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WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact A local Betoota Heights Kiwi has today informed the nation's Wallabies fans that last night was completely above board. This comes after what many have labeled the worst refereeing call they have ever seen, which saw the Wallabies robbed of a victory in the final minute by French referee Mathieu Raynal. The controversial call came with the Frenchman...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A weekend jam-packed with finals football and rugby tests is set to kick off at 7pm tonight, as Australian boxing is set to showcase their first ever professional '2fa' fight night. On top of an undercard stacked with Australia's premiere boxing talent, the ORIGIN RUMBLE will also be hosting former NRL star Paul Gallen in two seperate fights throughout...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As the NRL finals heats up this weekend, it seems the biggest clash in rugby league rivalries will actually be taking place inside a boxing ring on Thursday. Former NSW Origin captain Paul Gallen will fight both Queensland Maroons icons Ben Hannant and Justin Hodges in Brisbane's Nissan Arena - for what promises to be a wild fight night. It's...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT If you haven't been watching the 6 days of Australia's rolling news coverage of the Queen's death, then you might not be aware of the disgraceful news story coming out of the rugby league. Pearl-clutching radio shock jocks and red wine soaked conservative commentators are today blown away, after a 25-year-old women's NRL player decided to celebrate the passing...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact A local Sydney man has today undergone a transformation so impressive, that it would have even wowed K.A. Applegate - the pair behind the hit series Animorphs. The man at the centre of the stunning feat is Paddington man Vaulcuse Bronte, a local finance guy who works in the CBD in one of those jobs most people don't...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As of last Thursday night, the longest-ever reign of Queen Elizabeth II is over. Her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, 73, immediately became King Charles III upon her death. While this news triggers a new era for the Royal Family, it also means that thousands of different institutions throughout the Commonwealth are now staring...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact New Independent Senator David Pocock is really making his presence felt in Canberra today. The new Senator for the ACT is set to begrudgingly back the new government's Climate Change Bill in Parliament. One of the new independents who actually has the power to influence the government, Pocock has agreed to pass the historic bill - but with...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Penrith Panthers winger Taylan May will be free to play in his first finals series, after the NRL opted to hold back a two-match behavioural ban for the Penrith winger until a later date. This means means May is free to play in Friday's finals opener against Parramatta, just a week after being found guilty of a pub assault. May...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACTWestern Sydney UFC hero Tai ‘Bam Bam’ Tuivasa has taken a break from the choccie milk in preparations for a career-defining UFC bout in the sport’s debut in France.While this news is shocking in Australia, it has been received as absolutely unprecedented in Paris - a country known for somehow managing to incorporate chocolate into every meal.However, the...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT Panic is sweeping the floors of NRL headquarters this week, as officials come to grips with the explosion of the developing social media phenomenon, BeReal. The Advocate understands multiple crisis talks have been held in the Moore Park office this morning, as club officials and the integrity unit rush to create an emergency contingency plan before pre-season...