Iconic Australian actor and First Nations advocate Jack Thompson AM will deliver the 23rd Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture at Charles Darwin University (CDU) in August. The annual Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture commemorates the historic Wave Hill Station walk-off led by Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari in 1966. This was a catalyst for recognising traditional land rights…
Coles has launched its annual appeal for national food rescue charity SecondBite to help feed Aussies doing it tough this winter. The Coles SecondBite Winter Appeal starts as new SecondBite research conducted by YouGov reveals that just over three quarters (76%) of Australians struggle more financially in winter, most commonly due to high electricity or…
As our athletes are in final preparations for the Olympics, Australia Post is gearing up to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our athletes, with an iconic collection honouring each gold medal winner with their own official Australian Olympic Team stamp to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympics. Each stamp is created immediately after athletes win gold, with…
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…
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 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,…
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 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…
Director Steve Pink. Starring Justin Long, Blake Lively, Anthony Heald, Lewis Black. Rated M. …
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…