The Nation

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After a decade of Coles Ambassadorship, Australian TV audiences are beginning to wonder where else they know the Coles guy from. His obvious knowledge of fresh produce and cooking indicates he might be a chef or something, but the fact that he's never appeared as a judge on a reality cooking show also indicates that he could...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Despite a recently pierced nose and a missing tooth, local bush-drunk ringer Ethan Barnesley (25) reckons last night on the Goldie was pretty tame. While initially having to visit the city to get signed off on some of his mechanical units at Ipswich TAFE, Ethan took the chance to catch up with some old jackarooing mates on...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Roma Hills resident, Chloe Blyton (23) has two things going through her mind right now. It's either that she's the unluckiest recently-single girl in Betoota, or she's been betrayed by some piece of shit friends who still love hanging around her ex's dumbass crowd. He's fucking here. Who knew he'd be here? Surely someone knew? How fucken hard is...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Ahead of tonight's showdown match up against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the Canberra Raiders have loaded up the Viking Bus and rolled into Sydney's Western Suburbs. Knowing full well that they are going to have to bring their A-game against the Doggies at their home ground, the Raiders fans have been brainstorming new ideas to pep up their...

Louis Burke | Culture | Contact Local redhead Patrick Wallace (23) has noted how his life has returned to being an underwhelming routine of constant ridicule now that it’s been almost two months since the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle. Used to being called a variety of unoriginal but consistently hilarious names due to his ginger hair, two...

A study released today has confirmed that Rugby League highlight videos aren’t much good unless they are played over the top of Nelly’s Iconic track ‘Here Comes The Boom.’ The song so popular amongst YouTube montage creators has been named as the definitive track to accompany big plays and big hits from any sporting code. Nelly’s upbeat tune was written specifically...

BERNICE TWISP | Television | Contact As the public broadcaster continues to sink deeper and deeper down the bathtub whirlpool of budget cut after budget cut, a number of the station's key media personalities have learned their positions aren't as concrete as they first thought. Popular non-scripted-light-infotainment programme, The Checkout, was canned by the ABC this week after what the production...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Some exhibit bravery, gallantry and courage in the midst of battle - spitting in the dark eye of death and unabridged peril. Others dedicate themselves to the service of others, showcasing a supreme lack of self-preservation above all else - whether it be on a battlefield in a far-flung nation or the charity down the road above a chicken...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Iconic AFL player Cyril Rioli has retired from AFL, effective immediately. It's news that has rattled his multi-premiership winning club right down to it's bronze members. After 11 years with the club, Rioli has today announced that his time spent playing football for Hawthorne has come to an end, and he'll be returning to Darwin. "The decision to retire...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Three Lions are in with a shot at winning this year's soccer world championships. That's the message from Tino Munster's friends and family this morning that hold one of those gaudy red passports. On his way to the office this morning on the D45 bus in from Betoota Heights, the 34-year-old city worker was able...