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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A transient man who dad has contracted to thin out the wild animals that keep killing themselves on his fences, shouldn't be driving around the family property while the kids are awake, and certainly isn't allowed over the cattle grid entrance to the homestead, says mum. The nameless vagrant, who comes from Adelaide or somewhere fucking ages away, doesn't...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The Fair Work Commission has given the green light for the construction and maritime unions to merge into a new "super union", which has sparked concerns from business groups that their long-held fears of a superhuman protestor will finally come to life. In a decision published today, the commission said it would allow the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A Queenslander visiting the Swan City has today revealed that his eyesight has been compromised badly by the slow burn of watching the world turn from his armchair on the beach. After a fortnight spent looking into the ocean, he says it's time for Queenslanders to realise that sun gazing can cause serious damage to your eyes. And that...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The re-elected Tasmanian government's anti-nanny state angle has proven successful over the weekend, as their state Liberal government was returned to power in Tasmania with more than 50% of the vote and a clear majority on the floor of the state’s parliament. Claiming victory early in the tally room, an emotional Premier Will Hodgman said his government had been rewarded by...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A now disgraced Hollywood actor who was playing the role of a President once said "Partisan rancour and ideology have got in the way of compromise - and compromise is the only thing that has ever made politics successful" It's a quote that some say came from Mahatma Gandhi - and it discusses the concession that activists thoughtmakers must...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact Sam (50) and Tracey Martin (48) aren’t quite sure what to make of one of their sons latest habits. The parents of Anthony Martin (19) have always seen the eldest of three as a bit of a golden child. He performed reasonably well in last year’s HSC and they were pleasantly surprised by his decision to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Major TV and streaming networks have today vowed to fill a void left in the Australian entertainment landscape following the conclusion of the most recent on-screen depiction of the late larrikin Melbourne criminal identity,  Chopper Read. With the Channel 9 Underbelly Files miniseries wrapping up on February 12, it is believed Australian audiences are already demanding another round...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In big news for the corporate-bonding and wellness sector, it is believed that just one billion people around the world have taken a liking to one of Australia's favourite past times of throwing different coloured dust at each other for fun. Just under 15% of the planet's population have began taking part in this ceremony, and for some reason...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | Contact Although Sydneys Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras promises to be big again this year, celebrations will be wrapping up at 9:30 pm again now that everyone is married. Sydney councillor, Christine Foster, said that while this will be a wild celebration of equality for the history books, she hopes to be in bed, with a cup...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact With cash to burn and a youthful wanderlust coursing through his veins, an ageing Betoota Grove man said 'fuck it' softly to himself on a warm night in November and splurged on a premium economy class ticket. Months of planning came to affront yesterday when Thomas Brown put his passport through the machine at Remineko International...