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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact New Zealand has arguably achieved the most emphatic, historic and unbelievably impressive Test series win in modern cricketing history and for one local Kiwi, that's pretty cool, he guesses. For the next few weeks, one of the estimated 118 inhabitants of New Zealand's South Island is living in Betoota studying buttermilk production at the Diamantina...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACT Leading Saudi officials have defended harsh accusations regarding the construction of their stadiums by Western observers. A prominent global tech firm has produced a 39-page document in collaboration with FIFA, the world football governing body, claiming that the Saudi government will use AI robots to build stadiums for the 2034 World Cup. This claim has been vigorously denied by the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Australia's entire boxing scene is completely reliant on middle aged mothers, it can be confirmed. This may come as a surprise to actual boxing fans, who thought boxing gyms were able to stay afloat with a percentage of the winnings that get brought home by the fighters they train. But that isn't necessarily the case. While the competitive side of...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact The sporting world is marvelling at an incredible feat that took place in the NBA today. For the first time in over two years, the world has a seen a Father/Son duo set foot on the same playing surface to play some sport. The undisputed GOAT LeBron James today added another incredible achievement to the list, by playing...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT High profile rugby league convert, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been picked for the Wallabies before playing one game of professional rugby union. The former Sydney Rooster's NRL star was included in Joe Schmidt's squad of 34 players named on Tuesday, ahead of a high-pressure Spring Tour of Europe. It is believed the 21-year-old impressed coaching staff at last week's training camp...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | Contact A Mercedes Benz G-class is sitting idle outside Hamer Hall tonight, as it stands by for a discreet drop-off. Whilst the NRL Grand Final party begins to kick off some 900kms north in Sydney, it’s alleged* some quiet operations are happening down in Victoria, as the Melbourne Storm begin to cover up any...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT In exciting news for the Australian film industry, Baz Luhrmann has reportedly just finished the screenplay of his next Australiana epic, “From The Area”. Inspired by the Penrith Panther’s incredible four-peat of premiership wins, it’s understood the Academy Award nominated director has been working on the script all season, and was last night able to give the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With two teams that boast nationwide grassroots recruiting programs playing in the NRL grand final today, rural newspapers around the country are scrambling to document every vague association their town may have had with any of the players. Small town sports journalists have been flat out crafting up autobiographies for the debutants of both teams - who now 'come...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A dynasty that was forged in front of cardboard cut-outs at the height of the pandemic, the 2020s Penrith Panthers show no signs of slowing down. After a grand final loss to the Melbourne Storm in 2020, the boys from out west secured a Premiership three-peat in the years that followed. While their talent has been slowly bleeding out to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The victorious and dominant Brisbane Lions have arrived at an inner-Brisbane pub for Mad Monday celebrations after their 2024 AFL Grand Final win on Saturday. This comes after they generously went and visited some fans at their mythical 'Melbourne home' on Sunday. But now the celebrations have returned home to Queensland. To where they belong. As one of the most 'outsider'...