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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact The ABC's greatest television export continues to go from strength to strength, as Australia's favourite cartoon canine Bluey is set to hit the silver screen. A co-production between BBC Studios and the Walt Disney Company have today announced that a feature film based off the hit Australian cartoon TV show will be hitting cinemas in 2027. Series creator Joe Brumm...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Peter Dutton's war on getting anything done is starting to become predictable this week, as the Leader Of The Opposition reveals his plan to keep the lights on for the next thirty years while his proposed Nuclear Power plants get built. During day 3 of the exciting Brisbane test, the Coalition has quietly revealed that they want to dramatically...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact What was initially a plan to drink and talk shit all day - without getting blind drunk and talking too much shit - has unfortunately become just that. With the cricket roaring on the big screen in a quiet local pub, and a long overdue reunion between hometown characters taking place in the front bar - today was meant...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact The coastal beach town of Yabbie Lake is the ideal place to pull up for the Christmas holidays. With locals who don't seem too interested in bashing the fuck out of tourists for no reason, and picturesque beaches, it's no wonder that this medium-sized regional epicentre is so popular with the city folk who know about it. Surrounded by...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT A steaming pisshead is thankful for the hard work of a local DIY Dad this morning, after using a cute street swing as a convenient rest stop on his long walk home. Stumbling down Hannant Street at approximately 2:13am this morning, it’s understood Betoota’s 3rd grade winger Miles Kennedy needed to lean on some local community infrastructure to catch...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact As Peter Dutton ramps up his culture wars by refusing to stand in front of the Aboriginal flag, the Liberal Party and NewsCorp are beginning to audit every hospitality operator who has not yet sworn their loyalty to January 26th. With not much else in the toolbelt that could make the Federal Opposition look like a formidable government if...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact A work Christmas Party in Betoota's Old City District is looking very likely to descend into hours of regrettable singalongs. The team at Betoota Central Dermatology in French Quarter have been treated to an ideal end of year celebration: a late lunch at a popular local Mediterranean fusion restaurant and bar. With nine employees, there is enough conversations to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact In breaking news that has completely undone several decades of China's soft power diplomacy in the South Pacific, it can be confirmed that Papua New Guinea will officially join the NRL from 2028!!! The Port Moresby-based team aims to bolster security relations and strategic trust between the two countries and leveraging off the intense rugby league fandom that exists...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACT A local man has transcended through the laws of quantum physics and found himself teleported to the year 2006 after hearing the distinctive sound of a Nerf Vortex whistle overhead. The miraculous event occurred earlier today when Kieran Doyle (36) went down to his local beach. While tanning on the sand, Kieran witnessed what he thought was a bird, but...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact The circle of life continues today, as a once flippant little brat transforms into a cranky older citizen. This caterpillar to butterfly moment was captured on the packed aisle of Betoota's infamous L50 bus into town. The L50, also known as the Hell 50, transports commuters along one of the busiest roads in the Diamantina Shire, from the rural outskirts...