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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Diplomatic and factional tensions are high in Canberra this week, as Albanese faces foreign and internal backlash for his decision to go through with Scott Morrison's rushed AUKUS nuclear submarine deal. This comes nearly two years after Australia was forced to pay $500 million to rip up its multi-billion dollar submarine contract with the French – so that Scotty...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In some exciting news from La La land, a couple of home grown heroes have managed to win an Oscar! The boys behind the Fitzroy Garage Sesh have taken out the Academy Award for best set design. Titled 'Best Production Design' the award recognises achievement for art direction in film, and is set to come down under after...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Hollywood's annual night of nights is upon us, as the 95th Academy Awards kicks off at Dolby Theatre, hosted by Jimmy 'Flight Logs' Kimmel. The Oscar winners in all 23 categories currently being rattled off, with an extra kick of excitement after three years of pandemic nerves. "Everything Everywhere All at Once" has come in as the lead nominee ahead...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The Oscars are finally back, without masks and rapid tests, this Sunday night (PST) - as movie stars and nameless corporate predators gather to recognise the best films of the last 12 months. Jimmy 'Flight Logs' Kimmel will take to the stage as the first solo host since he host last time in 2018, and will no doubt be...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Embattled tech billionaire, Elon Musk is this week continuing to destroy his once slick 'Ironman-like' reputation by the minute, as the stateless apartheid nepo-baby insists on live-tweeting every minute of his mid-life crisis. This comes after an extraordinarily cringeworthy spree of Tweets posted by the Twitter owner himself, where he is seen to ridicule and terminate the employment of...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A local couple is today discussing how to wriggle their way out of some boring ass family event. Known around the world as Harry and Meghan, the Royal pair (who don't wanna be Royals despite using the fame of being Royals when it suits them), told The Advocate that they are trying to figure out how to bail...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The United States Military has this week achieved a new level of success. The people behind the computers that fire things into the sky, have managed to finally make it through the next level of Bloons TD. Their exciting achievement comes after countless failed attempts, with the level they were stuck on being described as 'hella hard.' For those...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT It's happened again! With a few million around the world watching on as a major sporting event unfolds, a Random Souths Guy has appeared on TV screens. A long held tradition, the Random Souths Guy is a character that turns up all over the globe, with fans of the NRL's most popular team making sure they're team gets...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Australia's top order are bracing themselves for a tough time after seeing the pitch that curators in India are serving up. With the much anticipated first test in Nagpur now less than 24 hours away, Australia's front line batsman have been given a look at the pitch that they will be treated to as tourists. Traditionally a very...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A Chinese spy balloon has been shot down off the eastern coastline of the USA, following days of alarm and discussion over how to deal with the foreign aircraft vessel safely. The balloon was shot down on Saturday afternoon local time while 6 nautical miles (11 kilometres) off the coast near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, senior US defence officials...