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 […]
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When we talk about smoking and its impact on Australian health, the statistics are already confronting. But within Indigenous communities, the issue is even more complex, rooted in a layered history of colonisation, cultural change, and modern health disparities. Understanding how smoking came to be such a significant issue among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Australia’s tough stance on smoking didn’t just happen overnight. It was forged in the fire of decades-long public health campaigns that weren’t afraid to shock, confront or even terrify us. For Aussie men especially, these campaigns cut deep, not just telling us smoking was bad, but showing us in brutally honest detail what it could […]
Sydney, Australia – Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s tenure is marked by many significant achievements, but his bold reforms in tobacco legislation stand out as a cornerstone of his public health agenda. Under his administration, Australia became a world leader in tobacco control through the groundbreaking Tobacco Plain Packaging Act. The Introduction of the Tobacco Plain […]
Every anti-smoking campaign has its facts and figures, but sometimes it’s a face that really drives the message home. For many people, that face was Bryan Lee Curtis, a young man from the United States who became a powerful symbol in the fight against tobacco. Who Was Bryan? Bryan was a regular bloke who started […]
The speed and direction of educational leadership are changing every day. Schools are continuously going through digital transformation, increasing diversity in the student body, and rising community expectations all at the same time. The leadership role of teachers in the process is becoming more and more important. They now have the responsibility of creating school […]
Buy now, pay later, or BNPL in short, is a new type of payment method that has emerged in recent years – and it is expanding fast, with its market in Australia being expected to grow at a rate of 12.1% on an annual basis. The reasons for this are obvious, as the growth of […]
If you’re anything like my tradie husband and me, our goal is to buy an old, dilapidated ‘fixer-upper’ and, over time, renovate it into our dream home. That way, we’ll still be able to buy into the property market at a comparatively affordable rate, while crafting our new home to our taste. Modern bathroom appliances, […]
German auction house backs down following condemnation from survivors and Polish government A controversial auction of Holocaust artifacts has been cancelled in Germany following widespread backlash from Holocaust survivors and international diplomatic pressure, with Poland’s foreign minister confirming the cancellation on Sunday. The auction, scheduled for Monday at Auktionhaus Felzmann in Neuss near Düsseldorf, was […]
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