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EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactPixar animation studios have today been met with both praise and scepticism by announcing that the final movie in the Finding Nemo trilogy ‘Finding Solace’, will be focused on the Great Barrier Reef’s mass coral bleaching. Though Pixar isn't one to shy away from hard topics such as mental illness, death and grief, it still comes as a shock...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A French Quarter creative has today revealed to The Advocate that she has had an absolute gutful of this election campaign. Despite spending 25% of her working day on Twitter and avoiding news platform paywalls, Alisha Rich-Wyhtgal says she can't believe the standard of journalism in this day and age. "It's just gotcha questions and gutter journalism," continued the...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT After a bin fire second leader's debate on Channel Nine, there have been calls for a special moderator to be brought in for the final showdown. This comes after the two middle-aged men who run our major political parties just argued over the top of each other for an hour on a Sunday night. The extremely bratty...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A professional wedding photographer is attempting to justify his $4000 price tag this afternoon, charging through a wedding ceremony flaunting a full arsenal of camera equipment. Dressed in a dual shoulder leather harness with several lenses dangling off his hip, The Advocate understands Jamie Cox, one of Betoota’s most expensive wedding photographers, has arrived fully kitted out...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With Scotty From Marketing trembling in the final lap towards the May 21 election date, the Morrison Government's close allies in the Australian media are ordering their journalists to go back to the old playbook of attempting to catch out the PM's opponents with trick questions about highly complicated policies that aren't easily answered on the spot. With Morrison's...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A family barbecue in Betoota Heights has this week been the scene of a major scientific breakthrough. Betoota's wider Curry family has been informed that a long-held and publically proclaimed theory around age, is no more. Referenced frequently by uncle Phil Curry, the theory was that; "Age is just a number." Held in similar standing to Newton's Laws or...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In some exciting news for fans of reality TV and politics, the nation is set to experience the ultimate crossover in the coming weeks. Commerical TV royalty Sonia Kruger is set to step into the political ring and moderate the argument between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese. With plenty of back and forth from the major parties about...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT For the first time in 12 years, interest rates have finally risen. It's an announcement from the Reserve Bank Of Australia that has understandably put the fear of god into millions of average Australians. However, it's not just homeowners and renters who have been spooked, with a few local media billionaires getting quite a fright as well. Rupert...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Popular radio station Triple M has today caused a few eyes to well up across the country. The cause of the waterworks has been a touching tribute to the former drummer of their flagship band the Foo Fighters. 6 weeks after the passing of Taylor Hawkins, the station has paid tribute to the man - by continuing to...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT Local diner Sofia Mandrill (28) has learnt the true meaning of regret today after ordering granola at her local cafe. Stopping in for a morning coffee, breaky, and book reading attempt before jumping directly on to Insta, Mandrill opted to order the cafe’s house granola in an effort to improve her general health that some have called virtue signalling.  After...