With nominations closing on Friday 2 October, young Australian musicians, music teachers and schools are being urged to get their entries in for the Next Up Music Awards (NUMAs) — an initiative dedicated to discovering, recognising and supporting the next generation of Australian music talent. Adding his voice to the campaign, Australian music icon Jimmy…
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Australia’s BEV share has grown more than tenfold since 2021
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New Savvy analysis comparing EV uptake across 16 countries found Australia’s battery electric vehicles share has grown more than tenfold since 2021, when electric cars accounted for just 1.6% of new vehicle sales. Australia now has a higher BEV market share than the US, Canada, Japan, Spain and Italy, and sits only slightly behind New…
70 years of pokies in NSW
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Seventy years after NSW legalised poker machines, losses are still rising, climbing this year almost twice the rate of inflation. Wesley Mission says it is time to act on gambling harm, just as governments acted on seat belts, tobacco advertising and lead in petrol. On 19 September 1956, poker machines were legalised in NSW clubs. …
Australians Are Embracing Pickles
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Love them or loathe them, pickles are having a moment. Fresh data from the world’s number one nutrition and food tracking app, MyFitnessPal, reveals a 16% year-on-year increase in pickle logs among Australian users. The rise comes amid the continuing popularity of #picklecore and #picklemaxxing, which have helped turn the humble pickle into an unlikely…
Physical Spaces Help with School Belonging
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EduMarking, a national supplier of playground and outdoor services to Australian schools, says the national conversation about school attendance and student belonging is focused on what happens inside classrooms
#WordOfTheDay #moviewatching Rent-a-Kid
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Watarrka National Park waterhole Livestream
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A new livestream from a remote waterhole in the Northern Territory is giving people around the world the opportunity to observe wildlife in real time. The YouTube livestream of the waterhole in Watarrka National Park in Central Australia, is a collaboration between Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL) and…
School Belonging Central to Student Wellbeing
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A review commissioned by the International Baccalaureate (IB) and led by Monash University draws together international evidence that positions school belonging as central to student wellbeing, academic engagement and educational equity. School belonging is a student’s experienced sense of legitimate membership in the school community, grounded in feeling valued, safe and recognised, and sustained through…
UNSW and Harris Farm collaborate to promote brain-healthy eating for Dementia Action Week
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UNSW dementia prevention research is coming to stores and homes through brain-healthy food information, recipes and specially curated food boxes. UNSW Sydney dementia prevention research is moving into Australians’ shopping baskets this Dementia Action Week, through a new partnership with Harris Farm Markets. The initiative aims to raise awareness of the role that diet and…
Duro Pasta named Champion Dried Pasta at the 2026 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show for second year in a row.
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Five years after a former chef asked why Australian durum wheat was being shipped to Italy and returned as premium pasta, his South Nowra business Duro Pasta has been named Champion Dried Pasta at the 2026 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show for the second year in a row. Duro’s Gigli – meaning ‘lilies’ in Italian…