The Nation

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A Chinese spy moonlighting as an international student has been given the challenge of infiltrating the Katter Australia Party, which means he's effectively being forced to learn Slim Dusty's entire back catalogue. Slim released 118 records during his time on this planet. 60 studio albums, about 40 compilations, a few live albums and a handful...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Despite clear evidence that embattled Federal MP Gladys Liu has taken money from groups affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party, promised Chinese nationals who worked on her campaign a pathway to citizenship, lied about said association with the Chinese Communist Party, failing to disclose a $40,000 donation to the Liberal Party and being flagged...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The robot who triggered the catastrophic RoboDebt disaster has told media this afternoon that it was only following orders as Shadow Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, announced a class action into the debacle. Working for Centrelink at the time, the Robot explained that pressure came down to line to the coalface - and...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A great lump of a man who's a constant source of immeasurable disappointment to his parents has come to them this morning with a new app idea. Xavier Frisian called his Pa into the den of his palatial Betoota Grove Edwardian revival and told his mother to wait outside. Our reporter was frozen in the adjoining...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Australia's highest paid executive has told The Advocate this morning that there's not much that can be done to ease the cost of flying to and from the bush, despite raking in almost $24m last year in bonuses and salary. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce released a statement earlier this morning regarding the popular practice of...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has weighed in on the ongoing crisis within the Coalition government surrounding embattled MP Gladys Liu, telling The Advocate this morning that he doesn't care and doesn't want to be contacted by our newspaper herein. Speaking to our reporter this morning via telephone, Malcolm explained that he's retired and that...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact After a spate of vaping-related deaths in the United States, doctors in Australia have come to the conclusion that inhaling anything else but clean air is going to fuck your lungs. That conclusion has been backed up by researchers at the prestigious South Betoota Polytechnic School of Public Health - who published a report today...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Popular backbencher Barnaby Joyce has thrown his support behind the NSW Blues today after a member of his staff reminded him that Queensland decriminalised abortion late last year. Joyce, who was born in New South Wales, moved to the greatest state in the Commonwealth after completing university and promptly discovered the game of rugby league. While...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Stockland in Betoota Heights is replacing their antiquated carpark ticketing system this week with a large man who robs shoppers as they leave. Many other shopping centres around town went paperless many moons ago and the Stockland in Betoota Heights was one of the last carparks issuing paper tickets. Progress waits for no man, or...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact There are many in our small but cosmopolitan desert community that don't photograph well. Some worse than others. One of the worst works as a Shire Council town planner by day and by night, he plays the keys in the Dolphins Leagues Club house band. If that's not enough of a giveaway, the man we're...