Politics

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In news that has tickled his cheerleaders in the campaign media pack, Prime Minister Scotty From Marketing has coincidentally tackled a kid while playing soccer in rural Tasmania, on the same day the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that wages only grew by 0.7 per cent in the March quarter, failing dismally to keep up with a 5.1%...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact One of Australia's TV icons has treated the nation to a vintage performance this week. Sitting down for a one-on-one with the Prime Minister, A Current Affair host Tracy Grimshaw has reminded viewers why she is a force to be feared. With Scott Morrison seemingly under the impression he was going to be given a few catch-and-pass opportunities...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle| CONTACTThough the government’s plan to allow people to withdraw super to buy a home has reminded many young people just how dire their future is, some opportunists have welcomed the Prime Minister’s way of thinking and even encouraged him to take it a step further. Opening up a pandora's box to a world of opportunity, those looking to further...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact As the fanfare erupted around Prime Minister at the official Coalition Campaign Launch in Brisbane over the weekend, he tells The Advocate that he resisted the urge to scream "I am Superman" at the top of his lungs. Because just moments before, Scott Morrison had called on the nation's young people to use their...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTNever leaving us without a paddle, the federal government has stepped up today and advised minimum wage workers to check out payday loan options. After confirming they definitely would not be ruining their donors and bosses’ days by committing to a minimum wage increase, the coalition government are doing their bit for the battler by encouraging them to take...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTA Labor Candidate in the seat of Hunter is wowing audiences tonight with an eloquent recital of the history of Holden SS Commodores. A former coal miner and five-time Olympian, it’s believed Dan ‘The Branxton Bushranger’ Repacholi, has managed to effortlessly display his local roots by reciting the full timeline of engine upgrades, tracing back to the...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTRealising that pork barrelling will one day be but a happy memory, Scotty from Marketing has begun looking into a new morally blank money making scheme in case he needs a new hustle next week. After asking a few Aus tourism mates if there was a CEO spot going, Scotty overheard his advisors discussing NFTs...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A Liberal MP is under fire over an incorrect claim made on the 2GB Breakfast show. Fiona Martin was involved in a fiery studio debate with her Labor rival, Sally Sitou - after recent polling data shows that the marginal Western Sydney electorate of Reid looks to be one of the deciding seats in the 2022 Federal Election. During the lengthy back-and-forth...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactAs the election debates continue, questions have been coming in hard and fast for the nation’s leaders, including their thoughts on divisive topics such as the housing crisis, minimum wage and the ultimate polariser - abortion. This topic has arisen due to a leaked draft opinion from the US supreme court, which revealed a provision to overturn Roe vs...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The nation's self-proclaimed economic managers have today reminded the nation that the lower classes need to remember their role in society. This reminder comes after the Labor party backed calls for a 5.1% raise to the minimum wage, taking it from the $20.33 to an astronomical and crippling $21.37 an hour. The shocking call to try to lift...