Father daughter duo launch new plastic-free and reef-safe SPF brand that shoppers love
The father and daughter duo behind a new plastic-free and reef-safe SPF brand are making waves with their SPF products designed to protect your skin from the sun and look after our oceans. Found My Skin was launched by West Australian woman Amy Found and her chemist father, John Found, with the aim of making […]
Olaf Scholz condemns attacks on politicians after third assault in a week | Germany
Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has strongly condemned a rash of attacks on politicians after a senator and former mayor of Berlin was struck over the head in a public library in the third assault on an elected official in less than a week. Franziska Giffey, a member of Scholz’s centre-left Social Democratic party (SPD) was […]
Priceline half price fragrance sale: Mother’s Day special slashes perfume to less than $50
Priceline has launched its increasingly popular half price fragrance sale just in time for Mother’s Day. Beginning on Thursday May 9 and wrapping up on Sunday May 12, you can pick up a new signature scent for the most important women in your life. Many of the major brand names like Coach and Calvin Klein […]
Macklemore performs pro-Palestine song for first time at New Zealand concert | Macklemore
The US rapper Macklemore has performed live for the first time his new track Hind’s Hall, expressing solidarity with Palestine and condemning Israel’s military campaign, in front of a sellout crowd in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington. “I stand here today and every day forward for the rest of my life in solidarity with the people […]
Australian households to score at least $2,800 extra as new budget figures tip increase in real disposable income
Household incomes are set to grow again after living standards took a hit from rising taxes and swelling mortgage repayments in recent years. Stage three tax cuts, cooling inflation and bulkier pay packets are expected to underpin a 3.5 per cent increase in real household disposable incomes in 2024-2025 — the fastest rate of growth […]
Rory McIlroy not returning to PGA Tour board after ‘old wounds’ reopened | Rory McIlroy
The internal politics of the PGA Tour have been placed into sharp focus after Rory McIlroy was astonishingly prevented from returning to a position of power within the organisation. The inability of McIlroy to take places on the PGA Tour policy board and as a director of PGA Tour Enterprises is certain to cause consternation […]
Best water flosser Australia: Kmart shoppers obsess over new $19 ‘dupe’ of popular $200 item: ‘Life changing’
If you would like to improve your dental hygiene without breaking the bank, Kmart has you covered. Shoppers are going wild over a new $19 water flosser, claiming it’s the “perfect dupe” of the Waterpik’s Waterflosser, which normally costs $212. The budget retailer’s cordless flosser is said to remove plaque to “achieve healthier teeth and […]
Digital recreations of dead people need urgent regulation, AI ethicists say | Artificial intelligence (AI)
Digital recreations of dead people are on the cusp of reality and urgently need regulation, AI ethicists have argued, warning “deadbots” could cause psychological harm to, and even “haunt”, their creators and users. Such services, which are already technically possible to create and legally permissible, could let users upload their conversations with dead relatives to […]
Body found floating in Yarra River at South Wharf, Melbourne
A body has been found floating in the Yarra River near shops and restaurants in Melbourne’s CBD. Police say the body was found near Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf about 9.30am on Thursday. “The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage,” Victoria Police said. More to come … ‘Monstrous concern’ as details […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s foreign earnings to pay for Ukrainian defence | Ukraine
The EU has reached a deal to arm Ukraine using seized profits from Russia’s frozen assets. EU senior diplomats meeting on Wednesday agreed on using the €4.4bn windfall profits, smoothing over a dispute about taxation and management costs in Belgium where most of the frozen assets are held. Rajeev Syal writes that an “undeclared” Russian […]