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2 September, 2015. 16:43 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A REPORT RELEASED by Her Majesty's Prison Service has detailed allegations that Australian-born British entertainer Rolf Harris is being treated like his iconic wobble board inside the walls of Stafford gaol. It's claimed by the convicted sex criminal that the prison authorities have "done nothing" to stop other inmates picking him up...

1 September, 2015. 16:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact THE US DEPARTMENT of State has revealed figures today that outline the nation is only a few black-on-white gun-related crime cases away from acting on the issue. The startling revelations come as the fanatical firearm loving country comes to terms with the brutal murder of a young professional white woman live on...

1 September, 2015. 10:18 SOPHIA LIVINGSTONE & HARRY JENKINS | Entertainment| Contact Johnny Depp’s visit to the Royal North Queensland Children's Hospital last month has sparked outrage amongst the medical fraternity and parents of sick children, as reports emerge that celebrity visits to sick children no longer have the same effect they once had.  A recent online survey conducted by the Australian Market & Social Research Society showed that 72%...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact 26-year-old Verita Shmugg has spent six months saving up for her dream holiday across Europe. She says that after two weeks travelling, all the sacrifices were worthwhile. "I don't even miss home," "The last six months were pretty quiet because I wasn't doing too much socialising, I was trying to save every dollar and it's all...

6 August, 2015. 12:00 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact An international crackdown on exotic wildlife trafficking has landed in Manly Beach this morning, as at least ten officers representing the Federal Bureau of Investigations stormed the headquarters of a well-known Australian swimwear label. The American bureau, along with Australian and New Zealand authorities, have arrested numerous organised crime identities from Down Under in...

21 June, 2015. 13:00 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Finally, over four days after the horrific attacks in the south-eastern US city of Charleston, where a 21-year-old white man opened fire on churchgoers inside the famous Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Muslim-American leaders around the country have spoken up - Despite not really being asked to.   "We condemn the actions of this individual"...

16 June, 2015. 10:00 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact WASHINGTON D.C — Tom Freeman, the 27-year-old GOP Staffer closely aligned with Jeb Bush, has been falsely portraying himself as a white man, according to his mother. In a week of similar revelations surrounding Spokane NAACP Chapter President Rachel Dolezal - Mary Freeman said Monday that she and her son have been estranged for years. She says the...

12 June, 2015. 13:30 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Entrepreneurial transport/export businessman, Andrew* says he could have never imagined the fruits that would come from a career in people smuggling. "It surprised me, I thought there was only one way to make money in this industry..." "The life-savings of people who are religiously persecuted is a pretty safe bet," "Turns out you can get...

25 May, 2015. 12:00 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | [email protected] Prime Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed the idea of a referendum on same-sex marriage in Australia, after Ireland voted in favour of amending the country's constitution on the issue.  Mr Abbott says that the shirt-lifting community were lucky enough to have the opportunity to vote during Eurovision - and that letting them vote...

19 May, 2015. 11:05 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | [email protected] ROYAL FAMILY loyalists say they are not surprised that majority of the United Kingdom consider Prince Charles to be the worst thing to come out of the British Empire since smallpox. In a recent survey conducted by the BBC: 90% of respondents indicated that the believe the 66-year-old has a worse reputation than...