The startling story of Australia’s population forecast from almost 30 years ago that proves just how wrong we’ve got it on immigration: PVO
This opinion piece argues that Australia lacks a coherent population policy, relying instead on ad hoc visa settings and consistently inaccurate Treasury forecasts, which leaves housing, hospitals, schools and transport perpetually playing catch-up. The author contends this back-to-front approach, pursued under both major parties, has eroded public trust…
Aussie rich listers clash: Kogan founder unleashes on retail heavyweight Gerry Harvey
Kogan.com founder Ruslan Kogan has publicly criticised retail billionaire Gerry Harvey after the Harvey Norman co-founder blamed weak consumer spending and falling foot traffic for his company's slowing sales growth. Kogan argued this explanation was misleading, insisting that Australians have not stopped spending but have simply become more…
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand resort town after reports of alarming conditions during 200 days at sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln, a US Navy aircraft carrier, has docked in the Thai resort town of Pattaya after more than 200 days at sea, giving its roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines a chance to rest before returning to the United States. The carrier had been deployed since…
‘OK, fine. I’m a national treasure’: Joe Lycett on fatherhood, Celebrity Traitors – and his TV show live from a pub
Comedian Joe Lycett is preparing to launch a new Friday-night TV show, Live from the Lycett Arms, in which he will both present a live programme and run a fully functioning pub, with celebrities taking turns as manager and his aunties working behind the bar. It follows his…
63 Years Later, the Creepiest Episode of ‘The Twilight Zone’ is Still Nightmare Fuel
The Twilight Zone's 1963 episode "Living Doll" is widely regarded as the series' creepiest instalment and a foundational work for the killer-doll horror subgenre, influencing films such as Child's Play, Annabelle and M3GAN. The episode, part of Rod Serling's black-and-white anthology series (1959–1964), is available to stream free…
How to solve Flower Garden Restoration Puzzle #5 in Disney Dreamlight Valley Parks Floating Festival event
Disney Dreamlight Valley's Parks Floating Festival event has entered its final stage, introducing the Flower Garden Restoration Puzzle #5, one of the most challenging tasks in the event. Players are given only a small image as a clue and must work out for themselves what materials are required,…
How to solve Parks Festival Quiz Puzzle #6 in Disney Dreamlight Valley Parks Floating Festival event
A new guide explains how to complete Parks Festival Quiz Puzzle #6, the final trial in Disney Dreamlight Valley's Parks Floating Festival event. The challenge tests players' knowledge of the event island by requiring them to locate a Parrot character and correctly answer a series of questions about…
What time is it on the Parks Floating Festival island in Disney Dreamlight Valley?
Disney Dreamlight Valley's Parks Floating Festival event includes a puzzle in which a Parrot character asks players to work out the current time on the event island, a question that has no equivalent elsewhere in the game. Unlike the main game world, where time mirrors the player's real-world…
How many Stitch Popcorn Buckets can you find in Main Street and Adventureland in Disney Dreamlight Valley?
Disney Dreamlight Valley's Parks Floating Festival event includes a detailed quiz that tests players on small details scattered across the special event island, and one question asks how many Stitch Popcorn Buckets appear in the Main Street and Adventureland areas. The buckets are small, easily missed decorative items,…
Killer clowns and an orange goon: The “ridiculous” 2016 phenomenon John Carpenter couldn’t stand
This article revisits the 2016 "killer clown" panic and uses it as a springboard to recall horror director John Carpenter's criticism of the trend, alongside his separate condemnation of Donald Trump. Carpenter, creator of Michael Myers, dismissed people dressing as menacing clowns and frightening the public as "ridiculous"…
Julianne Moore to Receive Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Icon Award
Julianne Moore will receive the Golden Icon Award, a lifetime achievement honour, at the 22nd Zurich Film Festival. She is being recognised alongside director Jesse Eisenberg for their new musical-comedy The Debut, in which she stars opposite Paul Giamatti, with festival CEO Christian Jungen praising her versatility and…
‘The Runner’ Review: Gal Gadot Is a Mother on a Rescue Mission in an Energetic but Uninspired Amazon Thriller
Variety's review of "The Runner" finds Kevin Macdonald's new Prime Video thriller energetic but derivative, offering little beyond a familiar premise of a parent racing against time to save an endangered child. Gal Gadot stars as Maia Marten, a London-based lawyer and single mother whose son is abducted…
Hyun Bin and Woo Do-hwan Turn Against Each Other in Hulu and Disney+’s ‘Made in Korea’ Season 2
The Korean political thriller "Made in Korea" returns for a six-episode second season on Hulu and Disney+ from 9 September, continuing the KRW70 billion ($51 million) two-season production that ranks among the most expensive K-dramas made. The new season jumps forward nine years from Season 1's 1970s setting…
Bill Simmons Says “I Learned My Lesson” After Admitting to Proxy Betting on Fanduel in Podcast Interview
Bill Simmons, the podcast host and head of talk at Spotify, has admitted on his own show that he asked his daughter's boyfriend to place proxy sports bets for him on Fanduel while he was in California, where online sports betting is illegal. The admission sparked controversy given…
Every Rolling Stones album ranked from worst to best: Six decades of recordings from ‘the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world’
Loudersound has published a ranking of every Rolling Stones studio album, from their sixties rhythm'n'blues beginnings in London to 2026's newly released Foreign Tongues. The list celebrates a catalogue of 25 UK studio albums recorded over six decades, tracing how the band built their reputation as "the greatest…
Aussie homeowners brace for rate hike after surprise GDP result piles pressure on the Reserve Bank
Australia's economy grew faster than expected in the year to June, adding pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise interest rates again as it tries to cool demand. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, beating forecasts of 0.3 per…
The 1978 song Billy Joel should have never sang: “Bullshit”
Billy Joel has reflected on his songwriting career, singling out 1978's "Honesty" from the album *The Stranger* as the track he regrets most, calling it "the most bullshit song I ever wrote." The singer felt uneasy about lecturing listeners on truthfulness when he acknowledged he had not always…
Aussie taxpayers fork out millions for luxury Fiji resorts for Chris Bowen’s climate change talk-fest – as doubts grow over whether world leaders will even show up
Australian taxpayers are set to spend more than A$5.6 million on luxury hotel accommodation for a "pre-COP" climate meeting in Fiji, a preparatory gathering ahead of the main COP31 UN climate summit due to be held in Antalya, Turkey, in November. Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will chair…
Biden-Harris favorite gets second shot at Congress, beats Squad-backed candidate
Dan Koh, a former Biden administration aide backed by both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, has won a crowded six-candidate Democratic primary in Massachusetts to succeed Rep. Seth Moulton in the state's 6th Congressional District. The seat is rated safely Democratic, giving Koh a clear path to Congress…
Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86
Victor Miller, the screenwriter who created the horror classic "Friday the 13th," has died aged 86 on Monday in Alameda, California, with his death confirmed to Variety by his son, Ian. New coverage adds Miller's own account, given in a recent interview with a "Friday the 13th" fan…