▁Sh ov el ▁mainly ▁s ati riz es ▁the ▁Australian ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁culture ▁and ▁The ▁Bet oot a ▁Adv oc ate ▁s ati riz es ▁the ▁political ▁right ▁and ▁Australian ▁journal ism . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁The ▁Bet oot a ▁Adv oc ate ▁shot ▁to ▁fame ▁after ▁the ▁publication ' s ▁editor ' s ▁s ne aked ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁sc rum ▁outside ▁Parliament ▁House ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁during ▁a ▁leadership ▁sp ill ▁motion ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁interview ▁some ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁most ▁high - profile ▁media ▁personal ities ▁and ▁polit icians , ▁pos ing ▁as ▁legit imate ▁journal ists . ▁The ▁fall out ▁from ▁The ▁Bet oot a ▁Adv oc ate ▁st unt ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁security ▁increase ▁surrounding ▁parliament ary ▁media ▁and ▁screen ing ▁of ▁all ▁crew . ▁The ▁F ault ▁Report ▁ ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁political ▁editor ial ▁focus . ▁British - born ▁Australian ▁author ▁John ▁B irmingham ▁once ▁described ▁The ▁F ault ▁Report ▁as , ▁" Like ▁The ▁On ion . ▁But ▁with ▁Veg em ite ", ▁on ▁his ▁blog ▁Che es eb urger ▁Goth ic . ▁The ▁T unnel ▁Pres ents , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁online ▁since ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁is ▁by ▁Br is b ane - based ▁sat ire ▁writing ▁team ▁The ▁T unnel ▁and ▁has ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁sat ire ▁stories ▁with ▁a ▁Queensland ▁focus . ▁ ▁In ▁Italy , ▁the ▁most ▁famous