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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Opposition leader Peter Dutton has broken his silence over the scandal surrounding the Prime Minister receiving the odd flight upgrade, telling media in Canberra that he's a sucker for flying commercial in the first place. "Anthony Albanese knows that there's always Gina's jet available for him and I," he laughed. "If you fly commercial, you...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local man has weighed into the controversy surrounding the Prime Minister enjoying "free upgrades" on Qantas from time to time, telling The Advocate that he'd be pretty worried about the state of the nation if he saw Anthony Albanese chowing down in economy class coming home from America. "He might've grown up in public...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact After a long on the road, local man Luke Sheridan found himself wrestling with a difficult decision at a service station just outside Windorah. Standing in front of the snacks aisle, he eyed the beef jerky section with what can only be described as a mix of reverence and longing. "I could go a bag...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has unveiled a bold plan to solve the city's homelessness problem. Relocate the city's tent-dwelling population to the "cool" and "up and coming" locality of Chinderah. A beach-adjacent Xanadu just over the New South Wales border. Speaking to the media this morning, Schrinner explained that this visionary move was about...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTIn shocking news, the federal government announced today that the beloved Healthy Harold program, a health and life skills course for primary school kids, will soon be replaced by reformed criminals that you’ve seen on TikTok. The government denies this is a cost-cutting measure, claiming it's quite the opposite. "This will actually cost us way more money; these guys charge...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Advocate's sales and human resources department have been recalled to our Daroo Street offices this week and the feeling amongst them is varied. Parents of young children are relishing in the opportunity to both spend time away from them while also trading their labour for childcare. People who aren't parents are glad to be...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Liberal Party have announced their long-awaited housing policy today in Canberra. While the details of the plan aren't known or set in stone yet, the meat of the policy is simply a A$5bn wire transfer from the Commonwealth's Everyday Saver Account to popular property developer, Mertion. Meriton has enjoyed a reputation around the country for...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A Betoota Heights father is facing one of the great existential dilemmas of modern parenthood. The distinction between his baby’s cries and the unmistakable squawk of a local crow. Clint Matthews, 34, was in the middle of what he describes as a rare moment of silence while his newborn, Isla, had finally gone down for...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact In what is perhaps the most ambitious signing in recent NRL history, the Canberra Raiders have reportedly offered a three-year deal to a visiting Englishman currently visiting the nation's capital. Our head of state, King Charles, was wrapping up a diplomatic visit to the Australian War Memorial when Raiders coach Ricky Stuart spotted him strolling...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTPeople from all over the world have gathered to mourn the death of the Brat meme as it has finally passed on to the other side, facebook. The meme, which was birthed out of Charli XCX's critically acclaimed album from June this year was thrust into the spotlight by straight girls who only have male gay friends and dopamine...