Local boyfriend made sure he had half a carton in the fridge before The Bachelor started
28 July, 2016. 12:32
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THE ONLY COMFORT THAT Michael Southwell had after he left work yesterday was that there was still 15 Bitter tins in the fridge left over from the weekend.
Leaving work, he ducked into his postcode's tavern around the corner of his New Farm Queenslander. Something he hasn't done since last year.
Because at...
Brisbane Pub Becomes City’s First Licensed Venue To Allow Entry To People Not Wearing R.Ms
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In a landmark decision for the River City, iconic watering-hole The Brown Snake Hotel is the first Brisbane pub that will now allow entry to male patrons not wearing R.M Williams boots.
Local publican, Gorden Langer says management came to the decision last year when US Navy warship USS Blue Ridge sailed into Brisbane to take part in joint military...
Man who throws rocks at buses explains how you can’t be racist towards a religion
26 July, 2016. 10:56
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TAKING A DRAG OF a Longbeach Menthol then spitting between his filthy Globes, Jaydyn Harper said that he's "not even a fucking racist" because you can't be racist towards a religion.
The 23-year-old disability pension recipient took time out from throwing rocks at buses to speak to The Advocate this morning.
"Mate, just...
Experts Agree Close Range Tear-Gassing Of At-Risk Kids Not Ideal Method Of Rehabilitation
26 July, 2016 10:45
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An array of humans with real human emotions have today offered their real human opinions to the Northern Territory Juvenile Corrections sector, after ABC's Four Corners program aired footage of a teenage boy, one of six boys tear-gassed at a juvenile detention centre near Darwin, being hooded and strapped to a mechanical restraint chair.
The footage is...
Female law graduate receives Windex to clean the glass ceiling
25 July, 2016. 14:45
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WIPING AWAY THE TEARS as their daughter graduates at the top of her class, parents Bill and Amanda Batten-Shein couldn't be prouder watching Katie (23) shake hands with the Dean, who handed over her Bachelor of Laws and a bottle of Windex as they posed for the camera.
"She's finally done it,"...
Nation breathes sigh of relief as bungled Merrylands Police bombing labelled a “mental health episode”
22 July, 2016. 15:45
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IN A WORLD THAT'S GROWN accustom to Islamic terrorist acts, Australians woke this morning to news that somebody had tried to drive a car full of gas cylinders into the underground carpark of Merrylands Police Station in Sydney's south-west.
To the relief of everyday people around the nation, the lunatic police pulled from...
PC Gone Mad? Brisbane High School Bans Punch Ons That Include More Than 7 People
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A Brisbane high school has drawn criticism today after parents of students complained about new measures put in place to curb the popular 'Brissy pastime' of indulging in 10-on-1o street brawls.
The rule was introduced this week to protect children, says Junior Serevi, Acting Principal.
Parents had complained, he says, "about excessive 10-on-10s and also about children being hurt...
WATCH: These Young Labor members tried cocaine once, then they became Liberal staffers
20 July, 2016. 17:45
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NICK MALOUSH AND DANNY KOSCHE have been forced to re-enter the real world along with their former boss Wyatt Roy, after the 26-year-old lost his seat in this year's general election.
As his campaign manager, Kosche was tasked with safeguarding Roy's re-election. Maloush, on the other hand, was responsible for the Buderim boy's...
Mosman Mother Struggling To Domesticate Blooded Ex-Racing Greyhound
20 July, 2016 14:45
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A retired chardonnay socialist from Sydney's lower North Shore has just come to terms with the fact that greyhounds aren't as adorable as she was led to believe by ABC Four Corners and the 120 different online petitions she has signed over the last 18 months.
Wendy Peiterson (68) was one of hundred that made...
Learner motorbike rider can’t wait to donate organs
21 July, 2016. 14:34
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GREG POON THREW CAUTION TO the wind on his 40th birthday and decided to buy a motorcycle.
Knowing full well that he could be turned inside out after even a minor accident, Mr Poon revealed he simply cannot wait until his liver gets a lashing from somebody else.
"Yeah moit, me...