Wallabies 16-16 Draw With The All Blacks Spells The Death Of Rugby Union In New Zealand
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And just like that, the Kiwi Titanic that is the All Blacks has collided with the Green and Gold iceberg and is now pretending that everything is going to be OK.
It won't be.
The Wallabies' 16-16 draw yesterday with the All Blacks in Wellington spells the beginning of the end of rugby union in New...
NSW Liberals Insist Their Coalition With Those Toothless Redneck Fucks Couldn’t Be Stronger
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and her Liberal Party Pippen Andrew Constance MP have today quashed any rumours that their coalition with the Nationals is on the rocks.
This follows the allegations that yet another melee has broken out within the government on Friday after it was revealed Nationals leader John Barilaro will lose his licence after receiving several fines...
PM: “$19bn For Private Schools Ensures Australia Has A Steady Supply Of Mediocre Politicians”
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The Prime Minister has been forced to defend a controversial aspect of his government's budget this afternoon, telling media that the $19bn earmarked for private schools ensures the nation has a steady supply of mediocre politicians long into the future.
In a rare phone call with The Advocate, the man this masthead used to call...
Fears Gambling Card Will Force Publicans To Make Their Pubs And Clubs A Nice Place To Be
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Publicans in the south are worried proposed changes to the way they harvest pensions and wages from addicts will cripple their businesses.
The NSW Government has earmarked changes to the poker machine industry where players will need a special gambling card to play the pokies.
They will become entirely cashless.
It's a policy that's got many publicans...
Employer Totally Not About To Sack Everyone Over 35 And Hire 20-Somethings On A Subsidy
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A small businessman has lied to his staff aged over-35 this morning and says he's not about to sack them in favour of hiring younger workers on the JobMaker subsidy.
For nearly 20 years, Martin Pooley of Pooley's Cleaning and Taxidermy, has provided quality service to the wider Betoota Community.
From the ground up, Martin built...
Broken Hill Girl Ditches Christmas Plan To Visit Nan In Noosa After 3 New Cases In Parramatta
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Holly Dowling (27) has called Far West NSW home for nearly five years since she took up a nursing placement out there in one of those rare aged care homes that are well funded enough to have medical staff.
She loves the town and the people, and she's got a lovely boyfriend that plays as a ruckman for Central.
In...
Regional Cafe Fined For Having Name With Conventional Spelling
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An Old City District cafe has been slapped with a large fine today after rangers from the Shire Council discovered it had a name of conventional spelling.
Cafes with conventionally-spelled names are banned in the Old City District and Betoota Heights, which is something Indulge Cafe owner Greg Brady wasn't aware of.
"The rangers came in...
Labor Refuses To Back Frydenberg’s Budget Plan To Transform Old-Age Pensioners Into Pet Food
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One of the most controversial parts of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's budget won't make it through Parliament after Labor and the crossbench said they wouldn't support the plan to turn people on the Old Age Pension into food for pets.
Frydenberg laid out in his budget that Australians on age-based welfare are costing the taxpayer billions...
“Look At The Pretty Flowers!” Says City Girl About To Get 40 Minute Lecture On Paterson’s Curse
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A bubbly young women from the heart of our town's cosmopolitan French Quarter had to sit for 40 minutes over the weekend and listen to what Paterson's Curse is and why it's bad.
Dana O'Driscoll, travelling in a late model Subaru Outback, pointed out at the old Dearden Dairy on the Jundah Road on Sunday...
Sony, Microsoft Welcome Pre-Christmas Tax Cuts To Arrive The Same Time As Their New Consoles
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Tech giants Sony and Microsoft have welcomed the planned tax cuts laid out in tonight's budget, telling The Advocate that they're coming just in time for Christmas.
And the release of their new consoles.
The Playstation 5 and the Xbox Series X are two of the most hotly anticipated tech releases of the year and both...