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Affordable Fashion on the Rise

Australians are turning to affordable retail therapy despite household spending slowing across the nation1, according to Australia Post’s latest quarterly Inside Australian Online Shopping Report. Shopping for Fashion and Apparel has spiked in FYQ4 with the number of online purchases up 19.1% on last  year. Overall, online purchases grew by 2% in the past year…

Shipwreck Hunters Season 2 Announced

Screen Australia and The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand have announced the thrilling ocean adventure Shipwreck Hunters Australia continues with season 2 for Disney+. The next six-part installment of the highly popular Australian Original documentary series follows a team of fearless ocean adventurers who dive deep to uncover new stories of incredible survivals…

Prime Video Orders The Greatest

Prime Video announced that it has ordered The Greatest, the first authorized scripted series about the life of global icon, boxing champion, and humanitarian Muhammad Ali. The series, which has unprecedented access to the estate of Ali, is produced by Michael B. Jordan’s (The Creed Franchise) Outlier Society, Ben Watkins’ Blue Monday Productions, Authentic Studios,…

Filming Commences on Comedy Series Optics

ABC and Screen Australia have announced that filming has commenced in Sydney on Optics, a new 6-part comedy series from the brilliant creative minds of Jenna Owen and Vic Zerbst (The Feed, Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story) and The Chaser’s Charles Firth. Written by and starring this dynamic trio, Optics is an Easy Tiger…

Lime Scooters Launched in Christchurch

Lime has launched its latest seated scooters in Christchurch as the Garden City continues to see e-scooter ridership boom with 55% growth year-on-year. They have now joined Auckland as one of the few cities in the world to experience the new model after successful pilots in Nashville and Chicago. Alongside 55% year-on-year growth in Christchurch…

Accepted

Director Steve Pink. Starring Justin Long, Blake Lively, Anthony Heald, Lewis Black. Rated M.                                                                                  …

Melbourne International Film Festival Program Revealed

Beloved cultural event, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), has shared its impressive 2024 program of over 250 features, shorts and XR experiences landing across Melbourne, around Victoria and online Australia-wide this August. Running 8-25 August, this year’s film line-up boasts a world class roster of international features, an assembly of stellar World Premiere local…

RACV on Hook Turns

An RACV poll has found that 44 per cent of Victorian respondents feel hook turns are the most challenging driving practice on Victorian roads. This was followed by parallel parking, reverse parking and three-point turns. Mostly distinctive to Melbourne, hook turns are right turns made from a left-hand lane, originally introduced to mitigate the hold…

Keep Running Heads to Budapest

Zhejiang TV’s popular reality show Keep Running Season 12 recently brought a group of Chinese celebrities to discover Budapest in Hungary, delving into its landmarks and rich cultural heritage. The show showcased renowned actors like Li Chen, Zheng Kai and Sha Yi, alongside actresses Bai Lu, singer Zhou Shen, and pop idols Fan Chengcheng, Song…

Canberra Road Oval Renamed

The remarkable career of one of Australia’s most celebrated football figures, Graham Arnold, was celebrated today by Sutherland Shire Council with Canberra Road Oval, the ground on which he first developed his skills and love for the game officially renamed in his honour. The oval, home to the Gwawley Bay Football Club, will now bear…