The Nation

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact THE NSW STATE GOVERNMENT came down hard on pubs and clubs earlier last year, forcing an apartheid between the eaters and the smokers. Those caught showing a flagrant disregard for the controversial law have been fined, including a 25-year-old finance worker, who was slapped with a $209 fine for eating in a smoking area. Thomas...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact BOASTING TO HIS MATES by counting to ten in Thailandish, Gavin Hoskins says he's "near fucking fluent" in our neighbour's language after landing back in Perth early this morning. Thai is a form of standardised Siamese and is considered to be an easier language to learn but one of the most difficult to master. "Sawasdee krab, cunt,"...

15 December, 2015. 15:35 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact IT'S THE STORY of how a kid from upstate Victoria grew from humble beginnings to an international country-singing superstar. At long last, the tale of the 2008 Australian of the Year is now available for purchase at your local or online bookstore. Lee Kernaghan has captivated audiences around the world and sold...

14 December, 2015 17:35 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Local anthropological experts have confirmed that former Brisbane real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is a real piece of shit. That's according to a recent study conducted by the Diamantina Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (DSIRO). "What we have found is that the, currently incarcerated, Gerard Baden-Clay is the type of bloke you probably wouldn't piss on if his...

24 February, 2016 16:45 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT "It's certainly time for a makeover on King Street" The pre-election promise of the New South Wales Premier, Mike Baird, rings true today, as Newtown residences celebrate the long-awaited "homeless spikes" that have appeared overnight on the area's busiest street. As a rapidly gentrifying Sydney suburb, Newtown has also been the centre of quite an obvious...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact IT IS A CRIME to be intoxicated at a licensed premises. There's thousands of pages of alcohol legislation and to find bar work in Australia, one must receive special state-mandated qualifications. Bartenders, security staff and management are taught how to identify a drunk person, using a specific set of criteria that outline the classic symptoms...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Local man, Mark Lathouris can't wait to see the faces of his male family members when he rolls into the family Christmas in three days. "It's gonna be so good," says the 28-year-old physio from the Diamantina Shire. "Last year my cousin Rob stole the show with this little German number, he really outdid the rest of us. But I...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A PROMINENT COUNTRY businessman has been thrown out of The Nationals after he installed solar panels on the roof of his Dubbo home. Owner-operator of Macquarie Smash Repairs and David Murray, told local media that certain factions of the Nationals regard solar panels as "witchcraft". The former rugby sensation and cattle grazier also claims his family have...

8 December, 2015. 13:45 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact THE PRINCIPAL OF A prominent Sydney private school has revealed today that she's relieved that the current media circus surrounding her high school has nothing to do with sex. Earlier this week, Epoch Comprehensive School, in the harbour city's far-eastern suburbs, was put under the microscope after a promising young student was forced to leave...

Due to the nation's controversial and oppressive gun restrictions, no one has died as a result of a mass-shooting from an automatic or semi-automatic weapon on Australian soil today, for the 8499th day in a row. North Betoota cinema attendant, Christina Upton can't believe it has been a whole 23 years, 3 months and 8 days since a heavily armed white...