The Nation

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact A disgusting Suzuki Swift spotted in a Betoota Ponds car park most definitely belongs to a hot chick, who are the only kinds of people who can brand that level of filth as a quirk instead of a serious case of piggery. Spotted parked near a small chain of clothing outlets, the car’s passenger seat and backseat are alleged...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactBetoota Heights woman Nina Hynes has today raised some eyebrows, after posting a cryptic inspirational quote to her Instagram story to let everyone know she’s been going through a rough time - but she’s come out stronger! Much like the Facebook era where the most unhinged person you knew would post passive aggressive status updates that were clearly targeting...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Betoota Heights resident Daniel Thompson has unwittingly pushed the Henning-Remienko Power Station to its limits by running his budget Anko space heater at maximum power for extended periods. The 2000-watt appliance, purchased recently for $29 from Kmart during this current cold snap, has been heating Thompson's sharehouse bedroom to tropical temperatures. "It's quite cold outside,"...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Australia’s catastrophic housing and rental crisis has officially rendered Australia's three largest cities completely unaffordable to the average single-income family, and barely affordable for those with two working incomes. With every inch of the city accounted for – as either overvalued land-banking assets or vacant lots earmarked for the unregulated development of equally unaffordable high rise units - supply...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactAustralian fashion retailers have been urged to please, PLEASE stop trying to bring back the awful bubble skirt, which only ever looks good on toddlers or women with model like proportions. Managing to sneak its way back into the market, the bubble skirt is one of item of clothing that not only doesn’t work now, but definitely didn’t work...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA woman who has been on the fence about whether or not she wants children has now found out she most certainly does not, after getting into a serious relationship with an Irish bloke. Meeting the carpenter on Tinder, Eden Phillips, 32, says the relationship had started off ‘really well’, but had quickly begun to fall apart the moment...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A local woman is basking in the sweet, sweet glow of freedom today.  This comes courtesy of the good people at H&R Block, who helped the local woman complete her first ever tax return without the fear of jail hanging over her head.  Sophie Mullins explained to The Advocate that it feels so incredibly refreshing to hit submit on a...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactThough celebrating an important age milestone with family and friends should be a happy occasion, local woman Darby Sloane, 29 finds herself facing a potentially disastrous scenario which may forever impact the way people see her. The dreaded merging of friendship circles. Turning 30 in roughly three weeks time, Darby explains that she had no choice but to invite everyone,...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA woman looking to get her a post baby glow up has found herself struggling to choose which exercise path to go down, it's reported.  Influenced a little much by the score of fitness influencers who were able to bounce back within weeks of having a baby due to their ‘extensive workout routines’ (and surgery and genetics) Terry Kemp,...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Legislation to ban the live bogan trade has been introduced to Federal Parliament this week, sending shockwaves through outer-metro and regional communities around the country. Championed by the Greens and their inner-city constituents, the laws point the finger at the often "inhumane" conditions that many bogans have to endure while on the high seas. The proposed...