The Nation

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A federal senator went on television last night and made an absolute fool of himself. Jim Molan, who replaced the now Ambassador to the United States Arthur Sinodinos in the upper house, was on Q&A last night to talk about the bushfires. The responses he gave were largely unhinged and incoherent and audience members openly mocked...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A French Quarter advertising agency is being praised today for delivering a new television commercial campaign that doesn't use 'Bad Guy' By US pop phenomenon Billie Eilish at any point. Found on fabled advertising strip along Rue de Autofellatio, local agency Colensa Longbeard Häsbaad BO has a long list of blue-chip clients. Their latest campaign to...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Wasting little time avoiding doing their jobs, the Nationals have this morning sat down for a good old fashioned leadership spill on the first day of the year. Following a catastrophic summer of natural disasters and a year of uncertainty ahead for the regional voters the Nationals have decided to spend their time focusing...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Greens leader Richard Di Natale announced today that he intends to resign from his position as leader and from the Senate over the coming months. The Victorian doctor said he would like to spend more time with his young family, put his partner and her career forward and set fire to things. In an emotional presser...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A lifelong Rabbitohs fan who just received a brand new 2012 Bunnies jersey in the post for some reason was seen ordering a KC Chiefs hat in the minutes after their historic SuperBowl win today. Despite being a lifelong Souths fan, Sam 'Sammy' Harper has never own a Souths jersey. He does now, he says,...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Former leader of The Nationals Barnaby Joyce has thrown his Akubra into the planned deputy leadership spill this week, saying the party needs a leader who isn't shrouded in controversy. This comes after embattled agriculture portfolio babysitter Bridget McKenzie resigned from cabinet and the deputy position, opting to fall on her star picket over the...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT While today might be 'America's Day,' there are plenty around our own country who don't care too much for a game of football that takes nearly as long as a day of test cricket. However, even those who aren't interested in watching a bunch of American blokes develop CTE often check in with curiosity for the spectacle that...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local park cricketer has told friends today that he took a great catch in gully off some good quick bowling. That he was walking in with the bowler and the ball slipped off the meat of the bat and hurtled straight at his head. His hands were pointing down, they needed to be pointing...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In some sensational news out of the Southern city of Melbourne, Austrian up and comer Dominic Thiem is reportedly considering a sensational code switch. The World Number 5 who went down to Novak Djokovic in a heartbreaking manner over 5 sets last night in the Australian Open final is set to be weighing up a mid-career sporting change....

TRACEY BENDINGER | Culture | Contact A local father who’s no mechanic but doesn’t mind changing the odd spark plug or two has today insisted on his adult children popping the hood of their cars, just so he can see how she’s running. Terry Branaghan (65) is a retired police officer who moved his family to a small property in the wider Betoota area about 5 years ago. Since then...