Politics

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT At the height of a cost-of-living crisis, in a news cycle marred by global uncertainty and harrowing images of war and tragedy - the Liberal Party has failed to land a blow on the Albanese government at the Dunkley by-election. In a marginal outer-suburban seat full of No-Voters who are up to their eyeballs in mortgage stress, the Labor...

THE BETOOTA VIEW | CONTACT Scott Morrison MP has delivered his valedictory speech in Parliament today, as the 30th Australian Prime Minister retires from Federal Politics. His speech was exactly what the people of Australia had come to expect from him throughout his 17 year career in politics: starting with a lengthy Taylor Swift reference, before stoking fears about foreign threats, and then...

INGRID DOULTON | Lady Writer | CONTACT The Liberal Party has had to release an official statement today urging female voters to stop being so irrational, after multiple female candidates were once again overlooked in their latest Federal pre-selection. As it stands, the Liberals have only 9 female MPs in the lower house of Federal Parliament, out of 46 seats. However, there seems to be unrest...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Prime Minister has told himself no this afternoon and exercised a bit of old fashioned self-control by not allowing himself to peruse the latest selections at an old local menswear retailer. Anthony Albanese was visiting Marrickville Metro today to officially unveil a new portrait of his young self in the second-floor disabled toilet when...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Coles and Woolworths have been put on notice to “do the right thing” as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signals he’d be willing to intervene to break up supermarket duopoly. This follows as catastrophic ABC 4 Corners investigation on Monday night that saw the CEOs of both supermarket giants arrogantly defending their practices. The Woolworths CEO has since announced his...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has reportedly had the dog put up him by the Liberal Party's shadowy executive team who insist that he be made leader if Opposition leader Peter Dutton fails to make any ground at the Dunkley by-election. The mask-wearing, cloak-wrapped Liberal executive informed the Nimmitabel Numbat of their plan for him earlier...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out reform surrounding the generous tax concessions given to property investors, telling The Advocate today that he's more focused on winning the next election. While stopping short of saying that in the future, the topic could be revisited, Albo made it clear where the government's priorities are at the...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The finale of landmark ABC documentary series, Leftie Big Brother, is set to screen tonight on television around the country and already, local audiences are beginning to speculate on what the last instalment holds. Over the past two weeks, Leftie Big Brother has explored how most people in Parliament treat the whole thing like...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Federal Member for our bustling inland port city has told The Advocate this morning that she is looking forward to being able to drink herself silly at work and pass out drunk in the street because now she knows there's absolutely no consequences for doing so. The Member for Remienko, Sally Dudley, mentioned that...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Popular New England identity Barnaby Joyce has laughed off suggestion he should face any sort of consequences whatsoever for being caught lying busted on a Canberra footpath speaking to his wife on the phone in the middle of the night. Mr Joyce told lesser news organisations that he was sitting on a planter box after...