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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Former Australian Rupert Murdoch has weighed into the US election debate this afternoon local time, implying that the result is as much as a surprise to him as it is to most other media moguls. In a short call with The Advocate, Mr Murdoch spoke to our reporter from his New York home. "Haha," he said. "Whoops." Mr...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact As the U.S. election count begins this afternoon Queensland Channel Country Time (QCCT) time, local Sky News Uncle Daryl McMahon has reportedly prepared himself for the big day by drafting two equally unhinged text messages for either possible result. Daryl, a self-proclaimed free-thinker and an enthusiastic consumer of Facebook, is ready to unleash his...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact For those who think the Melbourne Cup might be a bit too mainstream, or maybe you’re just tired of all the hoopla, there’s a whole world of alternative races happening across Australia to scratch your annual betting itch. Some of us are jsut over the Melbourne Cup and that's OK. Who needs "the race...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Senator for the ACT David Pocock has criticised the federal corruption watchdog, set up by Labor at the start of the current term of government, saying it’s not fit for purpose. Currently, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is a 13-year-old dachshund named "Mr Cheese" who resides inside Parliament House in the Serjeant-at-Arms' office. The watchdog’s full...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local man is lamenting the one Friday he's not able to join his mates at the Gelded Seahorse for some after work drinks. City worker Dave Donaldson looked out the window of the D45 electric trolleybus as it wound its way through the French Quarter and out on the arterial roads to Betoota Heights. On...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Local man Taylor Mooch is still pushing hard to offload four Coldplay tickets in the "BUNGA BUNGA BOYS 2024" Whatsapp group he’s in, having failed to find takers for weeks. The tickets, set for Coldplay’s 9th of November gig in Sydney, remain unsold, despite Mooch's escalating desperation and his group's collective disdain for the...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Kings Cross 'Coca-Cola Sign', a beloved Sydney landmark, is set to be revamped and updated in time for Christmas this year with a message that better reflects the city's values. 'Cocaine' in large, 5m tall letters will look down William Street this summer in homage to the harbour city's new favourite pastime. Doing cocaine. William...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Saint Barnabus of Danglemah has become tangled in his own flight upgrade furore this week after it was revealed that the former Nationals leader was offered and solicited upgrades from Regional Express Airlines. Regional Express or "REX" as it's known in certain parts, allegedly upgraded Mr Joyce to a class of travel unavailable to ordinary...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Member for Griffith is making his way back to South Brisbane this week on a $119 Anko mountain bike he got on Facebook Marketplace for $30 and a can of Pepsi Max. Not wanting to find himself in a compromising position like the Prime Minister has found himself in recent days, Max Chandler-Mather is...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact From next season, Chevrolet Supercar teams will remove their fuel filler caps in a tribute to the Holden Commodore, which was more often than not seen without one. From the iconic VL to the VE, the fuel filler cap would frequently be removed from the vehicle by either the owner or a helpful member of...