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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A young French Quarter professional has had the fright of her life over the weekend after waking from a dream where she was sounding a lot like her father when it came to explaining what is to blame for the nationwide housing crunch. Though the government is mashing people into our cities and towns at...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A cattle farmer from our town's northern fringe bought himself a Range Rover last week because he had the money and wanted one. Eduardo Green, 55, had an upbringing that made Prime Minister Anthony Albanese look like a Christopher Pyne. He now commands one of the lower Diamantina's largest cattle portfolios. Over the years, he...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact A bloke going on a Melbourne trip with his girlfriend has been warned to allow at least an hour for some laneway photoshoots, though even that might be a severe underestimate. Ben Stewart and May Reilly are alleged to have booked a trip during Melbourne’s busiest time of the year outside of the AFL finals, with an...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Pauline Hanson has begun the task of mopping up after her New South Welsh counterpart this week after a series of deleted tweets aimed at a prominent Sydney politician were met with widespread anger. The tweets are unfit to print as they are of an extremely graphic and offensive nature. They were, however, targeted towards...

ALISON SCHENK | Entertainment | Contact For young Flight Path District couple Jayce (31) and Gwynevere (30), buying their first property was an incredible milestone. A milestone that obliterated 10 years of hard earned savings and any possibility of recouping it for the next 25-30 years, but a milestone nonetheless.  Due to the fact that their affordable entry point into the property market was a...

CLYDE ROYAL |Western News| Contact A veteran froth king has tried to improve the pouring skills of a local bartender, this week - with some unwanted advice.  “Mate, love the pour. Could you get the glass angle closer to 45 degrees though?” were the words heard by bartender Jansko Klein, a German backpacker 2 months into his 3 month stint at this establishment.  These...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The nation's peak scientific body has released a new report into how much this planet is fucked this week which concluded that Earth will be hotter than Doug Bollinger's scalp by the middle of this century. In the wake of Glenn McGrath's retirement after the 2006-07 Ashes, a bowling spot in the Australian cricket Test...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The parents of a Betoota Heights 12-year-old have told teachers at Green Road State School that they have no idea why their son has taken to throwing stones at passing cars. It comes just weeks after the student was first disciplined for throwing stones at other kids. The Advocate can reveal that the student has been...

MARIO STRADLATER | Local | Contact Nathaniel Hicks (28), a public servant who has worked from home for the last 2 years, has broken new ground by having his third shower of the day before lunch.  The day started like most. While staring at a second monitor emptier than his soul during his team’s daily stand up, Nathaniel, whose official title is ‘project officer’, told...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Nearly a third of Australia and New Zealand has had their data stolen from Latitude Financial Services servers by malicious hackers and the the company's executive is nowhere to be found. They're nowhere to be found because the lender's executive are employing a series of tactics that these types of people learn when they get...