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EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA local woman who has been grappling with finding a revealing Halloween that isn’t ‘cliche’ has this week found the perfect solution to her conundrum, by opting for a pop culture reference with a slutty twist! Abigail Petersham, 26, tells The Advocate that she’d secretly love to just dress up like a nurse or a cat, but that it...

RORY SALAZAR | Finance | Contact White-collar professional Sean Smith (37) has had a panic attack while working from home after receiving an email from his company’s HR Manager. The email stated that starting next week, all WFH employees must return to the office, ending Smith's beloved WFH routine. Speaking with the Advocate via Zoom only moments ago, Smith expressed a deep set frustration against the...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTA thriving halloween party has taken a tense turn this evening after an uninvited incel decided to turn up and start roleplaying as his character. The Advocate can report that vibes were initially high at 26 Nolan Street in the French Quarter, as a university share house hosted ‘a gatho’ to celebrate Halloween. After creating the event on...

STACY OAKSHEAF | City News | CONTACT In the alternative realm of Betoota's local creative agency, a recurring spectacle has captured the imagination of its employees. People at the workplace are preparing for a hole in the roof, after a co-worker's MacBook begun to sound like it was going to take off upon opening an Adobe File. The ageing laptop, a company-owned relic that the...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTA coming of age tale has taken place far too late to be adorable as newly single manbaby Benjamin Bennett (31) has had to do this horrible thing and fill out his own forms like a proper big boy. During his recently terminated relationship, Bennett knew of several things he was so bad at that it was easier if...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA woman flying from Brisbane to Melbourne was seen panicking as she checked her handbag this afternoon, mere moments before it was her turn to enter the security check area.  Rifling through multiple zip pockets as the line forged on, the young woman may have been able to get away with the whole process looking innocent if she hadn’t...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTA break-up worthy argument between a disgruntled couple dining out came to an abrupt halt after a cheerful waitress began her exuberant recitation of the daily specials. The arguing pair, Luca Hudson (32) and Sarah Kidis (29), had been embroiled in a heated disagreement over Luca's insistence on him going out with the boys after their dinner,  when their...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTIn an astonishing display of urban bravado, local city boy Nathan Pissani (27),  has been caught in a web of lies, deceit and self delusion, claiming he knows how to drive, he just hasn't gotten around to the paperwork of it all.  Nathan's main argument for the lack of legal driving capabilities stem from the fact that he was...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA woman invited to a Halloween party has informed her boyfriend that he has absolutely no say in their couples costume, and that he has exactly three days to grow a moustache or else he’ll be rocking a fake one all night. The self confessed Swiftie, Renee Mullens, tells The Advocate that she had always planned on dressing like...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The rugby world (which actually does exist outside of Australia) is today reeling from a huge announcement. Followers of the game that old toffs claim is played in heaven, are currently grappling with a major shakeup ahead of the Rugby World Cup final in Paris this weekend. With South Africa and New Zealand set to go head to...