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LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT Following an extended gap year, Betoota local Ryan Rickson (27) bounced around jobs, never committing to a trade or profession for more than a year. This period of exploration may now have met its end, as Rickson made his commitment to his chef training by purchasing two full sleeve tattoos and a gram of speed. “This is for life now....

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT After a profitable quarter, sales executive Louis Roberts (34) has found himself with six weeks accrued leave and substantial savings in his account. Single, already owning his own flat and resigning himself to never being good at music or sport, Roberts’ took the plunge this week and purchased a drone. “It’s mad fun, paid for itself already. All the...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT With the postal survey underway, there’s no denying debate over same sex marriage has been heated. However, there have been some great examples of human compassion during this testing time. One such example came from 32 year old investment banker Nick Panopoulos who casually mentioned his ‘yes’ vote to a gay colleague in conversation. “Just kind of asked...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A die-hard v8 fan currently holidaying in Central-West New South Wales is carefully scouring the campsite at Mt Panorama for an extra couple boxes of tins he buried up a few weeks ago. With a metal detector in hand, Bradley Bowler (45) says he's gone to great lengths to get around the Bathurst 1000's controversial '1 carton per person...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Nearly ten thousand fed up Sydneysiders have taken to the streets this afternoon to voice their displeasure at the constant closure of their airport. The Keep Sydney Airport Open movement has seemingly sprung up over the course of the morning as Sydney Airport suffered a technical air traffic control issue today which resulted in a...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT She was the golden girl of ‘90s Australian ad breaks, the optimistic face that told budding first home buyers that they could do it. As times change, it becomes clear that no one can escape the crushing waves of the Australian housing crisis. None less than Jessica Clarke, famously known as the L J Hooker girl, who this...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Dale Peckham often laughs when people say they've really had to work for their money. Because only a select few have ever worked a double shift on ANZAC Day and lived to talk about it. The 29-year-old former bartender spoke to The Advocate about his days working behind a bar and while he'll never go back. "It was fucked. There were...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A bloke who bought a bag full of work stuff to the pub is now starting to wonder if there's anywhere he can stash it until tomorrow, when they've finished pissing up. What is often used as a getaway card from any lengthy pub sessions is now turning into quite and inconvenience, as local man Josh Croucher (31) realises...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact In what started out as just one bloke showing another bloke a YouTube video spiralled into half the office crowding around one computer - each of them eagerly waiting their turn to suggest a 'cool video' they'd seen recently. Productivity at Mitchell Gunn & Autofellatio, one of the French Quarter's oldest law firms, is at...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | CONTACT A buyer’s agent living at the 4km mark of the City-Bay Fun Run presented by Westpac, in the Adelaide suburb of Keswick, entered herself in the race under the impression she was going to make it all the way to the finish line this year. The young woman said she was both shocked and devastated...