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From Mixtape to Pro Jank Footy: the most exciting Australian indie games at SXSW Sydney 2025
There’s no escaping the fact that SXSW Sydney – Australia’s iteration of Austin’s tech, music and film event, now in its third year – is absolutely beset by brands. In Tumbalong park on Saturday, families who had arrived for a free concert for...
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Jessica Alba Sunbathes in a Micro, Leopard Print Thong Bikini in Flirty Photos
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Jessica Alba soaked up the sun in two microscopic animal print bikinis in Australia. The Honest Company founder posed in a plunging string bikini with cheeky thong bottoms in an Instagram post shared on Monday, October 20. Alba is reportedly...
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Jessica Alba, 44, shows off sand-covered booty in thong bikini on Australia trip after debuting new romance
JESSICA Alba shared some cheeky snaps from her latest holiday after debuting her new beau. The actress, 44, is currently soaking up the sun in Australia, enjoying an envy-worthy vacay including trips to the beach. Sign up for the Entertainment and...
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Bibliophile | ‘The Warrumbar’ tells a story of Australia’s haves and have-nots
The Warrumbar by William J. Byrne UWA Publishing William J. Byrne grew up in the regional towns of southern New South Wales, on Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal Country and, although his book is set in a fictional town, he has drawn heavily from his lived...
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Parents lament end of Dolly Parton’s free books in Clark County, say it will hurt literacy
Haley Nartker has always been committed to fostering a love of reading in her two young children. Nartker’s mother works as a librarian for Clark County, she said, so “books have always been a huge part of our life.” Reaching her reading goals for...
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Australia voted and put a dagger through the heart of its cultural cringe
It was through listening to an ABC programme called Incognito that AA Phillips penned his seminal 1950 Meanjin essay entitled The Cultural Cringe. The show, which aired on a Sunday, broadcast two performances, one by a local and one by a...
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X-rated interruption rocks prominent Melbourne medical conference
M is for maritime A year is a long time in politics. This time in 2024, Aarin Moon was marching on Melbourne’s streets amid a high-vis tsunami to accuse the Labor Party of betraying workers by acting against the rotten-to-the-core CFMEU. Aarin...
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What Time Does ‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 2 Come Out In Australia?
Every so often a show comes along that swiftly sweeps us off our feet. Our most recent love affair? Netflix’ romantic comedy, Nobody Wants This. A nostalgic, TV dream, the romcom sees Kristen Bell and Adam Brody become an unlikely yet utterly...
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‘Fast and physical’: Why Australia is getting into ice hockey
Australia was estimated to be the fifth-biggest market for the NHL in 2023, when the then-Arizona Coyotes and LA Kings played a Global Series game in Melbourne. “We already know that NHL viewership and the fan base here in Australia punches above...
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What Time Does ‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 2 Come Out In Australia?
Every so often a show comes along that swiftly sweeps us off our feet. Our most recent love affair? Netflix’ romantic comedy, Nobody Wants This. A nostalgic, TV dream, the romcom sees Kristen Bell and Adam Brody become an unlikely yet utterly...
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Indonesia's food expo books $9.7 million in potential deals
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Pangan Nusa Expo 2025 concluded with potential transactions worth Rp161.2 billion (around US$9.7 million), the highest figure since the food exhibition began in 2006. "This record achievement shows strong interest in...
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Live: 65,000 years in the making: Unpacking Australia's ancient Deep Time
1m agoMon 20 Oct 2025 at 4:16am How did the Deep Time website's logistics come about from each contribution? How did the Deep Time website’s logistics (design, different sections) come about from each person’s contribution? - Alya Thank you for...
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‘See You Never’: Ryan Adams Takes Shot at Australia After Controversial Tour Wraps
Ryan Adams has concluded his tour of Australia and New Zealand in typically erratic style, telling his fans “I might not see you again” on social media. Trouble started brewing near the beginning of the tour, when the US singer-songwriter stormed...
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What to expect of the 14 Australians [and one Kiwi] in the 2025-26 NBA season
Joey Lynch CloseJoey Lynch is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and AYA cancer advocate. Primarily working on football, he has covered the Socceroos, Matildas and A-Leagues for ESPN for over a decade. Oct 20, 2025, 10:43 AM The A-League Men is...
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Ryan Adams Says He's Done With International Touring Following Australia And New Zealand Gigs
More Ryan Adams If you missed out on seeing Ryan Adams’ latest Australian tour, it appears you won’t be seeing him on our shores ever again. That is, if his latest social media post is to be believed. Having announced his most recent trek close to...
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Ryan Adams Says He’s Played ‘Last Show Overseas’, Blasts Australia in Social Media Rants
Ryan Adams has concluded his tour of Australia and New Zealand by telling his overseas fans “I might not see you again.” Trouble started brewing near the beginning of the tour, when the US singer-songwriter stormed off stage at Melbourne’s Hamer...
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US rocker Ryan Adams labels Australia ‘worst country ever’ and vows to never return after controversial tour
US musician Ryan Adams has slammed Australians after a disastrous cross-Tasman tour saw fans leave his gigs early. Adams wrapped up his run of shows across Australia and New Zealand on Saturday with a performance at the Bruce Mason Centre in...
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AI Insights: Your strategy is expiring faster than you can print it
When Sanjam Kohli, co-founder and CEO of AI platform Chefadora, poses your strategic challenges, who gives better advice? The human with experience and intuition? The AI with pattern recognition and framework mastery? Or both working together —...
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"Rohit Sharma & Travis Head Love Story" - Top 10 funny memes after India's dismal loss vs Australia in 1st ODI 2025
Australia beat Team India comfortably by seven wickets (DLS Method) in the first ODI on Sunday, October 19, at the Perth Stadium. As a result, the hosts took an early 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Australian captain Mitchell Marsh won...
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