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KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A Betoota man has paid overs for dessert in Brisbane this week after experiencing a food trend that’s decided to become cool again after a 5-year hiatus. Having travelled to BrisVegas to take his daughter to some Women's World Cup match ups at Suncorp, local Dad Terry Kennedy (46) spent the weekend enjoying some family time and...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT In music news this week, a chart topping country music star is eyeing off a Nobel Prize in Literature after penning a provocative tribute to his hometown. Hailing from Franklin, Tennessee, Luke Wallen-Byran (34) is the latest big name in the country music scene who’s been killing it with his debut album, ‘The Way We Ride Round...

HARVEY THOMAS | Outrage | CONTACT One thing that never ceases to amaze me about women is how much they can whinge and complain for absolutely $0. Do you really think a wage gap would actually exist if professional angry opinions weren't such a male dominated industry? Well as someone who asks provocative questions like that, for an amount that would make you ashamed...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT In news no one wanted to hear this morning, Irish singer and activist Sinéad O'Connor has passed away. Aged 56, the cause of the icon's death has not been made public, with family, friends and the world mourning her passing. Irish President Michael D Higgins was amongst those to pay tribute, praising Sinead for her authenticity and her...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT In breaking international news, a local girl is wowing her Instagram followers today with the stunning revelation that cappuccinos in London look very similar to the cups of coffee served here in Australia. In a sequence of Instagram stories seen by our reporter, The Advocate can confirm that Betoota personal trainer and prominent micro-influencer Sara Brady-Banks (26)...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT The Simpsons have done it again, it can be confirmed today. The minds behind the Springfield show have once again predicted the future. Famous for predicting things like the Donald Trump Presidency, the spicy cough saga and Lady Gaga playing the Super Bowl, the Simpsons have somehow foreseen the result of this year's Ashes - some twenty years...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Opposition leader Peter Dutton has rolled his eyes at the prospect of another Royal Commission, this time into the Department of Home Affairs and the potential murkiness around the contracts they handed out over the past decade. Speaking to delegates from a number of non-government agencies today is Brisbane, Mr Dutton couldn't help but avoid...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT If you had a pin, and were in Megan Grace's 2014 Ford Focus, and you dropped it right now, you could likely hear it's impact on the abrasive carpet below. This comes as the automobile makes its way past the outer suburbs of Toowoomba, with a bunch of young revellers from Betoota currently making their way home. Nearly...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT A Bendigo man is today facing the shame of having to ask one of the youngest blokes on his team for a massive favour.  Derrick Diddly from the jewel of Victoria’s goldfields has had to stump up and ask one of the young fellas for a lift to their game this week.  Normally one of the first blokes to dedicate...

HENRY PARNELL | Motoring |CONTACT Betoota Heights real estate agent and Audi Q8 owner, Mitchell Finely has today reached his limit with pedestrians using zebra crossings and not thanking him for the favour he is so kindly doing them by stopping. Speaking shortly after a twenty-something clutching a flat white, sporting activewear and leading a comically small labra-cocker-pug-a-poo ‘dog’, used the crossing and didn’t...