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28 May, 2017. 13:23 WILLIS KEKMANN | London | Contact A number of classified documents regarding rugby league stalwart Phil 'Gus' Gould have been leaked to the media this morning by Wikileaks - some of which allege the 59-year-old died in 2013 and has since been replaced by a hologram. Julian Assange took to the balcony of his Knightsbridge apartment around 9am local time...

27 May, 2017. 10:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Cricket Australia rejected the latest offering from the players' association earlier this week, prompting CEO James Sutherland to compare the current crop of national cricketers to the likes of Bernard Tomic and Nick Krygios. "I mean, isn't a four-bedroom home in Vaucluse and a Range Rover enough?" asked Sutherland during a press conference...

26 May, 2017. 15:45 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The boss of Australia's flag carrier airline has hit back at controversial tennis player Margaret Court over her comments surrounding gay marriage, telling The Advocate that 'she's more of a Tiger type anyway.' Alan Joyce today took the opportunity to address remarks made by Court during an interview the West Australian online...

24 May, 2017. 15:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The director of ABC television has defended the coverage of last night's exhibition match between Sydney FC and English Premier League side Liverpool, saying that the broadcaster tried to match the amount of enthusiasm held by all Australians in their coverage of the game. A recent study conducted by the Daily Telegraph,...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has reportedly asked numerous Londoners strolling passed the Ecuadorian embassy in Knightsbridge if they'd like to join him and diplomatic staff for a game of indoor cricket. With his mood purportedly buoyed by Sweden's decision to drop it's rape and sexual assault investigation, an insider source revealed that Assange has started enjoying...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Mitchell Pearce's selection for the 2019 State Of Origin series decider has been met with a mixed reaction today. Is his head in the game? Does he really want it? While many of the game's greats think he has matured as a player and a bloke, both selectors and coaches are reportedly very aware of how volatile his place...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Local 4th-grade backrower, Watto, says he now believes in a divine force. After 5:00 am finish with some of the colties who have bye this weekend, the big fella woke up with one of those cold-sweats, can't-finish-your-train-of-thought kind of hangovers. "I threw up in the shower" he says. "I'm just so crook" As Watto puts it, a friday night club feed turned...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Canberra Raiders hitman Josh Papalii has been awarded his seventh Queensland jersey, after being named to start in the State of Origin series opener next week - as the Maroons look to keep the momentum that has surrounded them for the last decade - with or without Thurston and Slater. While Papalli's selection would seem fitting given his...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Amy Schumer has today confirmed that she will be joining Sarah Silverman, Rebel Wilson, Melissa Mcartney and several other caucasian female stand-up comedians as the lead star in an upcoming Hollywood all-female Spielberg remake. Last month, Paul Feig, director of “Bridesmaids” and co-creator of “Freaks and Geeks” (along with Judd Apatow), took to Twitter to confirm perhaps the biggest...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With the effect of concussions and head injuries has been a topical area for contact sports over the last few years, club rugby league legend Bill Watson (36) has come out today and cleared things up, stating that anyone who goes off the field with a head knock is “soft". “What do they call them now, “concussions?”  Mate,...