There is a version of the side hustle story that gets told as pure aspiration. You follow your passion. You monetise your hobby. You build something on your terms. And somewhere between the podcast launch and the Etsy store, financial freedom arrives. The reality, for most Australians doing it right now, is a bit more […]
There’s a particular kind of sticker shock that hits you in a restaurant now. You’ve sat down, you’ve ordered a round of drinks, maybe a starter to share, and before the main course arrives you’re already doing quiet maths in your head. You glance at the bottom of the menu and spot the small print: […]
Imagine years of coping with chronic pain following military service. You’ve experimented with physiotherapy, medications, and nerve blocks, with only temporary relief from some, while others didn’t last. Then, a friend suggests medicinal cannabis, sparking your curiosity: could it really work? More Australian veterans are asking that same question. And the landscape around access has […]
What should have been a lively Saturday afternoon at one of Australia’s most popular pop culture events ended in tragedy this weekend, after a car mounted the kerb outside the Melbourne Showgrounds and struck a group of pedestrians leaving the Supanova Comic Con and Gaming convention. Just before 5pm on Saturday 18 April, a blue […]
It’s fair to say that it hasn’t been a great start to the year, with the RBA raising interest rates by 0.25% in March, the conflict in the Middle East causing petrol prices to surge to record highs and water prices increasing at the same time. This triple blow has put Australian households under a […]
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Good Friday, falling on 3 April 2026, is one of Australia’s most significant public holidays. It’s a day when many businesses, government services, and retailers close their doors, but not everything shuts down. From supermarkets and cafés to fast-food outlets and shopping centres, some places remain open — and in certain areas, you’ll even find […]
Look, I’m not going to sit here and pretend I’m some enlightened tech-free guru who spends weekends meditating in the Dandenongs without my phone. I’m as guilty as anyone of doom-scrolling through Twitter at 2am, refreshing my email like I’m expecting a message from the Queen, and checking Instagram more times than I’d care to […]
Darrin Martorana is a baker from Miranda in Sydney’s south. Married with two young kids. He’d done everything right: researched the car he wanted, found a platform that promised fleet pricing, paid in full. Nearly $40,000 for a Hyundai Kona Hybrid. The day before he was supposed to pick it up, the dealership called. They […]
In the space of about three months, Melbourne’s western suburbs went through something that doesn’t happen very often: two major pieces of long-promised infrastructure actually opened. The Metro Tunnel launched its soft opening on 30 November 2025, with the full timetable kicking in from 1 February 2026. The West Gate Tunnel opened to traffic on […]
If you had an Easter trip to Byron Bay planned around Bluesfest this year, you’ve certainly heard the news. That trip isn’t happening. And depending on how you paid for your ticket, you might not be getting your money back either. On 12 March 2026, Bluesfest Enterprises Pty Ltd was placed into liquidation, with Jason […]
For years, Jasper Jones sat comfortably on WA school reading lists. It was the kind of novel English teachers reached for when they wanted something genuinely Australian: literary enough to stretch Year 11 and 12 students, grounded enough in place and adolescence to hold their attention. Craig Silvey was one of those rare success stories the local […]
Let’s be honest. Most Australians have a rough idea that they pay tax, a vaguer idea of how much, and almost no idea of how many different ways the government collects it. We know about income tax because it hits us every pay cycle. We know about GST because it shows up on the receipt […]
When people think about global robotics powerhouses, Germany and Japan tend to dominate the conversation. Japan produces 45 percent of the world’s industrial robots. Germany has built its entire manufacturing competitiveness around automation for decades. And then there is Australia, a country not typically associated with cutting-edge robotics, quietly developing one of the most interesting […]
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