$25 billion shopping online in the July-September quarter

Australians spent a record $25 billion shopping online in the July-September quarter, according to Australia Post’s latest Quarterly eCommerce Report.1 Online spending grew 17% year-on-year (YoY) and 6% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), marking a strong start to the new financial year. The average basket size fell 6.8% YoY to $90, as shoppers indulge in small luxuries rather…

THE CARD VAULT – Pokémon Card Swap Party

Hundreds of Pokémon fans and collectors are being invited to trade, rip, swap and win at a massive new interactive collector party launching in Blacktown this December — with more locations planned! Dust off those Pokémon binders, gather your rarest cards and get ready for a whole new kind of collector experience! On Saturday 12…

Celestial Royal Awakening released by S. G. Jennings

Celestial Royal Awakening, an epic space fantasy novel by S. G. Jennings, is published by Spines and available today in eBook and paperback formats. The novel presents a transformative narrative that merges interstellar intrigue with the emotional reality of a youth navigating the American foster care system. The story follows Stephen DeThomas, a teenager raised…

Kyle Hunt: Era of Big Corporations Dominating Regulated Industries Is Coming to an End

Australian entrepreneur and Dallo founder Kyle Hunt believes the next generation of major businesses could emerge from an unlikely place: everyday workers who know their industries better than the corporations running them.For decades, some of Australia’s most valuable industries have been dominated by large organisations with the financial resources, legal teams and compliance departments needed…

Michael Dillenger Release Crimson Pill

Alternative rock singer-songwriter and recording artist Michael Dillenger announces the worldwide release of his latest single, “Crimson Pill,”released today on all major streaming platforms October 23, 2026. The release will be followed by an official music video premiering on VEVO and YouTube on October 31, Halloween, a date that also commemorates the anniversary of Dillenger’s…

Joanne Shaw Taylor Releases New Album The Trouble With Love

British blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor releases her new studio album The Trouble With Love today, October 23rd, via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records. Produced by longtime collaborator Kevin Shirley (The Black Crowes, Journey, Aerosmith), the 10-track collection finds Joanne exploring the beautiful chaos of the human heart, examining love in all its forms…

WWF-Australia Welcomes NSW Koala Legislation

WWF-Australia has hailed the passing of legislation to create the Great Koala National Park as a historic win for koalas, forests and the communities that fought to protect them. NSW Parliament has recently passed legislation to add more than 178,000 hectares of state forest and other Crown land to existing national parks, establishing a more…

Victory for koalas as Great Koala National Park legislation passes NSW Parliament

Conservation groups across NSW are celebrating a historic milestone for nature, with legislation to establish the Great Koala National Park passing after more than a decade of campaigning. The legislation will protect more than 178,000 hectares of former state forest and other public land from logging, creating a connected network of protected forests spanning more…

Viral Sorbet Balls are back

The bite-sized sorbet that went viral last year is back with two new flavours. bubbleme Sorbet Balls in Lemon Lime and Passionfruit are available now in the freezer aisle at Woolworths stores nationwide. The new flavours follow bubbleme’s debut Sorbet Balls range, which launched at Woolworths in May 2025 and quickly went viral online, selling…

The Australian National Maritime Museum Celebrating 70th anniversary of HMAS Vampire(II)

The Australian National Maritime Museum will celebrate the 70th anniversary of HMAS Vampire(II) with the launch of a new publication on the ship’s anniversary, Tuesday 27 October, followed by the Festival of the Bat across Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026. Launched from Cockatoo Island in 1956, the Daring-class destroyer became known to…

More About Christmas Ham

Coles is bringing back a festive favourite this Christmas, with its delicious range of hams landing in stores from Wednesday 4 November, including the award-winning and bestselling Coles Single Smoked Beechwood Half-Leg Ham at $8 per kg, unchanged for the fourth year in a row. With options to suit every taste and budget, Coles’ Christmas…

Coles & Old El Paso Chicken Collaboration

Coles is teaming up with Old El Paso to put a Mexican-inspired twist on one of its most-loved dinner favourites, with the new Old El Paso Hot Roast Chicken launching nationally from 4 November. The collaboration brings together two of Coles’ biggest customer favourites, pairing its iconic Hot Roast Chicken, the second most popular product…