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  A Gosford-based brickies labourer has today been certified by the Australian Automobile Association for the lowest car in the world. The wildly impractical utility vehicle, which is used for both work as well as weekend tough laps, measures at two Longbeach cigarettes stacked horizontally from the road. Speaking to the Betoota Advocate today, Jyden Paxton (19) says literally every second dollar...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Barnaby Joyce says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should take a leaf out of his book and consider relinquishing his executive role of leadership in the Coalition, if he doesn't lift the Coalition's poll numbers by Christmas. Mr Turnbull hit the benchmark he used to roll Tony Abbott as Prime Minister, losing 30 consecutive Newspolls - but without the weird...

IMRAN GASHKORI | Sports Editor | Contact Popular breakfast television programme Sunrise has been the victim of a targeted and angry protest this morning on the Gold Coast - to the point where the hosts had to address the situation. A growing number of Aboriginal protesters swelled around the Sunrise set on Kurrawa Beach shortly before 8 am local time and disrupted the broadcast...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After months of research into the fridges of Lebanese-Australians, Scientists from the University Of Western Queensland say the may have found a material harder than the diamond. Currently, diamond is regarded to be the hardest known material in the world. But by considering large compressive pressures under indenters, scientists have calculated that a material called Stale Flatbread (also called hexagonal pita...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Oscar-winning football club magnate, Russell Crowe has pulled in more than 3.7 million Australian dollar over the weekend, after selling a range of artwork, jewellery and movie props at his "divorce auction" in Sydney. The event, which was dubbed 'The Art Of Divorce' - probably by him - coincided with his 54th birthday and the anniversary of his...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT In breaking news, a man has been rushed to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after allegedly touching shadow infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese's Harley Davidson motorbike. The victim is reported to have loudly exclaimed “Woah, check this out,” while attempting to sit on the highly modified muscle bike - before he was assaulted by an individual who is yet to...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT New research suggests that an experience with a coastal surf shop worker could be a much cheaper and quicker alternative to the renowned week intensive course with life coach Tony Robbins. The recent study conducted at Betoota University has found that a conversation with surf shop retail worker, stimulates the brain as well as a...

Local university student, Issy Atkins, is counting down the days until her parents arrive this weekend, not because she misses them, but because any time her parents visit they top up her fridge and any other house hold items she may need. In its current state, Issy’s fridge is partially filled with the essentials; non-branded ‘dairy spread’, milk, a...

With great power comes great responsibility, a phrase Betoota Heights woman, Danika Sheeth (23), is today learning the true meaning of. After calling ‘shotgun’ on the way to her friend’s car, Danika was in high spirits about her prime seat position for what would be a 5hr road trip, however, as the driver handed her the auxiliary (AUX) cord those...

When Brighton native Cameron Gilchrist (27) envisioned his trip to Australia, he pictured snorkelling The Great Barrier Reef, journeying the red centre and sinking tins as he overstays his Visa, something he may tragically never get a chance to do if one more Australian asks him to say ‘howzat.’ “Oi! Say it again! How funny is that?” Hailing from a wealthy...