Waleed Aly hangs picture of monologue godfather John Oliver above bed
21 June, 2016. 14:34
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RANTALISM IS THE FLAVOUR of the month in world journalism at the moment - and there's none more successful that British-born American television entertainer, John Oliver.
The unique fashion in which the 39-year-old Brummie mashes comedy, journalism and yelling has taken the world by storm, inspiring a generation of mid-career television presenters...
Shorten to Morrison: “We get it. You vape.”
20 June, 2016. 13:45
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THE PRIME MINISTER HAS personally asked his Treasurer to stop vaping in plain view of journalists and other media professionals.
Scott Morrison, despite never smoking, has taken up vaping in recent weeks to cope with the added stresses of a re-election campaign.
This has begun to upset the opposition leader, who says the entire...
Katter Calls For Turnbull To Take Down Campaign Video Of Tradesman Using Queens English
20 June, 2016 11:00
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Maverick North Queensland MP Bob Katter has called for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to withdraw a controversial campaign ad apparently depicting a blue-collar worker endorsing the LNP.
The ad, which has featured over 300 times on commercial television since its release yesterday, shows a NIDA-trained thespian pretending to relay the sentiment apparently held by Australia's aspirational...
South African referee Handling van de Errors under fire after Wallabies loss
19 June, 2016. 15:45
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THE GREATEST WALLABY FULL BACK of the modern era called it "the worst judgement he'd ever seen in Test rugby," while Tim Horan described it as "shocking".
Matt Burke was left gobsmacked by a call made by South African test great turned referee Handling van de Errors, when in the second half...
Labor To Address Children On Nauru The Moment They Sort Out Cattle In Vietnam
17 June, 2016 13:30
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The Australian Labor Party has today declared they will 'get around' to 'discussing' viable alternatives to the detainment of war-weary asylum seeker children on Nauru, the moment they sort out this issue with those couple of cows in Vietnam.
Labor has called for an independent office for animal welfare after video footage emerged of what...
Local student adds ‘life-changing’ can of crab meat to mid-afternoon Mi Goreng
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THINKING HIS LIFE COULDN'T get any better after receiving as PS- grade in statistics this semester, one Cairns business student has had his socks blown off by adding imitation crab meat to his usual bowl of afternoon Mi Goreng.
Moving exceptionally slower than he did in high school, Max Flaghouse said his body reflects the...
Channel Nine Viewer To Sue After Correctly Guessing “What Happens Next” During Ads
15 June, 2016. 10:05
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The Nine network are in hot water this morning after a viewer disproved an ever-present promo line that claimed “you’ll never guess what happens next”.
Nepean resident, and mother of 4, Nancy Burkowitz is suing the network over the false claims after a promo for popular David Attenborough program ‘The Hunt’ displayed a polar...
Local man unsure if he can donate blood anymore after kissing another local man
14 June, 2016. 16:45
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A TWENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD interior designer is picking up the pieces today after he got a bit carried away with some bloke last night.
Matthew Dollarhyde, up until now, has been a keen donator of blood. His AB- blood type is especially rare.
"Once I found out I was AB- after a car accident,...
Local man looks through old photos from a time when he liked Coldplay
11 June, 2016. 18:45
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IF THERE'S ANYTHING that every young person in the free world can agree on, it's that everything Coldplay has released since 2008 has been dog shit.
Taking some time out of his busy long weekend, Greg Peacock flicked through a few old Facebook albums of him and the squad back at school.
The...
“I Took My Autistic Mate To The Casino And Lost $17,000 In Ten Minutes”
11 June, 2016. 11:34
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KEVIN GREENHOLM SAYS he should've walked out when his partner in crime started nearly sorting the chips by weight.
That was when he was only $5000 in the hole.
The 59-year-old semi-retired geologist admits he should've known better, saying that he hatched the plan to take his autistic childhood friend to Jupiter's Casino...
