CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Protests have turned into riots throughout middle America overnight, as the citizen response to the Minnesota police murder of George Floyd descends into fires and looting. The pressure cooker of racially-charged police brutality in America appears to have finally boiled over, with thousands of protestors taking
read nowAustralian radio station Triple J today closed out their first ever ‘Requestival’ by playing the Centrelink Hold Music for its normal run time of eight hours. Group programming director Richard Kingsmill said it was the most listened to song in the country right now. “The 8-hour cut is
read now TRACEY BENDINGER | Culture | Contact In NSW, the Government’s public sector pay freeze announcement was announced early this week by the state’s premier, Gladys Berejiklian, and was put forward in an attempt to save the state $3 billion – which could come in useful given the looming recession. While the pay freeze
read now WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In a peculiar turn of events, the Sydney Roosters have been confused by some rowdy fans. While the game wasn’t at their traditional home, their home away from home (because the NSW government had to tear down the SFS and rebuild it for some reason) reportedly put
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Before I rant, could all those who believe in the tooth fairy and their distant relatives who live at the bottom of the garden please click out. Thank you. And that also applies to those of you who believe in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. Off you go
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Her Majesty the Queen has taken very calmly news of the High Court of Australia’s ruling that will see the release of letters sent to her in the 1970s by then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr. Indeed, my royal sources tell me that the Queen is in fact very
read now CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The non-stop media scrutiny surround Latrell Mitchell has fire up once again tonight, as the the Rabbitohs star prepares for his first rugby league match in over two months. After years of non-stop clickbait commentary surrounding the 22-year-old’s every movement, tonight’s match is being viewed as
read now JAYDEN JAYNE | World News | CONTACT America is fucked, it has been confirmed. These findings were released today after recent report from literally everyone else in the world who are currently sitting back and watching the empire crumble with dropped jaws. The study has found that not only is America is
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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Local truckin’ man, Joe Warrego (35) has today informed fellow motorists that he now works himself! After years of moving freight as a company man, Joe has finally pulled together enough coin to get his own truck, which he operates as business. Joe says it only
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Australia’s defamation lawyers have all paused today for a minutes silence to pay tribute to retiring shock jock Alan Jones. ”It’s a very sad day for the defamation industry in Australia with the loss of the Alan Jones radio show,” said an Industry Spokesperson. ”I mean sure he’ll still
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MEDIA SHAKEUP: We all expect truth in advertising, right? It not only is our right; it’s required by law too. So full credit to News Corp Australia for their refreshingly honest approach to the news that dozens of their suburban and regional mastheads will cease printed editions at the end
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On Monday of this week the Gold Coast Bulletin kicked off what it promised in a front-page pointer would be “a new series” exploring the benefits of the Queensland Government’s big Cross-River Rail Project. The multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project now under way involves a new rail tunnel and stations delivering
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – who died of coronavirus in his Californian home today – says it is not Facebook’s role to be the arbiter of truth for everything people post online. The billionaire tech whiz, who tested positive to COVID-19 last week before being admitted to hospital on
read nowDonald Trump has resigned from his position as President to devote more time to creating material for comedian Sarah Cooper. The comedy duo have enjoyed huge success in recent weeks with their quirky online videos about injecting disinfectant, taking hydroxychloroquine and not understanding the meaning of per-capita. In one
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Following its announcement that it would start fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweets, Twitter has put together a crack team of 23 million analysts and scrutineers to dissect and verify each of the President’s claims. The hiring boom means the country’s unemployment rate is now 0%, down from 14.7%. “There’s a
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MEDIA STOUSH: Respected TV sports presenter and author Paul Kennedy is unlikely to return to the ABC News Breakfast studios after COVID-19 distancing restrictions end. The Bug understands a blazing row between Kennedy and the show’s co-host Lisa Millar has the furious sports presenter determined to continue doing his half-hourly
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WASHINGTON: US Democratic Party officials have refused to explain the addition of a minor Las Vegas celebrity to former vice-president Joe Biden’s campaign entourage. Reporters covering campaign events attended by Mr Biden since he emerged from COVID-19 lockdown and began wearing a face mask have remarked on the presence
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NRL Boss Peter V’landys has ordered Prime Minister Scott Morrison to arrange for the nation’s school kids to sit in the stands during this weekend’s round of rugby league matches. ”We’ve been told it’s safe for kids to go to school, so why shouldn’t they go and watch the
read nowAustralians have warmed to Queensland’s strict stance on re-opening its borders, saying the state should seriously consider staying shut on a permanent basis. After initially criticising Queensland’s decision to remain closed until at least September, many people can now see the sense of the policy. “In times like these
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A contrite nuclear physicist at CERN has been severely reprimanded after putting Hot Wheels cars at each end of the Large Hadron Collider and conducting experiments to see if anything cool happens when they crash at high speeds. “We caught Dr Lesney accelerating a 1967 Chevrolet RS and a
read nowTreasurer and deputy Liberal Party leader Josh Frydenberg says he has the support within the party required to topple Scott Morrison, confirming that at least two billion of his colleagues would vote for him in a leadership spill. Given the number of votes required to win a leadership ballot
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Minister for the Dark Arts Peter Dutton have called on the media to learn the difference between a ship and a boat after a ship docked in Fremantle with Covid infected crew. ”The media in this country really need to step up and
read nowThere has been a lot of speculation and innuendo about my movements throughout April when I was sick with coronavirus. I want to take this opportunity to set the record straight. When my wife and I were diagnosed with the virus in April, we followed the government instructions to
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lifted spirits in the Coalition party room by pulling out his favourite party trick of asking the Finance Minister Matthias Cormann to do some basic maths. ”Scotty really knows how to keep spirits high,” said a Coalition Insider. ”I tell you when he asked
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