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
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
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...
Tony Windsor rides time on Bone Crusher
10 February, 2016. 15:34
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FORMER INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR New England Tony Windsor has ridden time on one of the most feared bulls in all of South West Queensland, Bone Crusher.
The Cordillo Downs Invitational attracts some of the biggest names in amateur corner country rodeo, with the likes of Windsor and other assorted country glitterati making the...
Karl Stefanovic Releases New Line Of Swimwear: The Logie Smugglers
5 February, 2016. 11:05
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Media icon and hedonistic functional alcoholic, Karl Stefanovic, has revealed his newest business venture on breakfast television this morning: The Logie Smugglers.
In what can only be described as a blatant conflict of interest and a shameless promotion of his own brand, the Today Show Co-Host debuted his new line of male swimmers on-air shortly before...
Khawaja Still Not On Selectors Radar Despite Warming Up In Full Kit Outside Eden Park
3 February, 2016 11:45
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Usman Khawaja is still not on the radar of prominent Australian ODI selectors, despite being fully dressed in cricket attire and practicing shots with the team physio outside of Eden Park this afternoon.
"We haven't seen much from him yet," said chairman of selectors Rod Marsh.
"He'll show his promise when he develops a little bit,"
Usman Khawaja...
Study concludes Australian Netflix is like having a fridge full of vegetarian food
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AS NETFLIX COMES through on its promise to shut the door on Australian VPN users, consumers have hit back, saying that they wouldn't have to circumvent geo-blocking if the local catalogue was as comprehensive and satisfying as the American one.
The Australian version of Netflix has six times less content and costs more.
One local subscriber has...
Craig Gower reveals he taught Mitchell Pearce everything he knows about bending
31 January, 2016. 14:35
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IN DECEMBER 2005, Craig Gower was fired as Panthers captain.
What started out as just other Sunday, ended with him visiting his local Tarocash - to find a suit to wear to the NRL disciplinary hearing that was going to happen on Monday.
There were a series of incidents at a charity golf event, which ended up...
Forbes Australian Rich List: David Pocock Joins Timomatic As 2016 Richest
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The list is here, the 2016 top ten richest Australians, according to Forbes.
This year includes a few Forbes debuts, and few surprising ones at that.
With the winding down of Australia's mining boom, we have seen an increase in other rising Australian industries - such as transport, sport, finance and blogging.
Forbes’ 10 richest Australians
10. David Hains $1.8 Billion...