Politics

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact One of Bob Katter's key policy advisors let out a heavy sigh this afternoon as the locally-popular Queensland politician spoke to the media in Cairns regarding the comments made yesterday by his Senate leader, Fraser Anning. Staffer Colin Overell sighed because once again, Bob didn't read any of the notes he painstakingly wrote on the...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact It’s now fairly safe to say that Sam Dastyari has landed on his feet. After falling from grace quite spectacularly, the former Labor Senator and powerbroker has managed to find a bit of work. With TV appearances becoming more frequent and rumours swirling round about his own TV show in the future, the previous...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Just days after releasing his autobiographical political manifesto 'Weatherboard and Iron' - Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is back in the headlines with gusto. Yesterday, he was dismissing the Paris agreement as something that people in Kmart don't care about, last night he was telling the Courier Mail that the Coalition will not win the next election without...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact The Honourable Bob Katter III has today arrived in Brisbane with his son, Mt Isa state Member Robbie Katter, to hold 'passionate talks' with the Southern Cowards that want to fiddle with the clocks. This comes after an exclusive poll by The Courier-Mail revealed that 55 per cent of Queenslanders back a transition to daylight savings, while 41 per...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact The federal member for the seat of Lindsay, is being investigated over allegations of harassment and bullying in her staff office, according to the Labor Party. However, the Labor Party has denied these claims. The random MP who is apparently a frontbencher for Bill Shorten has been accused of doing heaps of shitty stuff including alleged misuse of funds...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Senator Michaelia Cash has today consulted on-again, off-again frenemy Pauline Hanson for some tips on how to survive life in prison. In yet another example of the highest powered people in this country being no more tacticle or low brow as run of the mill degenerate criminals, Senator Cash has had to today ask for some advice from the only...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Prior to his morning jog around Lake Burley-Griffin this morning, the leader of the Opposition felt safe enough to remove the stab-proof vest he's been wearing for the past fortnight. In the lead up to last Saturday's by-elections, clouds were beginning to form over Bill Shorten's capacity to lead the Labor Party to the next...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact With pressure on Bill Shorten to sack Labor backbencher Emma Husar if bullying and harassment allegations against her are proven, the leader of the ALP has today told her alleged victims to harden the fuck up, because losing another MP would almost definitely result in him never being Prime Minister. Former staff have accused Western Sydney MP Ms Husar...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Aside from putting on a united front in the lead up to the Super Saturday by-elections later this month, Malcolm Turnbull has hit back at Tony Abbott the only way he can - by getting Jesus involved. Earlier today, the Prime Minister called on the pope to sack disgraced Adelaide archbishop Philip Wilson after he was found guilty of protecting...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The nation's least favourite government agency is set to have their funding almost halved after an Australian Tax Office employee had the 'intestinal fortitude' to order an audit on a sitting Member of Parliament. No media outlet is able to name the Member currently under investigation by the Tax Office because of legal reasons - however - The Advocate...