When David Weiner’s seven-year-old son started reading football books, the author was delighted to share his lifelong passion for the game with the next generation. Until he realised that the only books on offer were about international stars. Great, he thought, but where are the books about our incredibly talented Australian players? After a bit…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scam. Mac Holdsworth died last year at his Melbourne family home at the age of 17 after a 47-year-old Sydney man who purported…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16. Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss what he calls a world-first national approach that would make platforms including…
Hockey’s next generation of superstars flocked to the Melbourne Sports Centre over the weekend to meet their heroes and learn the skills and drills as part of the popular Adina Community Hockey Series. Adina’s Community Hockey Clinics were first launched at the Brunswick Hockey Club last year as a way to connect kids with their…
The Voice Australia viewers have called out the show’s grand finale over one very ‘underwhelming’ detail. The 2024 final aired on Sunday night, with LeAnn Rimes’ act Reuben De Melo being crowned the winner of the singing competition. The father-of-three appeared shocked when host Sonia Kruger told him he had won $100,000 in prize money and an…
Channel 10 has sacked it’s chief sports presenter The broadcaster had been with the company since 2013 It comes amid a shake-up in Australian sports broadcasting By Ed Carruthers Published: 03:28 EDT, 7 October 2024 | Updated: 04:11 EDT, 7 October 2024 Channel 10 have parted company with Australian rugby union legend Matt Burke. Amid…
Nothing delights the taste buds of desi foodies like Indian cuisine. Whether in America, Canada, or Australia, we always seek out authentic Indian food to satisfy our cravings. But what happens when someone criticises the ingredients used in Indian cuisine? Recently, an Australian woman made a racist comment about Indian food. Her post, which criticised…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests. The app’s alleged administrator, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, appeared in a Sydney court Wednesday on charges including supporting a criminal organization and benefitting from proceeds of crime. Jung did not…
Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, who went viral during the Paris Games, was ranked number one in the world by the sport’s governing body. The World DanceSport Federation released its world ranking list, saying in a statement Tuesday that Gunn secured the top spot after she came in first place at the 2023 Oceania Continental Championships. The…
An Aussie radio duo has revealed Fatman Scoop made an eerie prediction about his own death in one of his final interviews in Melbourne last year. The American rapper passed away, aged 53, after he collapsed on stage in Hamden Town Centre Park, Connecticut on Friday and was rushed to hospital. Now Mix94.5 FM show…
