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Pensioner Lives In Fear That He’ll Put In A Gulag Like The Rich Boomers Will Be One Day

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A Betoota Heights pensioner has told The Advocate this afternoon that he's constantly concerned by the media's portrayal of Baby Boomers, saying that not all Boomers are rich. Rodney Taylor, of Rockview Street, has been on the single aged-pension since he retired in 2011. The 70-year-old receives just over $24 000 a year from the...

Rugby Australia’s Marketing Pigeon Fired

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Just hours after being captured by socks down country boy Chris Latham, Rugby Australia's new media pigeon has been fired on the spot. The pigeon has shouldered the blame for the 36-nil flogging the Wallabies received in Auckland tonight, telling staff he's sorry for letting the team down. Latham has also accepted some responsibility, telling The Advocate moments ago that...

Bledisloe Hero Chris Latham Catches Rugby Australia A New Marketing Pigeon

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Socks down country boy Chris Latham pulled the boots back on this afternoon and caught Rugby Australia a new marketing pigeon just in time for tonight’s do-or-die Bledisloe clash at Eden Park. The All Blacks haven’t lost at the ground since 1994 and the Wallabies haven’t lifted the sport’s heaviest trophy since 2002. In many ways,...

Brisbane’s Jubilee Hotel Hires Ex-SAS Contractors As Bouncers After Influx Of Ekka Bushies

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After a long week of hosting greater Western Queensland in their beer garden, Brisbane's iconic Jubilee Hotel has today put the foot down. With the droves of overly excitable dumb bushies rolling into town like labradors across a freshly poured slab, management at the showground's closest watering hole have had to outsource heavy-handed security personelle. With over 6000 'melees'...

Tragedy As Barnaby Accidently Traps And Eats Rugby Australia’s Star Media Pigeon

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact With just hours until their historic showdown against the All Blacks in Auckland, preparations in the Wallabies camp have been thrown into disarray after Barnaby Joyce trapped and accidentally ate Rugby Australia's star media pigeon. The news comes after many in the media and rugby union community credited the avian media gun with last weekend's...

Victorian Commuters Torn Between Having Myki Data Stolen Or Being Bashed By Ticket Inspectors

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In breaking news out of the part of Australia where they boo black footballers, Victoria's Information Commissioner has today revealed Public Transport Victoria (PTV) breached privacy laws by releasing nearly 2 billion lines of data about everyday citizens. This means that stalkers and hackers now have access to a wealth of information about card users in Melbourne, a creepy...

City Worker Reminded Why She Left Hometown One Snap Map Story At A Time

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local finance worker caught herself daydreaming about what life would've been like if she never left her sleepy hometown. Many questions ran through Abigail Mullens' little head. Would she be happier? Would she be richer? Or would she be poor and unhappy? What if she never got on that bus; watched the last lamp...

Milk Crates To Fix Broken Mental Health System And Rampant Rates Of Violence Against Women

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT Following the horrific incident in Sydney's CBD earlier this week, the nation has been left wondering if the versatile milk crate might come in handy in helping to prevent tragedies in the future. After the death of a young woman and the injury of another at the hands of an angry young man who appeared to have serious...

90% Of Beachfront Car Park Taken Up By Fully Clothed Middle Aged Blokes Just Havin A Look

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A recent report by the Australian Coastal Communities Alliances for Decent Architecture of Car parks, Clubs and Artisan bakeries (ACCADACCA) has found that tourism is struggling in beach towns due to local blokes hogging the waterfront. Research has shown that a vast majority of the beachside car parks are taken up by middle aged men wearing wrap-around sunnies just...

Talk About A Lucky Day! This Angler Just Landed A Bluefin With A Super Valuable Ooshie Inside It

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet |CONTACT One lucky Lake Betoota fisherman is counting his blessings today after reeling in an incredible haul. In an almost too good to be true tale, the man named landed a cracking Bluefin Tuna a few hours ago, only to find that the fish had a super rare and valuable Ooshie inside it. The recreational angler currently living in Betoota...

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