Politics

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The Member for Watson's office have today confirmed that majority of Tony Burke's public appearances are spent explaining to punters that he isn't that bloke who played in the NBL between 1985 and 2005. This comes as the former ALP Minister for the Arts and Immigration was seen informing several of his own constituents in Lakemba that he is...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact AFTER HIS INTERNET WAS CUT off by the Ecuadorian government over the Hillary Clinton email leak, Australian superspy Julian Assange has been passing the time in a matter more befitting of a man from North Queensland. The Townville-born activist revealed this morning that he's been passing the time watching State of Origin highlights recently after...

9 November, 2016. 11:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact CLINTON AIDES SWARMED to Bill's side earlier tonight as he slumped forward in his seat and vomited all over his shoes. Cameras then observed the former president's eyes roll back into his head and a gurgling noise was heard as he tried to swallow his tongue. Moments before the medical emergency, the 70-year-old...

9 November, 2016. 11:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact KICKING HIS SHOES OFF and settling in for a sleepless night of election coverage, former presidential hopeful Jeb Bush let out a loud sigh as he slumped down on the couch of his Florida home tonight - wondering what could've been. The 63-year-old suspended his campaign for the White House after the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton make the final dash in their election campaigning, the United States' most outspoken enemy is eagerly awaiting the official result, before announcing whether or not they have succeeded in their quest to end Western Civilisation. The Republican candidate has today said he is the "last chance" to fix a broken country while his Democratic...

8 November, 2016. 14:34 IMRAN GASHKORI | Ball Sports | Contact THOUGH THE MEDIA KEEP ramming the rise of Trump and US Election news down the throats of the average punter, a recent study has found only 11 people in Australia care about the result. A combination of over-saturation and honest disinterest has been blamed for the lack of enthusiasm around election news, the...

31 October, 2016 13:15 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The Deputy Prime Minister has stolen the show at the poorly-attended inaugural Parliament House halloween party. Dressed as Greens Party leader, Richard Di Natale, Barnaby Joyce rocked up to the multi-faith prayer room in the Ministerial Wing wearing a black kashmir turtleneck sweater with a Greens Australia badge as well as marijuana leaf pinned to his chest. "I...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With Malcolm Turnbull's approval rating lower than it was when his predecessor sent him the hospital pass as the role of Minister for Communication, the Prime Minister is today reminiscing about his time as someone who actually had control of the LNP. Speaking to the press gallery today, Turnbull says he can't believe that voters were more supportive...

25 October 2016. 15:25 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT NSW Premier Mike Baird was seen last night enjoying several responsible, early-evening, mid-strength beverages - as he met with advisors to celebrate the last man of western oriental heritage moving out of Kings Cross. Mr Baird was in high spirits as he allowed himself to unwind, but not too much, as he congratulated himself for 'getting rid...

22 October, 2016. 11:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON,  former prime minister Tony Abbott received a telephone apology from Wyatt Roy, one of the maverick MPs who conspired to oust him from the top job in favour of Malcolm Turnbull. The gracious move has all but guaranteed that the Caboolture-native has been crossed off the 58-year-old's "To Kill...