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28 September, 2015. 11:00 EGBERT ADRIANSON| Melbourne| Contact Visitors arriving in Melbourne are amazed by how efficient the public transport system is, with the Victorian capital being praised by the Economist Intelligence Unit for having "The best public transport system in Victoria, and other parts of the world". "The trains in Japan are way too fast," said one businessman from Tokyo, a city...

26 September, 2015. 14:05 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact IN LIGHT OF the recent near tragedy of Rabbitohs Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray's painkiller overdose, the Sydney Roosters board have been quick to remind their players of what constitutes a "Mad Monday" celebration and what doesn't. Rather than turn a blind eye to what happens behind the closed doors of...

25 September, 2015. 15:35 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact LIKE MANY DIRECTIONLESS young people, former PM Tony Abbott is considering taking an extended break, or a "gap year" on a working cattle station in northern Australia. His former friend turned casual acquaintance James Packer did something similar when he was 19, as his father Kerry sent him "up north" for...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact After picking up his family and fleeing the violence in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Zakir al-Zahar made the painful decision to start a new life. He tried to pay human traffickers to take them to Germany through Austria, but they were turned away at the border. England was his next goal but after Teresa...

23 September, 2015. 11:10 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Peta Credlin, the chief of staff to former prime minister Tony Abbott, says she has no intention of entering politics, while urging women to take on more leadership roles. "Don't be afraid of entering politics, girls. Just because I am steering clear of it, doesn't mean you should," said the sexually-charged political powerhouse. "Trust...

22 September, 2015. 16:10 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact The newly sworn-in Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, has today appeared as the subject of a "guerrilla art" instalment that hangs from the roof of a historic hotel in his hometown electorate. In the style of Obama's iconic image of  "hope" made famous during the 2008 Obama campaign, Mr Turnbull stands as tall...

21 September, 2015. 16:45 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact AFTER CONTINUING TO languish in his dead-end job that brought him no joy in life, a 24-year-old man from Brisbane has decided to pack up his life and move to London. In a quest to find meaning in life, Brett Gill said he's ready to take advantage of the widely exploited Youth...

18 September, 2015. 16:10 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Not even an entire day after Australian musical icon Nick Cave wrote andopen letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull asking him to sack Senator George Brandis as Minister for the Arts, and restore independent funding and oversight to the literary sector, The Betoota Advocate has been informed that our humble online newspaper is next on the chopping...

18 September, 2015. 11:45 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact LATE LOS ANGELES PATRIARCH Robert Kardashian was reportedly recorded at close to 1500RPM this morning as his family continues to make news for all the wrong reasons. This level recorded today is significantly less than the speed the deceased lawyer reached when Bruce Jenner, a man tasked with keeping the Kardashian...

16 September, 2015. 15:45 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Beliebers, rejoice - global superstar Justin Bieber has returned to Australia for a secret finals fan day at Belmore Oval. The Canadian singer, who is set to take over the iconic Sydney waterfront for a live concert on Wednesday next week, has arrived a week early to show support for his favourite National Rugby League...