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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact A landmark pay rise for the NSW police force has inadvertently triggered an existential crisis, now that officers can afford to live in suburbs that are close to universities The historic deal was struck by a Minns government mired in pay disputes with nurses and other public-sector unions. Police in New South Wales are set to become the best-paid officers...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Local woman, Char Longbottom (27) had always hoped this would happen. She knew men's fashion was cyclical, but just didn't know if or when that cycle would ever return to where she needed it to be. This comes after years of only posting photos of her boyfriend when he's wearing a suit at family functions, because otherwise people assume him...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact A local man has today discovered what his cousins have been doing every second Christmas. Sam Shearer (30) had always assumed he was the main character in his cousin Simon's extended family. But as of several minutes ago, he's learnt that is definitely not be the case. Because today is day 1 of Simon's bucks party, and all of the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Australians have once again become well aware of our love-hate relationship with the beautiful jacaranda tree. After weeks of striking Instagram posts and warm colours springing into our suburban streets, the dark side of the floral beauty is starting to become apparent. This comes less than a month after the nation was celebrating their love for the purple summery flowers,...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact With two Grand Final losses in three years - and a NSW fanbase demanding returns on their decision to switch-codes, the Sydney Swans are in crisis today. This comes after the Wallabies launched what looks to be a Rugby Union renaissance with one of their most glorious wins over England at Twickenham. After 85 minutes of champagne football, where everyone...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact The Albanese government's revamped bill to tackle online misinformation and disinformation has been criticised as a “complete mess” and "as dangerous as 1984" in thousands of Liberal Party press releases that have been published verbatim on all of the major mastheads. Australia's struggling commercial news publishers, the vast majority who are now openly backing Peter Dutton, are faced with...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACT Jordan Steel (27) is one of many veteran internet trolls whose youth was mainly driven by an inexplicable urge for online mayhem and destruction. Like many nihilistic image board users of the time, Jordan was fully behind the meme campaign for Trump, even taking part in some historic Twitter raids. "It was really funny. None of us thought he would...

WYATT ENRIDGE | Neoliberal | Contact Okay, so major vibe shift overnight. Trump is back in the White House. SMDH. This came as a surprise to the entire Democratic Party and their elderly powerbrokers at Martha's Vineyard. Lots to dissect but it seems that POC, Latinx and pansexual folk will literally vote for a convicted felon and bigot if their lives are worse than they were...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Former US president Donald Trump has defeated his Democratic rival, Vice-President Kamala Harris, in both the Electoral College and the popular vote, securing his second term in the White House. Harris has today conceded defeat, despite multiple states finishing their vote count within the margin of error. However, unlike the 2020 election, which saw the Democrat candidate Joe Biden comfortably...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACT A local TikTok user has highlighted the fact that she is one 30-second US politics explainer video ahead of her friends after explaining that Kamala cannot afford to lose Pennsylvania. Mikki Mercer (25), a recently self-proclaimed US political expert, has generously imparted some wisdom to friends who don’t doom-scroll TikTok as much as she does. "Guys, Pennsylvania decides this election....