An Australian author who has just celebrated her 98th birthday is proving that stories have no age limit with the release of her latest novel, The Rim of the Sky, a sweeping work of historical fiction set against the turbulence of nineteenth-century Russia. Natalie Scott’s The Rim of the Sky follows young noblewoman Elizaveta Georgievna…
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National Pear Week, May 25 -31
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As Australians continue feeling pressure at the supermarket checkout, growers and food advocates say one of the healthiest and most affordable foods in the fruit aisle may also be one of the most overlooked – pears. With National Pear Week shining a spotlight on the seasonal fruit, experts say pears are increasingly aligning with major…
Walk Safely to School Day this Friday, 22 May
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Queensland parents are being urged to rethink the school run ahead of Walk Safely to School Day this Friday, 22 May, as research shows active travel to school has halved since the 1970s and fewer than one in four Australian children meet daily physical activity guidelines. Now in its 27th year and part of National…
Sydney Comedy Festival 2026 Announces Award Recipients
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On Sunday 17 May, Sydney’s biggest annual comedy event, the Sydney Comedy Festival, came to a close with the announcement of its 2026 award winners: Sean Collier, The Burton Brothers, Reuben Kaye and Frankie McNair who each took home a trophy along with a $1500 prize. This year, the prestigious Best of the Fest Award was awarded to two…
Record Growth and Huge Crowds for Sydney Comedy Festival
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On Sunday 17th May, the Sydney Comedy Festival wrapped for 2026 with a bang! Firmly cementing its place as one of the country’s biggest cultural events, the 2026 Festival delivered packed rooms, sold‑out outdoor festivals and a larger program, presenting 411 shows with close to 1000 performances across Sydney. In this milestone year, the Sydney…
Filming completed in Queensland on Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro
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Screen Queensland has confirmed that filming recently wrapped in Brisbane on Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro hosted by Robert Irwin. The ABC (US) series produced by BBC Studios features the Queensland-born wildlife conservationist and Dancing with the Stars season 34 champion as host, while 12 up-and-coming dancers live together and vie for the…
$1 million+ commercial catering equipment discovered in underground Sydney basement
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Lloyds Auctions has uncovered more than 1,000 pieces of commercial catering equipment worth over $1 million in a forgotten underground basement in the heart of Sydney. The underground find spans two full basement levels of storage, packed with commercial catering assets that had been left untouched and largely unseen until now. With the current owner…
Williams Western Australia 2026 Australia Tidy Town Winner
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Williams, in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region, has been named the national winner of the 2026 Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards, with judges praising a whole-of-community effort spanning youth, heritage, environment and local pride. Home to just over 1,000 people, Williams took out the overall national title as well as three category awards: Behaviour Change…
Full Federal Court finds two acts of direct discrimination in Giggle v Tickle appeal
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The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court, which provides important clarity about the protections against gender identity discrimination. The Court held that Giggle for Girls and its CEO Ms Grover unlawfully discriminated against trans woman Roxanne Tickle. Ms Tickle won her case of discrimination in 2024…
Producer of Fat Pizza and Cedar Boys Releases Book ‘YES YES YES: The Playbook of Persuasion’
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You have seen this before. Two people say the same thing in a meeting. One lands. One does not. It is not intelligence. It is timing. Influence inside modern organisations is shifting. In environments shaped by information overload, hybrid work, declining institutional trust and increasingly sceptical stakeholders, traditional models built on authority and pressure are…