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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Fears that a second person has contracted monkeypox in North Queensland have been dismissed today, after health officials confirmed no link with the region's first case. It has been reported that a 33-year-old man presented a Townsville medical centre last night with blistered knuckles on his right hand. Both the patient and his wife were of the opinion that...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The unsinkable Barnaby Joyce is shearing at the moment and the former Deputy Prime Minister was seen classing his own wool for the first time in years, thanks largely to his newfound freedom and escape from the dreaded Canberra Bubble. However, things weren't going to plan for the 55-year-old New Englishman. The years spent living and...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact In hindsight, says Julia Pearson, perhaps washing down that tropical-themed double chicken parmigiana with a pint of 8% red ale was a bad idea. The French Quarter account coordinator spoke to our reporter a short time ago via Skype and the 28-year-old looked like she'd been in the wars. "I'm fucked," she said. "Having like 2400 calories...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA Brisbane woman who recently moved to Melbourne is today finding out the hard way that choosing a new home solely for the aesthetics is not always a good idea. After being offered a marketing job just a stone’s throw from Fitzroy, Chelsea Cunningham instantly went on the hunt for one of the gorgeous terrace houses she’d only...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Protestant croons of Van Morrison filled the living room and alfresco dining area of a Betoota Heights McMansion yesterday even as someone’s parents were anticipating the arrival of guests. Mike and Wanda Dearden, of 45 Machattie Park Road, we’re waiting for Pete and Julie from down the street to come up for a cheeseboard and some good old...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In what comes as one of the most shocking news stories in recent times, some of Australia's largest energy companies are providing even less value than they were previously. The unfathomable situation comes after the tax dodging, price-gouging energy companies who supply the nation's gas hold the country to ransom over energy shortages. The crisis comes despite Australia...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The fact that it's already dark at knock-off is a perfectly good excuse to not exercise on this Monday afternoon, it has been confirmed. With a winter chill in the air, and a gloomy stillness usually associated with warm soup and TV-series-bingeing, the nation is currently tossing up whether they avoid going to the gym this...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Betoota Heights dad, Kevvy Blackrock (56, signwriter), has today solved one of the most pertinent hurdles facing Australian living standards. After a fortnight in power, the Labor Party has already proven why Scott Morrison's extremely competent Coalition Government was a much better option. Energy prices are tipped to increase by up to 15 per cent in some parts of Australia,...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact By his own admissions, a Betoota Heights man said he was looking forward to this work week because on Friday night, he’s going up to the tip for a bit of sunshine and saltwater. Mark Peter’s mood was great but that all changed when he flicked on the box this morning to take in a...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A French Quarter man is confusing our cosmopolitan inland port city with Amsterdam, it seems, after he got dressed for work today and then got on his bike. Down Rue de Putain did Wally Taylor ride, taking the time to ring his bell at pedestrians and ride down the middle of the right-hand lane. The 23-year-old...