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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The National Farmers Federation has this week released the findings of a recent report into where the Outback officially starts. NFF President Fiona Simson says the 'DIVERSITY OF REMOTENESS' report was commissioned with the aim of advising legislators and bureaucrats in the different needs and characteristics of rural Australia. "We want to crush the myth that anywhere west of...

EFFIE BATEMAN | BRISBANE | CONTACT A disgruntled hospo worker has today decided to test the waters with a new employee, for confirmation she’s not the only one who hates the floor manager, Bec the bitch. After working at the Shifty Hen for well over a year, Emma Simmons had gotten to know all the staff members pretty well, forging some solid relationships with...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Australian TV and theatre star David Campbell would be pretty good fun at the back end of a 'real go' - it has been confirmed. A recent survey of Australians over 18 has found that a vast majority of the population find David Campbell's sporadic singing, dancing and quick-wit both outrageous and cordial enough to invite him...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT It's currently 19 degrees and sunny in the Harbour City - and a bad day to be a patch of grass down there. On the first Friday since outdoor picnics were legalised, stir-crazy Sydney residents are making their way to the nearest park or footy oval and giving it a real old crack. On the 26th of August, the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Australia's bottom drawer of journalism has today been gifted a scoop that may keep them alive for another year at least. It is being reported that 11:02am this morning, early-2000s power couple Bec and Lleyton Hewitt were spotted at the Lidcombe Costco in Sydney's western suburbs. This confirmed sighting of the retired tennis player and his former soap star...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Mum's most recent crack at trying her hand at a completely new style of cuisine has resulted in a glorious face-saving climax, as she not only reveals that she bought milo - but also she bought some plain Vanilla ice cream to go with it. While her attempt at cooking a mango chicken curry can be passed off as...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has today fronted another really professional looking press conference, complete with a branded lectern and a very shmick branded backdrop. This comes as the Australian Capital Territory records 13 new locally acquired cases, of which eight of those cases spent some time infectious in the community. Yesterday, Barr announced that the territory would remain...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT "Okay now a bit of soap" says local Queensland mother-of-3 Florence Di Roma (44), as she guides her daughter through the Northern tradition of cleaning your hands after touching something. "Yep good. Now put your fingers under the water and wash them for twenty seconds" The two of them wait patiently, as her 5-year-old scrubs off every germ that...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT For the first time in a long time, a Sydney-based man is excited for a Monday night. After a few months of lockdown, a Betoota Heights High alumni trapped in the skip bin of the nation says he can't wait to get down to the park this afternoon. "Monday night has never looked so good," explained Brighton Rockdale...

EMMELINE EDGERTON | Culture | CONTACT YOU JUST DON'T KNOW: With only 84 citizens turning out to the Homebush Vax Hub on Saturday, It appears NSW is far from making a “sprint” to their crucial 80% double dose milestone - as hundreds of thousands apparently mistake 'Homebush' for 'the beach' These kinds of numbers have only thrown fuel on the fire currently burning outside...