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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Bert Newton's controversial Logies speech will be quickly forgotten in the name of protecting his legacy as a warm bubbly old gent, says industry insiders. The Australian television icon is facing a social media backlash over comments he made when presenting the Graham Kennedy Award for most popular new talent at the 60th annual Logie Awards. The speech started...

It took a while to track him down, but we finally got hold of him. The 12-test left arm fast bowler and one the pioneers of Australian Reality TV, Mike Whitney. A masterclass in ‘hypothetical’ ball tampering, on-field leadership and what it would’ve been like to say no to Allan Border. The boys talk everything from his rising to prominence on...

Earlier today, local florist Claudia Virgona (23) visited her grandpa John Virgona (82) who she was surprised to learn has an iPad for some reason. According to Claudia, her grandpa was very excited to show her some photos on his “tablet pad” of a christening that she herself also attended earlier this month. “Have a look at this one,” said pop,...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT AFL great Barry Hall has been sacked by FM radio network Triple M after saying some pretty weird shit on air about a colleagues pregnant wife. Hall's comments were so weird that there were people that were actually offended, while listening to a worksite rock music radio station's broadcast of a football match. At the time, Hall was speaking to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Often described as the 'Carlton Cold' of award ceremonies, the TV Week Logies have this year delved into new categories: Best Handling Of A Sexual Harassment Claim Against One Of Your Stars. The A Current Affair: Don Burke Special is also nominated for Most outstanding news coverage or public affairs report in this year's 2018 awards. However, the question remains why the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The city of Brisbane has been unable to give answers as to why more suburbs have access to novelty inner-city catamarans than actual train stations. The iconic CityCat ferry service is somewhat of a tourist attraction in the South East, and travels almost the entire length of the Brisbane river as a sight-seeing service and transport option for waterfront...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Newtown-based frisbee enthusiast, Julian Shawke (26) says that Australian politicians seem to be forgetting how real people live. “That’s why I joined Young Labor. So that I could bridge this cultural gap that seems to have opened between the party and the workers." "They are out of touch, and I think we need to work on this” he says. A vocal...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Renegade North Queensland MP Bob Katter has this week sent shots in the boardrooms of financial institutions across the country, vowing to crush each and every money-grubbing motherless suit-wearing bastards one-by-one. Flanked by betrayed farmers, The Honourable Bob Katter III appeared out front of the Queensland magistrate in Brisbane that month to host several door...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact After an unsuccessful 18 months spent campaigning against societal decay, a prominent Betoota-based No voter is now finding ways to occupy herself, following the legalisation of gay marriage. After spending a good portion of December and January focusing on her new chilli garden, as well as his neighbour’s inability to keep the branches of his Poinciana to his side of the...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact Local TV binge-watcher and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ fan Grace Leigh has angrily asked her husband an important question today. “When does this shit wrap up?” asked the annoyed fan of the popular TV show that has been taken of the air temporarily as a result of a schedule clash on the public broadcaster. ‘This shit’ being the FIFA World Cup,...