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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Sitting on the edge of the world, Betoota Heights woman Bridgette Coleman thought she couldn't be further away from home if she tried. But, it seems, she needed to try just a little bit harder. The 28-year-old was watching the sun go down over the Southern Atlantic Ocean from Santo Mario, a coastal fishing village in...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A Betootacone Valley tech startup has been forcing their most valuable employees to come to work in thin, unflattering t-shirts that show off their man curves. That's drawn criticism from some of Delecto's employees, who say they should be allowed to wear what they want to work. The CEO of Delecto, a productivity and corporate...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact In some breaking news this morning, the reality TV giant MasterChef has announced it's ditching its long-running principal sponsor - Coles. The Betoota Advocate can exclusively reveal that MasterChef has ditched its major sponsor after reports emerged that Woolworths has underpaid it's workers a few hundred million dollars. Woolworths announced this morning it has underpaid nearly 6000 employees over the...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Cricket's greatest all-rounder since Jacques Kallis has been banned for 12-months with a further 12-months suspended today after the International Cricket Council discovered the player hadn't reported approaches from bookmakers. Bangladesh Captain Shakib Al Hasan will not play in the upcoming and pointless T20 World Cup and will instead take some time out. The reaction...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The majority of Australians support action on climate change, a recent report has found. None want action more than the members of our community that protest in the streets. Their passion for protecting the future of this planet and their dedication to the mission is admirable. At its core, the climate protestors are trying to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With a week to the day until the Race That Stops The Nation, it seems the Victorian Police are getting right into the spirit of things! This comes as the maligned southern police service today ordered majority of Melbourne's mounted cops to charge into a volatile crowd of climate protestors, in what has been described as a very Victorian...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A remote beach in Northern Australian has been gifted the final touches by a Wicked Van tourist. The unknown local vagrant, likely a Victorian or Brazilian backpacker, has been praised by Australian bushwalkers and photographers for their fine efforts in improving the pristine views with a fucking hippy rock stack. Rock stacking, or stone balancing as it is known in...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The former Prime Minister Malcolm has called for a louder Aboriginal voice our nation's democracy process this morning. In the wake of climbing on Uluru being banned forever this week, Malcolm said that 'momentous occasion should usher in a new era' for Aboriginal Australians. "It is our nation's greatest shame, our greatest mistake," said Turnbull in...

EFFIE BATEMAN | BRISBANE| CONTACT Local woman, Steph Albright was doing her usual morning commute on the train when the music she was listening to changed from EDM to Lana Del Rey. This week we spoke to an iconic member of the Australian film and entertainment industry - Gary Sweet. Have a listen here: With the soft, breathy hues of the songstress, Steph was instantly transported from train carriage to the main star...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Home Affairs Department wants to outlaw the practice of taping up webcams and microphone jacks under the guise of national security, an internal report has suggested. Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed that he and his department have made the recommendations, telling reporters in Canberra today that he wants to keep all Australians safe from...