The Nation

28 March, 2017. 12:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Coming just a day after labelling ABC radio presenter Wendy Harmer a 'disabled commercial failure', former prime ministerial hopeful Mark Latham has confirmed that he just doesn't give a fuck anymore. Speaking to The Advocate this morning via telephone, Latham said he 'doesn't have a filter' and won't apologise for speaking his mind. "Oi,...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Iconic rural outfitters, R.M Williams have this week made a successful run at the growing market of urban street youth in Australia. A subculture colloquially known as 'lads'. Faced with the possibility of no longer remaining relevant in areas like Sydney's Macquarie fields and Queensland's Logan City, the historic leathermaker has teamed up with Nike TN's to deliver...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Controversial celebrity chef Pete Evans was spotted overnight in Sydney taking time out of his busy schedule to admire his own reflection in a shopfront window. It's understood by The Advocate that 47-year-old stepped out to get some air in North Bondi after his most recent controversy where he was slammed for promoting some bullshit naturopathic cure to COVID-19. Evans plugged the product...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Longreach cattleman, Kennedy Walker (33) knows he should probably do something about this dodgy mole that popped up on his forearm, but can't decide where he'll go. Despite being recommended a long list of medical specialists in his state capital, Kennedy is toying with heading 137km north of the equator, to sovereign city-state of Singapore, in Southeast Asia. "It'll save me...

27 March, 2017. 12:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Senator Malcolm Roberts has dismissed the claim made by the Bureau of Meteorology this morning that Cyclone Debbie is the 'most powerful tropical storm' seen in over a decade. Quick the quell the hysteria over the Coral Sea depression, Roberts said the storm was 'nothing but a bunch of hot air' -...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Though he felt like it, first-year law student Gavin Hoskings didn't sleep in and skip his morning lecture today. That would've been the first class the 18-year-old would've missed, a bad habit he said he didn't want to fall into. However, the mild-overachiever broke with his own strict internal protocol this afternoon and enjoyed a mainstream...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Dawson MP George Christensen says reisdents of Mackay should be preparing for a potential cyclone that could hit the north Queensland coast in coming days, as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) tracks a tropical low in the Coral Sea that is expected to strengthen. BOM forecaster Gorden Meninga has said that the system had a very high chance of...

24 March, 2017. 12:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Shunning the traditional jingoistic neo-masculine convention of the footy player driving a hot ute or fast-four-door, a local first grade winger has settled on buying a Toyota Prius this morning after nearly a month of shopping around. Blown away by its sensibly frugal 1.5L petrol engine and ingenious hybrid-drive electric motor, Kelsey...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A recent report from the Australian Bureau Of Statistics has found that 90% of people who think that the freedom for private schools to sack gay teachers is the most pressing political issue in our country - attended the 'School Of Hard Knocks' according to their Facebook profile. The study shows that majority of the most vocal supporters of...

23 March, 2017. 13:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Move over Winfield Sky Blues! There's a new kid in town. After learning just how bad smoking is for you in a recent PDHPE class, a group of popular local high schoolers have shunned the filthy, working-class habit of smoking for something considered way cooler these days. Speaking to The Advocate through the...