Three universities to offer hospitality degrees disguised as Arts qualifications from next year
17 February, 2015. 11:45
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
THREE BOTTOM-DRAWER universities will secretly begin offering degrees geared towards an unhappy life in the hospitality industry disguised as "soft qualifications in humanities".
The move was prompted by the large number of Arts graduates that find themselves realistically unemployable at the end of their degree.
The University of Notre Dame, Australian Catholic University and the University...
IT Specialist Impresses Valentine By Disputing Mainstream Account Of 9/11 On First Date
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
North Betoota man, Chris Frith, says that the idea of once again spending Christmas alone is not something that bothers him. In fact it is the last thing that bothers him.
Chris is an adherent of the 9/11 Truth movement, just one of many theorists from around the world who dispute the mainstream account of the...
Private School Kid Secures Job Based Entirely On Own Merit
11 February, 2015. 17:06
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
IN WHAT may come as a surprise to many, an underachieving private school student has landed a job based entirely on his own merit.
Castle Cove native Rupert "Henry" Jasper-Humphreys decided to go against the grain and apply for a job without asking his parents to "hook him up" late last week.
The 26-year-old former Bing Lee catalogue dropper...
Karl Stefanovic and The Betoota Advocate talk shit in Canberra
10 February, 2015. 17:30
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IT was very kind of Today Show anchor and click bait phenomenon Karl Stefanovic, to find the time to speak to The Betoota Advocate - on what was one of the busiest starts to the political calendar in recent memory.
After touching briefly on the morning's latest news from inside Parliament House, editors Errol Parker and Clancy...
Clive Palmer speaks to Betoota about political corruption – and dingoes
10 February, 2015. 12:15
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A very successful start to the week saw The Betoota Advocate’s editors making the most of their 28-hour drive to Canberra with an array of timeless interviews.
No one was safe from the gritty journalism that our humble Outback newspaper is famous for - with some of Australia’s biggest and brightest political and media identities being...
#BetootaLive: Breaking news from Parliament House
9 February, 2015. 13:30
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Prime minister Tony Abbott has declared the Liberal leadership speculations are now over, after he survived the crucial secret ballot vote in the party room this morning.
Liberal MPs voted 61 to 39 against making the leader's position vacant to contenders.
Media commentators have suggested the result was set in stone after a long weekend working the phones - making...
It’s On! Betoota Advocate en-route to Canberra to cover leadership spill
6 February, 2015. 14:15
IMRAN GASHKORI | Sports Editor | Contact
Prime Minister Tony Abbott will face a spill motion against his leadership early next week after West Australian Liberal MP Luke Simpkins emailed party room colleagues to announce he would push for the PM's leadership to be put to a vote.
The spill motion will be seconded by MP Don Randall, with a...
Sumatran tiger escapes after truck accident in northern Tasmania
6 February, 2015. 17:21
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
A RARE SUMATRAN tiger has escaped from its transport enclosure after a truck accident in Tasmania.
The truck rolled over in wet conditions about 10km south of Deloraine, in the north-central region of the island state.
Residents of the sleepy hamlet in north-central Tasmania have been warned to stay indoors until the all clear is...
NT Pilot arrested after alleged touch and go incident on Uluru
5 February, 2015. 12:06
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
A LIGHT aircraft pilot has been arrested on the tarmac at Alice Springs airport after allegedly performing a "touch and go" on the top of Uluru.
The 27-year-old man from Yaraka, in central western Queensland, was granted bail by Alice Springs Magistrates Court as his legal team arrives in the red centre over the...
Bill Shorten considered making Prince Phillip a union boss, highest Labor honour
27 January, 2015. 10:51
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
OPPOSITION leader Bill Shorten says he "toyed" with the idea of making Prince Phillip the national secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) to compliment his new title, knight of the Order of Australia - the country's highest honour.
The title of national secretary of the CFMEU is the Labor Party's...