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26 August, 2015. 10:10 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact SARAH RIDGWAY says despite the fact that she has an irresponsible addiction to online shopping, and dedicates far too much of her paycheque to a party-girl lifestyle - she cannot go anywhere without being told how noble she is. "It's really bizarre. I'm a single 20-something who likes night-clubbing and I am always...

2 September, 2015. 12:10 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact A viral video that has been seen by over 2.3 million people online is said to be the funniest example of racist Australian humour since the golden era of Rodney Rude and Kevin Bloody Wilson in the late 1980's. Released late last week, the video, which is a snippet from an upcoming Australian...

1 September, 2015. 16:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact THE US DEPARTMENT of State has revealed figures today that outline the nation is only a few black-on-white gun-related crime cases away from acting on the issue. The startling revelations come as the fanatical firearm loving country comes to terms with the brutal murder of a young professional white woman live on...

1 September, 2015. 10:18 SOPHIA LIVINGSTONE & HARRY JENKINS | Entertainment| Contact Johnny Depp’s visit to the Royal North Queensland Children's Hospital last month has sparked outrage amongst the medical fraternity and parents of sick children, as reports emerge that celebrity visits to sick children no longer have the same effect they once had.  A recent online survey conducted by the Australian Market & Social Research Society showed that 72%...

  29 August, 2015. 16:45 ANTHONY SAHMELBAHN | Melbourne Correspondent | Contact The Australian Border Force (ABF) has postponed Operation Fortitude, its inaugural visa blitz in Melbourne, this weekend due to “technical issues” with its foreigner detection dogs (FDD), said the Federal Government. Operation Fortitude was to be a joint operation targeting visa fraud in Melbourne CBD including Victoria Police, Metro Trains, Yarra Trams and The...

28 August, 2015. 10:10 LOCAL NEWS | Contact After months of campaigning, The Betoota Advocate team can proudly announce that we have managed to convince the former member Independent Member for New England to visit our humble town - in celebration of the annual Betoota Races! As a quiet supporter of both the newspaper and our under-resourced town, Mr Windsors has always promised...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact An explicit film that was directed and produced by one of Australia's most controversial filmmakers has been given the all clear to continue being shown during school hours, despite homoerotic themes and a blatant pro-same-sex parenting agenda. Federal Minister for Education, Christopher Pyne has spoken to The Betoota Advocate today, about why the 2004 epic biblical...

26 August, 2015. 16:25 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact WHENEVER FRANK SINATRA threw a party at his Florida mansion, there wasn't a glass of wine or cold beer to be found. He'd gather his guests around while he propped himself up against his baby grand piano, with a Scotch in his hand. Frank would sing for hours while he grew...

25 August, 2015. 10:10 IMRAN GASHKORI | Sports Editor | Contact Richmond Tiger’s midfielder Dustin Martin has vowed to fight the AFL’s investigation into his two-fingered salute towards Collingwood supporters with the “Goodsie defence”. During Collingwood’s 91-point fingering by the Tigers last Sunday, Martin gave the Magpie’s supporters a couple extra digits to think about, after copping three-quarters of consistent abuse from the...

25 August, 2015. 10:10 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Not even 24 hours after Melbourne rapper Ur Boy Bangs announced via Twitter that his upcoming album will be his final musical project, today the world has been made aware of just how spectacular his last hurrah will be. Speaking the MusicFeeds this morning, Perth-based hypno-rock outfit, Tame Impala have announced that...