Radiant Michael Caton Stuns On The Oscars Red Carpet
29 February, 2016. 15:45
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SOMEBODY PINCH MICHAEL CATON, because he still thinks he's dreaming.
"When the bastards ask me what I'm wearing, I tell 'em Tarocash of Strathpine." laughs Caton.
The 72-year-old arrived in Los Angeles yesterday ahead of the 88th Academy Awards, where his latest film The Last Cab To Darwin, has been nominated for Best Foreign...
Convicted white collar criminals are being forced to watch I’m A Celebrity! behind bars
26 February, 2016. 15:34
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PRISONS IN QUEENSLAND AND NEW SOUTH WALES are under investigation today after allegations surfaced surrounding the inhumane practice of forcing tertiary-educated tax cheats and insider traders to watch Channel 10's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! came to light.
The show, featuring the bottom draw of the Australian entertainment industry, has...
Malcolm Turnbull Secures The I’m-Worried-My-Son-Might-Be-A-Poof Vote
24 January, 2016 11:35
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has today been praised by blokey dads around the nation, after he requested an investigation into a taxpayer-funded program aimed at helping lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and/or intersex (LGBTI) school students.
The Safe Schools education program is set to be reviewed following fierce criticism from some Coalition backbenchers, many of whom had...
Australian Cricketers Under Fire For Acting Like Australian Cricketers
23 February, 2016. 16:45
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IN 2001, SHANE WARNE was clubbed over the rope for six runs by a little-known Zimbabwean batsman by the name of Stuart Carlisle, during a friendly one day international between our two nations.
It would've been like any other match, but Warne immortalised Carlisle the only way he could.
Watching the ball sail...
Australian Women’s Basketballer Manages To Make The News
22 January, 2016 11:35
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The Australian Opals forward Alice Kunek is the first professional female Australian to ever feature in a mainstream newspaper since the Sydney Olympics, after painting her face black for an end-of-season dress-up day.
A photograph of Kunek, dressed as her favourite rapper Kanye West for the Melbourne Boomers' 'Silly Sunday' celebrations, was posted on social media on Sunday and prompted an angry...
NSW Government Warns Of An Outbreak Of The Redfern Bindi
19 February, 2016. 15:45
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THERE'S NO NEED TO BE alarmed, that's the message from the NSW government as they battle to contain a potential outbreak of the often fatal Redfern bindi-eye.
Thought the be extinct since the early 2000's, this latest environmental disaster has got officials worried.
Two years ago, a pleasant young man from Bellevue Hill...
REPORT: Over 50% Of Former And Current AFL Players Currently Rooting A Mate’s Wife
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As the fall-out over the dramatic ending of a friendship between two of the AFL's biggest names continues, a study by the Australian Institute Of Sport has identified the breakdown of long-standing friendships between former footballers and is very common.
In fact, the estimated number of present and past AFL stars that are currently rooting another mates' wife sits at roughly 54%.
An example of this was seen...
We got a 66-year-old farmer to review “The Life of Pablo” – This is what he reckons
17 February, 2016. 15:34
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LIKE NEARLY EVERY OTHER GREAT country town, all the young people have left. There's little opportunity to reach for the stars when you're cutting sandwiches out the back of an outback takeaway shop. So when Kanye West's highly anticipated seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo, arrived at The Advocate's doorstep,...
Key To Lowering Rates Of Drunken Assaults Is To Not Report Them, Says Casino
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A recent study conducted by the Licensing Inquiries and Testing For Australian Management (LitFam) ombudsman shows the New South Wales' state government has gone completely the wrong way about dealing with rates of alcohol-related violence in the CBD.
The LitFam report identifies key strategies used to prevent the rise in one-punch, two-punch, all-in, and coward punch assaults throughout Australian...
Australian citizenship test to include how to properly mix cordial
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IN AN EFFORT TO further protect Australia from outside threats to our way of life, the Department of Immigration has announced today that one aspect of the citizenship test will require a candidate to mix a glass of cordial and make fairy bread.
Should the potential new Australian make a particularly weak glass of cordial, they...
