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Hospitality Industry Slams Government Decision To Double Cost Of Humanities Degrees

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The hospitality industry has slammed the Federal Government's plan to more than double the cost of humanities degrees which some analysts say will hit the service sector especially hard. More than 90% of all hospitality staff have a humanities degree, which is more often than not a job requirement for most front line staff...

Nation Under Cyber Attack After PM Accidentally Clicks On One Of Those Free Antivirus Pop-Ups

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In some breaking news from Canberra this morning, the nation's Prime Minister has revealed that Australian organisations are currently being targeted by a sophisticated foreign "state-based" hacker. "This activity is targeting Australians organisations across a range of sectors, including all levels of government, industry, political organisations, education, health, essential service providers and operators of other critical infrastructure," he said. Morrison...

Bob Katter Tombstones The Prime Minister On Parliament House Lawn In Support Of Holden

The Honourable Bob Katter III has today had to deliver swift Mt Isa punishment to Australia's reaganist political class outside parliament in Canberra, in protest of the discontinuation of the iconic Australian car Holden. The Member for Kennedy held up a scythe while waving signs that read "Free Market = Aust's car crash" and "Holden on to Aussie jobs" while...

Study Into Free Trade Deal With UK Concludes They Have Nothing We Actually Want Or Need

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact While the British Prime Minister continues to spruik the potential economic bonanza that awaits a post-Brexit Britain, a study into the proposed trade deal with Australia has yielded a different sentiment. The study, conducted by the Diamantina Chamber of Commerce, has found that Britain doesn't make anything Australians actually need or want. On the inverse, there's...

Victorian Labor Reportedly Using The Same Strategy As The NRL To Fill Seats

LOUIS BOURKE | Editor | Contact Victorian Labor’s branch stacking saga continues to embarrass Premier Daniel Andrews as it has been confirmed that most local party members are not actual people but NRL crowd style cutouts. Branch stacking is the practice of recruiting members to the branch of a political party with the principal purpose of influencing internal preselection of candidates for public office. Although not...

National Party Prepares For Leadership Spill As Barnaby Rips Into His 9th Schooner Over Lunch

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The National Party is reportedly preparing for yet another leadership spill, as former Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce makes a dash towards his 9th schooner threshold over lunch today. 'The 9th schooner threshold' is most commonly known as the pivotal moment in a pub session when drunken patrons officially declare themselves good at pool. However, for those working closely with the...

Gov Issues Directive For All Victorians To Stay 1.5m Away From The Rest Of Us At All Times

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Federal Government has said they're 'fed up' with Victoria on the whole and has asked them to stay away from the rest of us. Speaking to the House of Representatives this morning in Canberra, Scott Morrison said after a spate of new coronavirus infections, unbridled corruption and a floundering footy code, enough is enough. "I...

Another Controversial Slave Master Thrown Into River By Protestors

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A monument paying tribute to a famous slave master has been torn down and thrown into the Betoota canals today. Protesters used ropes to pull down the local Nike outlet in Betoota's French Quarter, a prominent 20th Century slave trader, who has been a source of controversy in the city for many years. Crowds cheered as the historical figure, known...

Masochist Goes Back For Another ‘Precautionary’ COVID Test

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A young Betoota Heights man with a slight temperature and scratch throat has gone back for another precautionary COVID-19 test today, just days after his last one. Mikey Daltone has had 89 coronavirus tests in three months. The 27-year-old had his first one after coming into contact with a cousin that returned home from New...

Man’s Convict Heritage Embodied By Statue Of Man Who Even Brutalised Those Convict Ancestors

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | ContactA man descendant from First Fleet convicts has told The Advocate today that he (and his like-minded friends) have been keeping an eye on a statue of Governor Lachlan Macquarie because it represents his heritage. That's despite Macquarie having a reputation for brutalising and torturing convicts - as well as Aboriginal Australians. Craig O'Leary said...

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