Australia Post and the Royal Australian Mint releasing 26 kooky new dollar coins
Australia Post and the Royal Australian Mint are releasing millions of freshly minted $1 coins from today and throughout most of October. The big deal? Each…
Canberra (ACT) legalises marijuana for personal use, first Australian state or territory to do so
Australian parliament has just passed a law that legalises the personal use of marijuana in the Australian Capital Territory. The new law allows for cultivation, possession…
A booking site that’ll get you that room upgrade way before check-in
Most hotels currently don’t offer a paid upgrade at the moment for many reasons: You booked your holiday way in advance. Flights. Check. Accommodation. Check. But…
The [big, fat, gloriously-packed] Guinness World Records 2020 (WIN! Copies along with the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition!)
It’s been almost a decade since the ‘Book’ bit was dropped from its ubiquitous title, possibly due to digital publishing racing ahead of good ol’ hardcopy…
Outdoor cinema just got bigger, bolder and cosier!
First there was plain and simple indoor cinema. Then there was outdoor cinema – where you could get comfy on a beanbag or with a complete…
Quick Flick launch a ‘lit’ range of bright and colourful eyeliners
Uni student turned makeup entrepreneur Iris Smit has done pretty well for herself since landing a $300,000 deal with Shark Tank’s Andrew Banks for her unique…
‘The Book of Mormon’: tackling sad and serious subjects with satire and song
Despite the obvious marketing seen around town of musical production The Book of Mormon – billboards, the sides of buses, the back of taxis – you…
How in the heck does Ryan Murphy keep on top of all his television projects?
Goodness he’s come a long way from Glee. And God knows how television producer Ryan Murphy finds the time to manage all his projects. God……
John Travolta to revisit Aussie shores for Supanova Adelaide & Brisbane, and one-off evenings in Sydney and Melbourne
Forget the secretive lifestyle. Forget the Scientology. Focus on the super-stardom instead and be impressed when we tell you John Travolta is heading to Oz to…
Julia Gillard’s podcast set to reach a greater global market
If you’ve managed to run a country whose politics are as muddled up as Australia’s – and done a fairly good job of it, especially considering…
Would you pay $6,000 for a Prince cassette? Why tapes are making a (very valuable) comeback
If the images above and below mean anything to you, then you most likely listened to music on cassettes in the 1970s or ’80s, while realising…
Get away from the post-winter damp and dullness and get into some serious sun-sailing
Yes, we are officially into Spring but thanks to global warming, the weather at times gets turned upside down and it often still feels like winter.…
Taylor vs Twiggy: Will mining magnate Andrew Forrest consider Taylor Swift’s love for the Indiana Tea House (Cottesloe) before tearing it down?
Taylor Swift has been scanning and posting diary entries from several years back on her social media pages, while also having included some posts in the…
