Home & Away’s Steve Peacocke reportedly ‘too Dubbo’ for Scientology
30 May, 2016. 14:34
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
DURING HIS LAST VISIT TO the United States, Home & Away actor Steve Peacocke was invited by his agent to attend a Scientology meet and greet.
It's a Hollywood club that can become the cornerstone of a career in showbusiness, with many opportunities to make contacts and new friends.
However, for one of...
Meet Glenn, Australia’s First Right-Wing Stoner
30 May, 2016. 14:34
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PACKING HIS THIRD CONE of the interview, Glenn Davis raises his eyebrows when I asked him what Australia's immigration solution should be.
He hoovered it down and held in the sticky smoke while he contemplated his answer.
"Look, mate. It's not as if I don't like them, I just don't want them here,"...
Local comedian orders free tampon samples to mate’s house for the third time
27 May, 2016. 17:45
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TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE kindness of others once again, 23-year-old student Alex Duckworth announced today that his friend Sam will be receiving his third free tampon sample of the month.
After confessing the crime to other close friends, the finance student could barely contain his laughter, saying only that he wishes he...
Paul Vautin apologises to Lebanese family over botched 60 Minutes kidnapping
27 May, 2016. 16:45
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JUST DAYS AFTER APOLOGISING on behalf on 60 Minutes over the Cameron Smith debacle, Paul 'Fatty' Vautin has been asked to apologise once again for another journalistic mishap made by the popular television programme.
The 56-year-old is set to make another landmark apology to the victims of 60 Minute's botched kidnapping attempt, which...
High schoolers still have no fucking clue what Cloudstreet is about
27 May, 2016. 16:45
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER it was first published, twenty-four after it won the Miles Franklin Award, high school students around Australia still have no fucking idea what Tim Winton's Cloudstreet is about.
Though their teachers might explain the themes and motifs of the 426-page classic, nearly every student surveyed by the Queensland Curriculum...
Johnny Depp spends afternoon staring at wall made entirely of Barnaby Joyce photos
26 May, 2016. 16:45
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JUST MONTHS AFTER stating that the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia looked like he was inbred with a tomato, actor Johnny Deep has confirmed that he's covered the northern wall of his living room with images of Barnaby Joyce.
Yesterday, Mr Joyce said he must've gotten inside the 51-year-old's head and these latest...
Young Logan Entrepreneur Secures Funding For Pill Press and Subaru
26 May, 2o16. 13:02
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NEXT MONDAY MORNING, 21-year-old Dominic Haziz is flying to The Netherlands on his first ever business trip - in fact, he's even flying business class.
But he's just one of many young Australians taking advantage of the generous small business tax concessions that were in this year's budget.
Earlier this year, the Logan...
Sydney Opera House Struggling To Remove Giant Soap Box After TedX Event
26 May, 2015. 14:34
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Sydney Opera House’s 1500-seat Joan Sutherland Theatre, the Sydney home of Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet, will have to be closed for several months to undergo maintenance and the removal of the giant wooden soap box currently sitting in the centre of the venue after yesterday's TedX event.
The Opera House said, in...
Iceland Has The Same Population As Canberra, But Not As Much Ice
25 May, 2015. 10:45
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With the introduction of light rail and ongoing suburban sprawl, the 'Bush Capital' of Canberra, ACT now has a population bigger than some countries.
Due to the weather and unique culture, one direct comparison that has been made is with the Nordic nation of Iceland.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, says that every...
Fourth-Grade Footballer Hires A Barrister For Mad Monday Kangaroo Court Appearance
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The first time Brisbane roofer, Michael Rust decided to represent himself at a Central Rugby Union kangaroo court, he left defeated and broken - after being sentenced to suck week-old raw oysters out of a prop's belly button.
Last week, on the returning bus trip home from their win over the Brisbane Irish, the 28-year-old tragically...
