The Nation

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact It was Kevin Rudd who declared that "any asylum seeker who arrives in Australia by boat will have no chance of being settled in Australia as refugees." Then it was Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull's mutant government that made good on that promise. Now it's this government that's making sure the taxpayer is taking millions...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Sydney is teetering on the edge of a Melbourne-style lockdown this week as the harbour capital sees more cases of the deadly coronavirus pop up all over town. And they have absolutely no idea how it happened, they say. Speaking to The Advocate this Monday, an exhausted yet up himself young professional said he and his...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A Dandenong man is today learning what it's like to have to pay for Essential Items. This comes as Melbourne and the Mitchel Shire are set to welcome in mandatory face mask rules as of 11:59 pm on Wednesday night. Anyone in the area will have to wear face masks (unless they have a valid medical reason/exemption for...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Australian taxpayers have put forward a radical idea of creating a Canberra bubble for our politicians to exist in after the return to parliament was cancelled due to the recent spike in coronavirus cases. The concept was put forward by the Royal Society of Taxpayers (RST) this morning as they released research conducted by their...

FRANKIE DeGROOT | News | CONTACT In an unusual move, no players in the Betoota Bandicoots Under 12s soccer team were awarded MVP on Saturday morning; the coveted plastic trophy and McDonalds Happy Meal voucher instead being handed to a player’s father who made the volunteer umpire burst into tears. The Bandicoots were tied 6 – 6 against rivals Birdsville Budgies with 8 minutes remaining when the...

FRANKIE DeGROOT | News | CONTACT Local man Nathan East was forced to suspend an unusually deep line of thought on Sunday when his searching skills, which until then he had been using to search for direction and identity, were reassigned to find a missing 10mm socket. Like most men, Nathan reserves most of his top-shelf thinking for the shed, so it was no surprise when a...

FRANKIE DeGROOT | News | CONTACT Local man Nathan East was forced to suspend an unusually deep line of thought on Sunday when his searching skills, which until then he had been using to search for direction and identity, were reassigned to find a missing 10mm socket. Like most men, Nathan reserves most of his top-shelf thinking for the shed, so it was no surprise when a...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT Whoever said romance is dead? With dating apps now the preferred method of finding people to bump genitals with, it’s nice to once in a while hear a story about young love blooming the traditional (some would say natural) way. Such a tale unfolded for baker Paul Lombardo (26) who received a romantic tip from his aunty Alice about a...

EFFIE BATEMAN | BRISBANE | CONTACT Waking up with a severely parched mouth, a groggy Dave rolls over onto the side of his bed and attempts to feel around for a cup of water. It’s rumoured that the Betoota Heights local had insisted on having a quiet one the night before, which was impossible given that he lives with four other people all under...

EFFIE BATEMAN | BRISBANE | CONTACT Local woman Jessica Langdon is back into the dating scene after redownloading all the dating apps for the fourth time this year alone. Unlike the other times, which involved a lot of matches but no conversations, Jessica has finally managed to wrangle a bloke into having dinner with her. But unfortunately for Jessica, her current date isn’t exactly...