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Nine secures exclusive Australian rights to Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Nine has officially “secured the exclusive free and paid audio-visual and non-exclusive audio rights to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games”. Nine Entertainment Co. (Nine) and the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 have today announced...

Duffy Books In Homes Celebrates 15 Million Books Delivered
Duffy Books in Homes (DBIH) has reached a significant milestone, with 15 million books delivered into the hands of Kiwi kids since its founding in 1994. Each year, nearly 100,000 ‘Duffy Kids’ across the country receive six brand-new books to own...

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for June 2025
In the midst of Riese and I working on this list of upcoming LGBTQ+ books for June 2025, news began circulating that the Chicago Sun-Times and other newspapers had published a syndicated summer books reading list that was generated by AI. While...

Music publishing brings in $11.1bn annually across 16 major markets, first-ever ICMP survey finds
The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) has released its first-ever analysis of global music publishing, surveying 16 major music markets. The headline finding? Music publishing brings in a little over $11 billion annually in...

Estranged sisters and a curious gift: 14 new books to get stuck into this month
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size It may be the start of winter and things outside are cooling down, but there’s no loss of heat...

MasterChef Australia slammed for 'disaster' episode judged by comedians in drag as Italian nonnas: 'A group of guys mocking women'
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win left viewers torn on Monday night. The show broke from tradition and instead of having illustrious guest chefs step in as judges, an Aussie comedy trio turned up instead. During an Italian cooking challenge,...

‘Deliciously addictive’, ‘dripping with suspense’: the best Australian books out in June
Salvage by Jennifer Mills Science fiction, Pan Macmillan, $34.99 What does it mean to build a new world from the wreckage of a broken one? This question lies at the heart of Jennifer Mills’ mesmerising new novel, Salvage, which tracks the fortunes...

ADRA and ACS Aid New South Wales After Devastating Floodwaters
23 May, 2025 | Record floodwaters have devastated New South Wales, leading to evacuations and emergency rescues. Caused by heavy rain, the floodwaters left 50,000 residents isolated and caused four fatalities. Among the affected landscapes are...

'Thrilling and exhilarating': Scottish debut album from 1990 still sparkles
It disclosed that a new remaster of The Same Sky, the much-lauded 1990 debut album by the band to which she gave her name, was in the hands of Seabass Vinyl, a vinyl pressing plant in East Lothian. Horse hopes to have copies by June 21, ahead of...

How to watch the Critérium du Dauphiné 2025: live stream the UCI World Tour stage race online
In one of the most anticipated races of the year the three hot favourites for this year's Tour de France all line up to test each other in the eight day Critérium du Dauphiné. Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and the world champion Tadej Pogačar...

'High degree of caution': Australia issues new warning for travellers to Bali
Australians are being warned about the risks associated with travelling to Indonesia, particularly Bali, after a number of incidents. In an update on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller website urged travellers to...

Michelle de Kretser on her new novel, ‘Theory & Practice’: Southasia Review of Books podcast #23
How do we reconcile our ideals with the way we live our lives in practice? And what happens when you revere the art but loathe its artist? A young woman, Cindy, arrives in Melbourne to research the novels of Virginia Woolf. It is 1986 and theory –...

Ethereum Books Record Institutional Inflows, XRP Sees Outflows: What Is Going On?
Ethereum ETH/USD has emerged as the top-performing digital asset among institutional investment products, notching $321 million in inflows last week, its strongest 6-week streak since December 2024, according to a report. What Happened: In...

8 Books From This Year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival For Your Reading List
If you missed the 2025 Sydney Writers’ Festival, don’t worry: in line with the event’s themes, we can still be ‘In This Together.’ Here are some standout books spotlighted at the event’s latest iteration that you should consider reading. Orbital...

Cal Wilson's replacement on Great Australian Bake Off revealed after beloved comedian's tragic death
By A. JAMES FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 02:07 EDT, 2 June 2025 | Updated: 02:11 EDT, 2 June 2025 Foxtel has announced Cal Wilson's replacement on The Great Australian Bake Off, almost two years after she passed away aged 53. Comedian Tom...

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid: An imperfect addition to the lesbians-in-space genre
Atmosphere Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid ISBN-13: 978-1529152975 Publisher: Hutchinson Heinemann Guideline Price: £20 It’s been a good year for lesbians in space. First, the Australian animated film Lesbian Space Princess made its world premiere at...

The sea cucumber: Australia’s oldest export
Reading Time: 8 Minutes • Print this page At certain points along the wild and unspoilt coastline of the Northern Territory’s Arnhem Land and Western Australia’s Kimberley, tamarind trees provide shade from the blistering sun. The trees aren’t...

"I have spoken with him regarding those" - Team India youngster reveals conversations with Virat Kohli ahead of ENG vs IND 2025 Tests
Team India's uncapped player B Sai Sudharsan has spoken about his conversations with Virat Kohli about dealing with setbacks ahead of the Test series against England. The left-handed batter also disclosed congratulating the veteran after Royal...

SailGP's toughest task lies ahead in one of its more exciting venues: Upper New York Bay
The SailGP fleet is steeling itself for one of the most exciting venues of the season. The towering skyline of New York City certainly takes the breath away, but that famous wall of skyscrapers is also quite capable of taking the wind away, too....

Watch Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks: Streaming & TV information for Premiership semi-final
Two evenly matched teams clash in a Premiership semi-final that’s too tight to call Watch a Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks live stream on Saturday to find out who claims the second spot in next weekend’s Premiership final. You’ll find everything...