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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large| Contact Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison is missing the first day of the new parliament today because he's on his way to Japan to give a few talks with other deposed conservative leaders from around the world. The current New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet is also in Japan transiting to his next destination as part of...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A French Quarter dress shop has admitted that most of the labels they stock are ethically made, some are more ethically made than others. Our reporter spent the day walking in and out of the various shopping boutiques of our town's beating bohemian heart. One label that Deidre Bowmore, owner of Cochon Occidental Décadent on Rue...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A Betoota Heights father has confirmed today that former giant of the sky Ansett Australia would've never treated people the way that major airlines in this country are now. In admitting that fact, Gary Martin of Ridgeway Terrace also conceded that the high levels of personal service and attention to detail were "probably half the...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A giant baby that once worked as Deputy Premier of New South Wales has burst into tears this morning in Sydney, telling reporters that they need to stop scrutinising everything he does because he's a private citizen that's never been charged with any offence. The comment just come hours after 612-month-old toddler John Barilaro...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The last time that Splendour in the Grass was held in 2019, the final night was saved by the Hilltop Hoods after some American rapper had to withdraw at the last moment. Closing the festival with an act that many in the industry rival Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock 69 and Limp Bizkit at Woodstock 99,...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A sodden reveller at Splendour in the Grass has had his day go from bad to worse after dropping a near-new blueberry vape in the mud, forcing him to scream in panic as it disappeared beneath the muck. Witnesses say the man was knocked by a passerby, which flung his vape into the path of...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A lost boy of Splendour has been turned away from a popular Byron Bay venue this afternoon for not having the appropriate footwear. Just after lunch this morning, a 19-year-old from regional Victoria threw himself in the mud at Splendour In The Grass in front of his mates for a laugh but now the first...

DR CHET SPEVENS | Finance Expert | Contact If you are reading this, then you’ve experienced it. Your success has been the cause of resentment or criticism from others, leading your friends, your family, or even strangers to attack you. This, of course, is the very real and serious condition of Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) that is so prevalent amongst the...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTA prominent AirBnB tycoon is making waves on Byron Bay social media this morning, calling for the cancellation of Australia’s biggest music festival, Splendour in the Grass.Posting a lengthy status on the pages of several Byron Bay community Facebook groups, The Advocate understands former Bondi local Blair Wellington has highlighted her frustrations, as teenagers from across...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTThe findings of a long term study into podcasting have been made public by the CSIRO this week, containing the groundbreaking conclusion that no podcast ever has earnt a four hour run time.Currently, podcasts are more popular than ever with 5.6 million Australians listening to at least one podcast a week.That time may have been spent in vain...