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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A Qantas flight from Brisbane to Betoota arrived this afternoon at 3pm as scheduled. The flight left Brisbane at 1pm and despite expectations from all on board, it arrived without a problem and the passengers were able to disembark without fear, panic or even relief. "It was a pretty standard type of flight," said one economy...

DR CHET SPEVENS | Finance Expert | CONTACT Is your small business struggling to find new customers? You’re not alone. Many small business owners, including myself, have had a hard time adjusting to the post-Covid economy. We have been unable to claw back those customers we lost during peak-Covid, and we are now genuinely looking down the barrel of being forced to close...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact As the Federal Government looks to help ease the national housing crisis and achieve net zero by 2030, a proposed new type of power plant has piqued the interest of state and federal energy bodies. One major problem facing the nation as it enters 2023 is that there's simply too many people in Australia who...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The President of the National Drug Dealers Association (NDDA) has called on disgraced NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet to resign over the Nazi costume controversy and end his crusade against one of the most critical parts of their industry. Drug money is brought to New South Wales from around Australia for the purposes of it being...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Cardinal George Pell has died in Rome aged 81 following hip surgery. The most senior Vatican figure to be convicted of sex abuse charges, the Vatican announced that Cardinal Pell died peacefully moments after a visit from Pope Francis who brought with him one of Pope Benedict's pillows to help comfort him. Cardinal Pell became a...

LIL SOOK | UNPAID INTERN | CONTACT The editors, field reporters and cadets of The Betoota Advocate have today finally returned to the newsroom on Daroo street today, after blatantly taking a week off. This all became clear when both The Betoota Advocate's official social media and the newspaper's website dedicated an entire week to rehashing the 'best of 2022' - a very decadent exercise...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT The NSW Roads and Maritime Service has issued an emergency warning this morning, urging all holidaymakers hoping to get somewhere to travel with patience. As the post Christmas holidays kick off and motorists start making their way to visit family, friends or just get the hell out of their usual surroundings, the RMS says major sections of...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A strapping 197 centimetre picture of athletic prowess has today revealed that he's never being given the opportunity to truck the nut up the middle off the tap. Local bartender Craig Newcombe (26) is relatively new to Betoota, after relocating from central Queensland to chase hospitality work in our city's glitter strip of Roma Hills. As a man that could...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Former PM Scott Morrison's storied resume is making life very hard for the Robodebt Royal Commission this week - with over 60% of the livestream screen dedicated to his past portfolios. Scotty From Marketing is directly implicated in this scandal, as he was the Social Services minister when this cruel program was devised and launched. He was Treasurer when...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A household in Betoota Heights has been the scene of a tense standoff today, as the festive season serves up yet another interesting family situation. Holly, the youngest (and rumoured “golden child”) of the Barker family presented her latest boyfriend, Ben who, after 18 months of going steady, made his long-awaited debut at the Barker residence.  While mum is quickly...