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Grey Nomad Feels Entitled To Take Loo Roll From Public Toilets Because He’s Paid Tax All His Life

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A grey nomad passing through our cosmopolitan desert community earlier this week was caught red-handed by local residents stealing toilet paper from a roadside public toilet on the Betoota City Limits. When challenged by local residents, the Baby Boomer became irate and emotional, telling those who dared question him that 'he is entitled to take...

Child Shocked To Receive A Plate Of Nothing After Telling Dad He Wanted Nothing For Dinner

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local child has told reporters that he was horrified to be given a plate with nothing on it last night after telling his old man that he didn't want anything for dinner. When asked what he'd like for dinner last night, 7-year-old Colin Greenhorn said he didn't feel like anything but thanked his...

Corrugated Rainwater Tank Pairs Quite Well With Papou’s Driveway Under NSW Water Restrictions

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Sydney residents will face exorbitant fines for water wastage under new restrictions aimed at curbing excessive gardening and driveway cleaning, as the state's drought worsens. Watering gardens in the middle of the day or letting taps leak will be now be punishable by law in the Harbour City. From Saturday, new rules will mean that Sydney residents will be banned from using...

Regional Year 6 Student Shunned By Teachers After They Learn He’s Going To Boarding School

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Though it shouldn't have come as a surprise, the eldest son of a prominent local grazier is counting down the days until he walks out of South Betoota Public School for the last time and into the most exclusive boarding school in the Diamantina. Because of this, Billy Williams-Ross (12) of 'Ucharonidge' via Betoota, says...

Local Brain Surgeon Shoulders Blame For Broken Medicare System

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact One of south-west Queensland's leading neurosurgeons has taken the blame for the current shambolic state of our nation's Medicare system after coming under fire for charging large sums of money for lengthy and complicated surgeries done in the private system. Many of the procedures Professor Amanda Digby does are cutting edge - and often are...

Tenterfield Pays Tribute To Their Town’s Leading Source Of Income With “The Big Speed Camera”

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Once known around the world as the home of The Boy From Oz, the North-West NSW town of Tenterfield has today unveiled its newest landmark attraction. The Big Speed Camera, a 10-foot road vehicle speed measuring device has been installed on the outskirts of town in a touching tip of the hat to the backbone of the area's...

Shorten Admits He Should’ve Kept The Promise Of Australia To All Australians, Burned For Us

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Looking back on his historic election defeat this afternoon, former Opposition leader Bill Shorten explain where he thought he went wrong. The dejected Victorian Taurus is in Betoota this week on a mission around the country to find himself and perhaps learn why the nation shunned his vision for our wide brown land. Bill spoke...

Nation Looking Forward To Three Years Of ScoMo And Albo Trying To Out-Rugby-League Each Other

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In just 4 short years, the role of Prime Minister has travelled from Manly Beach, to Bondi Beach, to Cronulla Beach - and with it three rugby league clubs have been unwillingly politicised for the cameras. Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison have all attempted to engage with their local NRL clubs in an effort to win over the common man....

Moby Claims He Hooked Up With A Really Hot Chick From Another Town While On Family Holiday

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After a week of social media pile-ones over questionable claims in his new memoir, Moby has issued a public apology to a random chick 'from the coast'. This comes as Moby faces backlash for also claiming he dated with Natalie Portman and Lana Del Rey, despite their claims that he's creepy and delusional. However, Moby's most recent conquest - a hot...

Local Social Climber Says He’ll Get Into The Members Stand One Day – Even If It Kills Him

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A Betoota Heights man who dreams of one day being referred to as a Betoota Grove man, spoke briefly to our reporter over the weekend about his burning desire to get into the Members Stand of the Royal Betoota Cricket Ground. Even if doing so forces Damien Rice to pay the ultimate price. The...

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