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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A delightful bedroom that is available to be sublet over the summer break is not 100% indicative of the lifestyle that comes with the rest of the house, it has been confirmed. Jessica White (26) is leaving her in-demand suburb of New Farm over the next few weeks to spend time with her family in Toowoomba - and like...

ROY MARTIN | Youth Culture | CONTACT Following on from the recent nation-building success of the Same Sex Marriage plebiscite, Malcom Turnbull has held a press conference today expressing his excitement at claiming another victory for Australia with the upcoming triple j Hottest 100 poll. With voting opening on December 12, Prime Minister Turnbull said he was confident that no matter the outcome, he’s...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After countless attempts at creating a rugby league legacy in the coastal South-East Corner, and one so-so effort with the in the AFL, Queensland's Gold Coast are now deciding which national sporting code they'll throw another team that no one supports at next. "Hmmmm... Big Bash could be a very expensive exercisize" says Lyn Enshirt, a local councillor. "I like...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Executives from Nokia have today finally commented on their brief dabble with smartphones. "We can't believe the N-Gage flopped" said one executive, Phil Sigsworth. "We spent like 500 million dollars getting that prototype right" The N-Gage (a pun on engage) is a PDA combining features of a telephone and a handheld game system from Nokia, announced on 4 November 2002 and...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Steve Comimo was collectively told by his friends to “shut the fuck up about Bitcoin” today. The move comes after months of constant reminders from Comino about the fact that he once considered purchasing some Bitcoin. Shortly after arriving at the Royal in the Ponds, for a few afternoon drinks and a catchup, Comino told the rest of the boys how...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A suburban Thai restaurant of middling quality is just about the only place to have lunch or dinner, without having to get into the car or get a bus. A recent report by the CSIRO has found that 95% of suburban Australian residents are within walking distance of a Thai restuarant, usually run by a powerful and charismatic matriarchal...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A random cat who has refused to run away after being approached by an unknown pedestrian, is actually quite scary. While walking down the street to catch the bus from a nearby main road, one local man was presented with the inconvenient and humiliating experience with being bumped down a few places in the animal kingdom, by a sassy...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A customer at Bunnings Cottesloe was today left at peace with his decision making after the local “Tool Expert” informed him that he “has one of them at home.” Whilst browsing through the middle aisle of the Tool Shop with a Bunnings Snag in hand, Peter Gray contemplated whether he should purchase an Ozito Drill, or a decent Makita...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Barnaby Joyce's skin tone has today reached a never-before seen shade of dark crimson, after the newly sworn in leader of The National Party spends the week in and out of an array of licensed venues between Tamworth and Canberra. This comes as Mr Joyce returns to all the cabinet positions he held prior to realising he was a...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT  Michael Clarke has today taken off his super serious commentator hat - and put back on his best mate hat, as he rocked up to visit the Aussie side at a light recovery session in Adelaide "Genius stuff boys" he roared, while glancing at his iPhone and folding his sunglasses. "Pure genius. Starc... Genius" It is believed that Clarke, who has...