Australia’s children’s television sector is at risk of collapse, leaving a widening gap in local content for children and tweens at a cultural moment when governments urgently seek to strengthen youth social cohesion, including through reducing young people’s exposure to social media harms. New RMIT University research warns current screen policy settings are failing to…
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SARDINES!!!
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Move over protein shakes and expensive superfoods. The latest ingredient gaining attention among home cooks and health-conscious consumers is far simpler: sardines.Once considered an old-fashioned pantry staple, sardines are experiencing a resurgence thanks to social media, where creators are showcasing creative ways to use them in everything from pâtés and pasta dishes to salads and…
Tesla Model Y Becomes Australia’s Best-Selling Car
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Battery electric and plug-in hybrid EVs were 29.6 per cent of new vehicles sold in Australia in May 2026, setting a new benchmark for the national market – thanks to a combination of lower running costs, supportive government policies and greater vehicle choice. 30,618 EVs were sold in May, including 21,303 battery electric vehicles (BEVs)…
eSafety’s latest educational initiative, ‘If sextortionists were honest’
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A seemingly harmless flirtation on a dating or social media app could be a deepfake mistake – the first step in a sextortion scam designed to elicit nudes before demanding payment. In 2025, eSafety received more than 3,300 reports of sexual extortion through its image-based abuse scheme. Eighty-six per cent of these reports were from…
A Shift in Date-night economics
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Australians are slashing discretionary spending as financial pressure intensifies, creating recession-like conditions across parts of the economy, according to national insolvency solutions and business rescue firm Jirsch Sutherland. Millennials, renters, and those working in trades, labour-intensive, and construction-related occupations are bearing the brunt of Australia’s cost-of-living squeeze. The warning follows new data from the Australian…
Brisbane-based Steve Young Taking Novella Hells Kitchen: A New York Mafia Story to the US
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Brisbane-based actor, filmmaker and writer Steve Young has published Hells Kitchen: A New York Mafia Story — a crime thriller novella now available globally through Amazon and the IngramSpark distribution network, reaching over 40,000 retailers and libraries worldwide including Barnes & Noble, Booktopia and beyond. The book is the latest chapter in a deliberately constructed…
BERO Introduces First-Ever Shandy Product Line
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BERO, the premium non-alcoholic beer co-founded by Tom Holland, announces the launch of its first-ever shandy line, a limited-edition seasonal release inspired by the British shandy tradition and reimagined through BERO’s flavor-forward approach to beer craftsmanship. Crafted with 30% BERO Kingston Golden Pils and 70% lemonade, layered with additions of real fruit flavors, the collection…
S’mores: Camp Gooey or Camp Toasty?
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There are two kinds of people in this world when it comes to s’mores. Those who carefully rotate their marshmallow until it’s perfectly golden, and those who light it on fire and call it a strategy. This summer, Hershey’s is here to let America settle it once and for all. Introducing Hershey’s Heated Debate, a…
The Code 9 Foundation has released My Mum, My Hero
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As more women take on frontline emergency roles across Australia, a new children’s book is helping families explain the invisible impact of trauma experienced by those who serve their communities. The Code 9 Foundation has released My Mum, My Hero, a companion to the widely supported My Dad, My Hero, to help children understand post-traumatic…
MDFF26 That Half Barbaric Twang
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What do you get when you cross two of Australia’s most recognised actors with a musical wizard? A troubadour trio of conscientious ‘vagabonds’ who bring their ‘bad ass gospel’ country music to the most remote and marginalized people in Australia.