The Betoota Advocate

2 weeks ago | betootaadvocate.com | Clancy Overell

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACTAfter winning three lower house Queensland seats in the 2022 Federal Election, the Australian Greens are looking to expand their Northern Empire in 2025. As became clear last time, the Queensland chapter of the Greens take a notably different approach to voter engagement. Gone are the days of tree-tory Melbourne lawyers running in safe Liberal seats just to simply stir up their conservative in-laws.

2 weeks ago | betootaadvocate.com | Clancy Overell

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACTAs was the case in the lead up to the 2022 Federal Election, the Australian media are again working tirelessly to avoid mentioning the enormous grassroots campaigns of Independent female candidates and their thousands of volunteers. However, the betting markets have taken notice, and so have the polls. Last election saw 6 female Independents ousting complacent Liberal MPs from the blue ribbon seats that the party had taken for granted.

2 weeks ago | betootaadvocate.com | Clancy Overell

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACTThe Labor Party has been forced to dump their candidate for the Queensland seat of Yawannagokhunt after it emerged he had once worked in a blue collar profession, and may never been employed as a lawyer or consultant. The Betoota Advocate can reveal before his December preselection, Jai Eggleston had previously posted social media photos of him working in a suburban mechanic garage, after dedicating four years towards learning how to fix cars as an apprentice.

2 weeks ago | betootaadvocate.com | Clancy Overell

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACTThe annual Gather Round kicks off on tonight, and will continue through the weekend as Adelaide plays host to 9 fixtures of AFL. The Festival Of Aussie Rules will include live music, team meet and greets, as well as some fun costumes from both fans and players. The Gold Coast Suns will take to the field in all pink kit – as a nod to their hometown’s famous sunrises over the Pacific ocean. Meanwhile, the Adelaide Crows will be wearing a retro-themed dark navy blue.

2 weeks ago | betootaadvocate.com | Clancy Overell

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACTAs the Federal Opposition backflips on key election policies, and Opposition MPs suddenly stop talking about their wildly unpopular nuclear power plan, it seems that it is once again time to use Indigenous people as a punching bag for cheap political points. In a desperate effort to not talk about anything that might further upset suburban mums and Chinese-Australians, Peter Dutton will now lean into his strengths and start blowing his favourite dog whistle.