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CSIRO to fund study into why some people get pugs

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Pugs are an abomination and shouldn't be a thing - that's the hypothesis for a predicted week-long study into why some members of society get the companion dog. Citing a number of facts, such as their poor athletic ability, breathing difficulties and other genetic issues as to the reason why the pugs are gross, the...

Bloke who coward punched Fitzroy bouncer tentatively asks Waleed Aly, PM for character reference

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A 29-year-old Richmond man was arrested late on Saturday evening in connection to a vicious assault of a nightclub bouncer in the trendy, cosmopolitan Fitzroy area. Nathan Robert Smithson, a devout Anglican, was charged with common assault and affray by detectives this morning over a physical argument outside the Smoking Dolphin Speak Easy on Napier...

Ricciardo Finally Gets To Drive A Decent Car While Helping A Mate Move House

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Just hours after Daniel Ricciardo landed in Australia, still tender from fighting back from 17th position to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from Valterri Bottas and Canadian rookie Lance Stroll - the 27-year-old Perth local has been given the opportunity to actually drive a real car. The five-time Grand Prix winner was treated to the luxury of an AU Falcon...

AirAsia now instructing passengers to say a prayer before boarding flights

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Embattled low-cost carrier AirAsia is now asking their passengers to say a prayer before boarding, rather than waiting until something goes wrong in the air. According to airline industry insiders, the Malaysian-based carrier has outlined to staff that after an incident earlier this week where a Bali-bound jet was forced to return to Perth after...

Broken Hill Man Talking About Adelaide Like It’s Tokyo City

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT When it comes to the big smoke, Broken Hill local Brucey Winston has seen enough bloody skyscrapers and taxi drivers to last him a lifetime. Even though it's technically only just down the road, Brucey hasn't wanted to visit Adelaide more than three times in his life. He says it's too much. "Mate, there's plenty of girls down there. But it's just...

Westfield fear Amazon will crush them like Westfield crushed small business

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A number of senior Westfield executives voiced their concerns this morning during a morning meeting to discuss the looming threat posed by Amazon. The US retail giant announced earlier this year that they've set their sights on the Australian market and revealed plans to expand their online plus brick and mortar operations here come next...

Barrier Reef Tourism Operators To Be Retrained In Giving Tours Of Open-Cut Coal Mines

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Following the new findings that by Deloitte Access Economics that suggest the Great Barrier Reef has a total asset value of $56 billion, which is predominantly driven by tourism, the Government has today announced plans to help transition tour operators to continue their trade elsewhere. Deloitte has calculated the economic, social and iconic value of the world heritage site...

Man Emotionally Rekindles Old Hatred For Golf After Slicing Drive Off Second Tee Into Creek

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact How you perform on the first hole of golf is typically quite telling for how the rest of your round is going to go - at least that's what they say. A semi-retired business consultant from Betoota's exclusively-leafy Owens Woods gated community should've listened to them - whoever they may be. Michael Dollarhyde hadn't played golf for...

Bondi Man Living In Townsville Told To Stay Indoors Until Police Advise Otherwise

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With the return of Billy Slater and Johnathan Thurston to the Maroons State Of Origin Side tonight, people of New South Wales descent living in Far North Queensland have been advised to take precautions similar to the pre-Cyclone Debbie preparations. One Bondi man currently based in Townsville for work has been told by police to stay...

Bloke Who Just Discovered Angus & Julia Stone Needs Clarification That They’re Siblings

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Brandon McRae has raised eyebrows at his work today after asking a colleague if he knew the relationship status of Angus and Julia Stone. The trainee dietician says he is an avid Triple J listener and loves all sorts of music, including the Sydney born and raised folk duo, but said he has had some...

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