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KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT The Gold Coast’s newest influencer has been busy hustling today as he attempts to cash in his newfound social media stardom.After going viral last Friday for standing on Kirra Beach and capturing some hectic videos of the surf, Tugun man Finn “Rusty” Evans has been drowning in hundreds of new followers since the weekend. Filming pretty gnarly...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Opposition leader Peter Dutton is today accusing the Federal Government, NSW Police, ASIO and the AFP of keeping him in the dark over something that he probably shouldn't have been holding press conferences about because he isn't the Prime Minister. The finger-pointing and straw-clutching appears desperate for the embattled Dutton, after a nightmare fortnight of news scandals and policy...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Rumours of a Liberal Party leadership spill are swirling again, as the Federal Opposition begin leaking like motherfuckers against their embattled skipper. Following a disastrous fortnight of gaffes, poorly received policy, and criminal accusations - things could not have been going worse for Peter Dutton. But 'worse' is a grave understatement of what was to come. It seems even Donald...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The 2025 Federal Election is around the corner, and Pauline Hanson's One Nation are once again throwing the kitchen sink at it. With a campaign war chest that has been topped up by mum and dad donors, as well as a few shadowy billionaires, Pauline Hanson aims to run candidates in every economically-distressed semi-rural Federal Electorate that Australia has...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The young man who boarded an outer-Melbourne JetStar flight with a shotgun has reportedly refused to pay the airline's 'extortionate' extra fees for oversized carry-on baggage. While the Northern end of Australia was bracing for the impact of a Tropical Cyclone on the densely population megatropolis between the Gold Coast and Brisbane, it seems there has been a fair...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With airports back open and schools set to return on Monday, Queenslanders are emerging from their battened down homes and starting to inspect the scale of damage. It's in moments like this, that the people of Queensland prove just how resilient they are. Heavy rain is forecast to continue to develop across the region today, with six-hourly rainfall totals between...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As South-East Queensland bunkers down and prepare for the ever-changing weather patterns, the Australian Liberal Party is facing a damage control of their own. After 3 years in Opposition, the Federal Opposition had hoped that they had freed themselves from the stench of Scotty From Marketing. The new leader, Peter Dutton, had attempted to rebrand the party as right-wing bastion...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The Leader Of The Opposition has emerged from his Sydney fundraising junket to make a short but poignant comment on International Women's Day. As the rest of his electorate remains on standby for the damage that could be caused by extreme weather over the next 24 hours, Peter Dutton remains battened down in one of the 30 investment properties...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The ABC is this week doing what it does best: providing rolling 24-hour coverage of the ever-changing developments and emergency updates regarding Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The category two cyclone is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning. As millions of Queenslanders and Northern NSW residents bunker down and wrangle supplies. Many are already feeling the impacts, with tens of thousands of...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Millions of Queenslanders are currently waiting in nervous silence for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, as the category 2 weather event drags out it's inevitable landfall in the state's South-East. This once in a generation phenomena has been tormenting south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales for an entire week, with a Tuesday arrival being pushed back to...