Courtney Barnett Criticised Over Allegations That She’s Exploiting Bogans For Profit
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Melbourne woman, Shona Birkenstock (22) will be eating Cornflakes and Mi Goreng noodles for the next week, after purchasing 4 x pints of Melbourne Bitter for $14.90 each, at a Courtney Barnett gig over the weekend.
"I don't even care. It was so worth it," says the young woman who is currently in her third year of a diploma...
Wyatt Roy’s set at The Met blew the socks off Brisbane’s underground dance scene
18 February, 2016. 16:45
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TAKING INSPIRATION FROM FRENCH electronic dance music heavyweights Justice and Madeon, the Member for Longman brought the house down last night at Brisbane's infamous Met nightclub.
It was a marathon set, consisting of nearly 40 original mixes over three hours.
You'd be forgiven for think that the political journeyman's set was in protest...
Donald Trump’s Presidential Running Mate Is An Old Mate Of His
18 February, 2016 14:45
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TODAY ISN'T UNLIKE ANY OTHER day on the US presidential campaign trail, but it'll go down in history as one of the most controversial.
Putting aside their differences for the first time in years, Republican hopeful Donald Trump has today announced that he's chosen to run with world wrestling magnate and former business partner, Vince McMahon.
The...
Cyclists caught without helmets will be forced to become organ donors
16 February, 2016. 15:34
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IN A MOVE TO BOTH unclutter our roads and give Australians a second chance at life, any cyclist caught without a helmet in NSW will be forced to enrol as an organ donor, says the health department.
Motorcyclists and cyclists donate more organs than the rest of the population put together, but...
Alan Jones Politely Asks His Driver To Avoid Redfern On The Way To Work This Morning
16 January, 2016 11:25
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Radio shock-jock Alan Jones has today asked his driver, Fabian, to kindly avoid driving through the suburbs of Redfern and Waterloo on his way to work this morning.
"Basically he wanted me to avoid all suburbs with an Indigenous population," Fabian told BuzzFeed Reporters shortly after dropping Mr Jones off to the 2GB offices in...
Scientists Establish Direct Link Between Lynx Africa And Teen Pregnancy
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ONCE DESCRIBED AS THE great Australian fragrance, Lynx Africa is now being the sole cause of teenage pregnancy across the country.
The independent study commissioned by the department of health suggests that the unique scent is responsible for nearly all under 20 hook ups.
Alarmingly, when combined with Marlboro Golds, Africa becomes even more potent.
However, proponents of...
Half a dozen dingo scalps and some rooted old wire bring down chopper
12 February, 2016. 15:45
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SCALPING DINGOES AND SELLING them back to the shire is both an honest way to make a living and a great way to spend a sunny afternoon.
Depending on where you turn them in, you can make some serious moolah for your community service.
When Jundah helicopter pilot, Mick Pohrnmann, chucked his mate...
Know-it-all Brisbane teen puts Bernie 2016 bumper sticker on his mum’s Lexus
12 February, 2016. 11:45
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SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Arthur Simkins says he wants to be a political staffer when he grows up.
He remembers that day, back when he was only 14. The day Australia turned their back on Kevin Rudd.
"Kevin is the reason why I get up in the morning. He's such and inspiration," said Simkins. "He's the...
Mike Baird Delivers Stirring Speech To NSW Women’s Temperance League In Kings Cross
11 January, 2016 11:15
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New South Wales Premier Mike Baird received a 29-minute standing ovation after delivering an emotional speech to the Women's Temperance League NSW Chapter at a community hall in Kings Cross last night.
In what many describe as his "Redfern Speech" moment, Baird was praised by the anti-alcohol movement for "sticking to his guns" regarding...
Australia overtakes Disappointment Island as world’s most disappointing island
8 February, 2016. 15:45
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ALMOST THE ENTIRE POPULATION of white-capped albatrosses return each year to Disappointment Island to mate.
It's also totally uninhabitable, save for the flightless Auckland Rail, which was once thought to be extinct. But, alas, it was rediscovered living on the isolated crag.
Famous British naturalist David Attenborough once visited the island, describing it...
