The Albanese Government has today announced more than 15,000 Aussie families have been connected with free internet as part of the School Student Broadband Initiative – delivering real cost of living support for families doing it tough. The SSBI – launched in February last year – fulfils an election commitment to help to narrow the […]
Global hip-hop superstar Travis Scott is coming down under this year, hitting a handful of East Coast stadiums for the Aussie leg of his Circus Maximus world tour. In addition to his previously announced spectacles in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this October, the diamond-certified eight-time GRAMMY Award-nominated artist, designer, style icon, actor, producer and entrepreneur has now added a […]
The NSW Government is continuing work to ensure the lessons taught in NSW schools equip students with the tools they need to thrive in life after school, with the new Personal Development, Health and Physical Education [PDHPE] syllabus for years 7-10 released today. For the first time, high school students in NSW will be explicitly […]
On Saturday evening（27 July 2024）, as Australia’s triumphant 4x100m Freestyle Relay women’s team were making their way out of the Paris Aquatics Centre, a sports commentator called Bob Ballard observed: “Well, the women [are] just finishing up. You know what women are like … hanging around, doing their make-up.” Ouch. There’s no getting away from […]
Sheng and Huang maintained the shooting team’s tradition to get the Chinese delegation off to a flying start at the Olympics, after their senior compatriot Yang Qian won the Tokyo Games’ first gold in women’s 10m air rifle individual three years ago. Yang Qian also won the mixed team title with partner Yang Haoran in […]
The 33rd Olympic Games officially opened on Saturday. As the birthplace of the International Olympic Committee, Paris has hosted two Olympics, in 1900 and 1924, and now, a whole century later, the Olympic flame is lit again in this ancient and beautiful city. The scent of history and glory envelopes the Seine River, and the […]
The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, France. Australians will be competing in events including basketball, diving, swimming, hockey, road cycling and canoe slalom on Day One of the Games. Because of the time difference, it’ll be Saturday night in Australia when many of those events kick off. The opening ceremony will be very […]
The cashless revolution has taken over many parts of Australia and it’s even hit The Perth Mint. The tourist attraction in Western Australia allows you to buy collector coins, gold, silver and platinum bullion bars, jewellery and other items. It’s slightly different to the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, which is responsible for producing the nation’s change. But The Perth Mint […]
Australia is renowned for its native flora and fauna, but did you know the continent is also home to about 3,000 “alien” species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes? Alien species are those brought by humans to areas they do not naturally occur in. These intruders are Australia’s leading cause of biodiversity loss and species extinction. They also cost the […]
The satirical slasher, which ran from 2015 to 2016, featured an ensemble cast including Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Billie Lourd, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin and Keke Palmer. The first season of the Fox series introduced viewers to members of a sorority that were targeted by a serial killer due to their school’s dark past. After the show’s end, creator Ryan Murphy said he wasn’t opposed […]