The Nation

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A popular local barman has reached out to the government this afternoon in an effort to quash their fears over re-opening the pubs. Dennis O'Leary, a sports bar barman at Dexy's All Nighter in the French Quarter, penned a short letter to Scott Morrison today to make sure the chief shot-caller knew a few...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The National Cabinet has agreed restaurants and cafes will be allowed to reopen under the first stage of eased coronavirus restrictions. It's up to the state and territory leaders to enact those changes should they deem fit. One notable omission from that list is pubs and clubs, which will remain close until Stage 3 of...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact After every other attempt to wriggle out of a Sunday lunch with his in-laws, a local man has developed a mystery cough out of nowhere that's got him feeling on edge. By the grace of God, Nick Rozullo's fiance, Millie, is now concerned not only for her parent's welfare - but also her fiance's. "You hate...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The release of the Royal Commission's findings into institutional child abuse within the Catholic Church in Ballarat has outlined Cardinal George Pell knew abuse was going on under his authority but elected to do nothing except shield the perpetrators from justice and lie. That's lead to the Royal Commission to conclude that Pell, who was...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Northern Territory only has three active cases of coronavirus at the time of print and the pubs are opening directly. To end envy of the rest of the nation. While roadblocks are still in places, preventing Southerners from entering the Never Never, the Territory Government has asked the creators of their unofficial tourism campaign to...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The bottom drawer streaming service, Foxtel, revealed yesterday to shareholders that without the opiate of sport, the company is really 'struggling' to generate revenue. Aside from those shareholders, the rest of the nation is awash with schadenfreude this morning because of the news. Schadenfreude is a German word that means finding pleasure from another person's misfortune. That...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A Betoota Grove primary schooler told our reporters this morning that he's getting ready for another big day of being left largely unsupervised. Myles Overell, the youngest son and the only child born in wedlock to The Advocate's editor, Clancy, spoke briefly to our reporter this morning through the front gate of his family home. As...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local golden labrador cross has been forced to look the other way this afternoon while his own ran around the back of some local shops to empty himself out of plain sight. The 3-year-old canine told our reporter after coming across the scene that he didn't think his owner would flat out take a...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT North-West NSW rugby league clubs are reportedly stoked to have the New Zealand Warriors stay in the epicentre of the New England region for the next few months. As the first NRL side to begin training after being given exemptions to travel from New Zealand to Australia, the Warriors are currently on lock-down in Tamworth and beginning their...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Federal Government has issued a directive to State and Territory leaders today to reopen their real estate industries in a bid to kick start the economy and get the nation's most useless people back at work. Scott Morrison explained at his morning press conference in Canberra that the nation has worked hard to defeat...