best gifts for holidays 2025

Sonos Era 100 | $320 Though tech giants once dominated the space, the Era 100 is the best smart speaker you can get. It sounds great, easily streams from any platform over... Read more »

Brisbane’s best shopping centres for food

Shopping malls might be much better for dining these days, but not all are equal. We rank Brisbane’s largest from one to five. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved... Read more »

Housing squeeze hits first responders looking for homes in Noosa region

Police, paramedics and firefighters posted to Noosa during the busy summer season are being forced to live well outside the region, due to a lack of long-term rental accommodation in the tourist... Read more »

Republicans just won an election in Tennessee but it’s still bad news for Trump

When Mark Green announced his retirement from politics, it seemed to his Republican colleagues that refilling the seat would be an easy feat. Tennessee, and its newly vacant 7th congressional district, were... Read more »

India caps airfares as IndiGo flight cancellations leave hundreds stranded for fifth day

India has capped airfares as hundreds of passengers gathered outside Bengaluru and Mumbai airports after IndiGo cancelled 385 flights on the fifth day of a crisis at the country’s biggest airline which... Read more »

‘Everyone will miss the socialising – but it’s also a relief’: five young teens on Australia’s social media ban | Social media ban

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s will begin in just a few days. Malaysia, Denmark and Norway are to follow suit and the European Union last week passed a resolution to... Read more »

OpenAI courts Australian startups alongside its Sydney office debut

OpenAI is launching a startup program in Australia to coincide with its launch into the local market. The program involves collaboration with some of Australia’s biggest VC firms, including Blackbird, Square Peg,... Read more »

Secret Santa Gift Ideas Under $50

It’s the time of year for finding the most thoughtful and stylish, yet practical, Secret Santa gifts guaranteed to get a smile at the unwrapping table. To make it easier for you,... Read more »

The ‘everyday’ behaviour that has shop owners in Australia worried — and it’s on the rise

Shoplifting has become so relentless at Orange Supermarket in Sydney’s south that staff say it now feels like part of the daily routine — and a costly one.What used to be the... Read more »

A dozen homes destroyed, damaged as bushfire rips through NSW Central Coast

At least a dozen homes have been damaged or destroyed by an out-of-control bushfire tearing through parts of the NSW Central Coast. Residents on Nimbin Road in Koolewong, between Gosford and Woy... Read more »