the Victorian Opposition returns to the party room this afternoon from a defamation trial launched against him...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTKid Laroi has revealed that the giant wooden horse behind him definitely doesn't have rap group hiding inside of it to get around NSW's bizarre anti-live hiphop music policies. The Australian born super star, who announced his performance for NRL grand final only a couple months ago, has assured organiser's and police that the giant trojan horse he needs...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Residents of a modest red-brick apartment block on Rue des Perdus in our town's bohemian French Quarter are amused to the point of frustration after being served yet another passive-aggressive email from the local Strata committee’s self-appointed compliance officer, old bastard Doug Barclay. Doug, 73, who occupies a third-floor apartment overlooking Parc de la Branlette,...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The fabric of our democracy and global politics at large is coming to an end after a filthy Murrays bus was spotted driving down the Hume Highway this morning south of Goulburn. Known for their pristine condition and mirror finish, the Murrays bus has been a familiar sight for generations on the nation's major highways...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Koala Airlines has announced plans to shake up the long-held Qantas-Virgin aviation duopoly by offering a service that neither of the nation's jet operators do. Over the past 30 years, the national aviation market has been the graveyard for many an airline - along with the hedge funds and investors that backed them. The latest...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Barnaby Joyce has issued a warning to all Australians that Chinese-made products could pose a threat to national security after his Ariat boots exploded over the weekend. The Member for New England called the media to the front gate of his Armidale home this morning where he displayed the busted Chinese-made high tops, one on...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The editor of our newspaper's crosstown rival publication, The Betoota Bugle, has laughed all the way to the Diamantina Club this afternoon because one of his senior reporters has "just out done himself with this one". Rohan Concorde OAM, who has been at the helm of New Corp's last Berliner-size print newspaper in South West...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTThere's been an air of jubilation among inmates of a protective unit of a US prison today as Diddy and R.Kelly finally reunited in their first performance of the song Satisfy You in over 2 decades. The performance, which many inmates say was a trip back to 1999, was only made possible due to the recent arrest of disgraced...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact In a masterclass of time management, French Quarter professional Nathan Barker has locked in a Thursday night pub session with his mates, ensuring he’ll be hungover on company time Friday but fresh for family duties by the weekend. "Thursday’s perfect," says the 37-year-old lanyard-wearing serf. "You roll into work a bit rough on Friday, but no...