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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Friendly Tasmanian Tim Paine, who also captains the Australian Test Cricket Team, has been cleared to lead the tourists into the fourth Test starting tomorrow night local time. It was feared that the Hobartanese wicketkeeper had rocks inside his head where his brain should be after setting a number of very unorthodox fields at Headingly....

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact England's greatest export to the world, Rick Stein, has a new cooking show coming to the small screen across the country this summer - and it's more of what local audiences love. Rick's Holiday has been commissioned by Stan, the country's only locally-owned streaming service, and is set to feature Rick in exotic locations all...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact People do things for no reason all the time. This year, Megan Holmes got a David Jones American Express card for no reason. The popular solicitor and captain of the Betoota Heights Veronica's Netball team was asked by two friends over lunch today when she went to pay her share of the Mexican. "Oh wow, why...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT In news from Sydney, an exciting new tollway for residents of the Harbour city has been announced today. Unhappy with the numerous tolls scattered throughout Sydney, now commonly regarded as the worst city in the country, the state's Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed that new 'Footpath Tolls' will grace the various walkways around the region. In the exciting...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A French Quarter city worker organises most of his client meetings at his favourite coffee house, Le Pisse Dans Ma Poche Cafe. Today is no different. Harvey Malthouse, who runs a largely-unsuccessful boutique and bespoke social media branding agency, told our reporter this morning that he's been to nearly every cafe near Betoota WeWork's offices...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Local retired camping equipment retailer, Graham McCafferty (66) has had his heart jump-started overnight, after once again being triggered by the extroverted behaviour of Nick Kyrgios. The 24-year-old's 2019 US Open campaign finished up last night against Russian Andrey Rublev in the third round, losing 7-6 7-6 6-3. The Canberra bad boy hit the ground running as the contest's overwhelming...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With the ICAC hearings into foreign influence over the New South Wales Labor party already digging up severely incriminating findings in the first week of hearings, Australia's most useless criminals are looking to get in the on the action. Maroubra-based loan shark and former car booster, Warren (35) has had his parents on his case all week about finally...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT A rapdily ageing Victorian ex-pat in the Diamantina has tried his hardest to cause a bit of a scene at a local venue this afternoon. Enjoying a couple of cold ones on a Friday afternoon with a few of the people he gets along with at work down in the Old City District, Jordan Lane decided to turn up...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Sometime this week a popular local man lost his keys somewhere between The Gelded Seahorse Hotel and his rented French Quarter studio apartment. The night Matthew 'Frogstomp' Gilmore lost his keys, he managed to scramble up through the only window his flat has by walking along his neighbour's fence and up the exposed plumbing. Despite knocking...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Nationals leadership team spoke to the media this morning in Canberra where they pledged their support for a country family in their fight to stay in the country. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack explained that his party is as committed to protecting regional families from Peter Dutton as they're to protecting our river...