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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact WORKED FOR TRUMP I GUESS? The Western Australian Liberal Party has somehow found themselves more fucked than they were after the 2021 landslide state election. The demoralising loss to Labor Premier MArk McGowan left the Coalition with only two seats, as voters rejected the WA Liberal Party as an unhelpful bastion of culture wars - and one that was...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact As the Albanese government rushes to legislate social media age limits, Parliament is today debating the different what-ifs surrounding these landmark bill. Several Opposition MPs have raised alarm about the privacy implications of this world-first legislation, with lesser-known backbenchers bending over backwards to paint an Orwellian conspiracy that seems to concern them more than the safety of children. Albanese's Minister...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact The Liberal and National Party opposition to Australia’s world-first under-16s social media ban is growing, as the Government aims to get the bill passed before the end of the year. Labor has branded the social media ban for under 16s as a test for Peter Dutton, who has so far not agreed with one piece of legislation that the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact The Betoota Inlet Train Station sits on an arterial commuter railway line that is 5 stops away from the CBD. Several lines converge on this one station, so there's approximately 8 tracks, plus storage. It makes for close to 10 acres of steel and concrete, which is luckily hidden from sight and sound-proofed by the dense parklands and heavy...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact It didn't take local divorcee, Frankie (45) too long to realise that he needed to update his outfits. Or as the kid call it, his 'fits'. After being burdened by marriage and parenthood for a decade and a half, Frankie is now free to 'live his life again'. This means spending weeknights getting intoxicated and watching live music. He's also moved to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact North Brunswick's most prominent furnace-free eco-ceramist, Pixie Teal (34), simply HATES Kyle and Jackie-O. As one of the most militant language cops in the human settlement that only racists and commercial aircraft pilots call Melbourne, it should be no surprise that Western Sydney's number 1 radio show makes Pixie's bluish blood curdle. Pixie identifies as a settler on the unceded...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Victoria is set to swelter this weekend, as a heatwave sweeps through south-eastern Australia. This late November hot spell is an almost unfamiliar feeling for Australians, after several years of much brisker Summers during back-to-back La Niña events. But Australians have not entirely forgotten the Black Summer, and remain on high-alert for any potential grassfires throughout this high-risk weather. While central...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact NDIS minister and former ALP leader Bill Shorten has today delivered his farewell speech in Australian parliament, ahead of his retirement from Federal politics. Shorten began with thanks to his families, and began reminiscing on his time as Labor leader, an era of Australian politics that saw him lead the party to two elections. "I stand here neither defeated or...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact When it comes to motor vehicles, the average Australian likes to think they know value. From full blown petrol heads selling their pride and joy, to new parents looking to upgrade for a bit more space - everyone spends a lot of time thinking about how much they will pay, or should be paid, for their car. That is, until...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Fears are growing that the upcoming age restrictions for social media could result in young people being cut off from crucial resources. After months of succesful campaigning from concerned Aussie parents, the government is now introducing legislation to parliament that will ban children under the age of sixteen from accessing social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. However,...