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23 June, 2016 11:30 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With three Western world economies making their way to the polls in 2016, it appears that the future of planet Earth is resting on the opinions of a trans-national community of people who would much prefer to watch reality television than the news. While Great Britain decided earlier this year that they would like to leave the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Unbeknownst to his bosses, local man John Birley (37) has spent the entire work day watching Youtube highlights of men he has never met fighting each other. Speaking to The Betoota Advocate from behind his desk, Mr Birley says he has been very busy hiding his pre-State Of Origin bloodlust from coworkers. As a mid-level furniture salesman, John says...

21 June, 2016 13:40 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Former frontman of Powderfinger, Bernard Fanning, and Queensland rugby league icon Wally Lewis are the latest high-profile Queenslanders to lend their support to the growing "Quexit" movement - it has been confirmed. Speaking to fellow 'Quexit' ambassador, Karl Stefanovic, on the Channel Nine TODAY show this morning, both men (dressed in knee-length shorts and boat...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Despite the fact that two of his three sons have actually spent time in holding cells for punching on, local dad, Greg Lovett (66) is the only member of his family that actually knows what a real blue looks like. While he doesn't often talk about his younger years - it is assumed by most male acquaintances that Mr Lovett...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WITHIN THE Greens party have declared the drought over, as many long-parched swathes of Western NSW are now awash with swollen creeks and rivers. Dams that were boiled dry by the sun just months ago are now overflowing, giving the few farmers who've weathered a lack of storms a little bit of hope. Greens...

20 June, 2016 11:00 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Not even 12 hours since its release, Malcolm Turnbull's new campaign ad is under fire for featuring a 'tradesman' speaking in Queen's English. The new campaign, which showcases a NIDA-trained thespian pretending to be a blue-collar 'battler' has been gone viral today under the hashtag #FakeTradie. Speaking to The Betoota Advocate this morning, Turnbull says he...

19 June, 2016 11:00 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Opposition leader, Bill Shorten has been spotted celebrating his unexpected win over Prime Minister Bill Shorten during Friday night's leaders debate. AAP cameras spotted the the 49-year-old politician blaring the popular trap record "Panda" by Brooklyn rapper Desiigner in his ALP campaign Range Rover yesterday afternoon while driving through Sydney. A witness describes the atmosphere as...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A friendly local Christian man, Andy Sinoto, is about to experience the worst 24 hours of his life, it has been confirmed. As a keen community man and devout supporter of both the church and his district's football club - Mr Sinoto has thrown his hand up and volunteered as the designated driver for this weekend's footy trip...

15 June, 2016. 18:05 OFFICIAL STATEMENT | Contact The Betoota Advocate's editors Errol Parker and Clancy Overell would like to finally face the media regarding the swirling rumours that suggest it was them playing the murdered LNP and ALP candidates from the Kennedy Electorate in Bob Katter's controversial new campaign video. Errol Parker has spoken on the matter. "This is in fact the truth,...

14 June, 2016. 17:25 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact A ginger-headed woman dressed in a black skivvy and bright red blazer has today criticised our migrant population for not immediately assimilating into Australian society. Speaking to her nephew's iPhone camera today, The softly spoken megaphone of Australian racism, Pauline Hanson, has come to the defence of the thousands of other Australian's who dress like...