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Shock proposal to change the Australian flag: Top union demands end to ‘oppressive’ and ‘colonialist’ design
A major Australian trade union has called for the country’s national flag to be redesigned, arguing that the Union Jack in its current design represents an “oppressive” and “colonialist” legacy that no longer reflects modern Australia. The proposal was raised at a Labor conference and marks a fresh push in the long-running debate over Australian…
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Nolan’s The Odyssey Charts Record Course With $263M Global Opening, Dominates Box Office
Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s classic has rewritten the blockbuster playbook with a historic $263.7 million global opening weekend, marking the filmmaker’s strongest ever international start at $140.2 mi
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Is First TV Series Soundtrack in More Than a Decade to Achieve This Billboard 200 Feat
The hit show’s soundtrack skates onto multiple charts, including Soundtracks, Top Album Sales, Vinyl Albums, Indie Store Album Sales & the Billboard 200.
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Aussie forced to work until the day she dies after $139,000 is wiped from her super: ‘I’ll never be able to travel’
An Australian woman says she has been left unable to retire after losing A$139,000 (roughly £69,000) when her superannuation fund investment collapsed, forcing her to accept she will now have to work indefinitely. She says the loss has wiped out plans she had spent years building towards, including travel, and has left her facing a…
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Nintendo Music Updated With More Mario Kart World ‘Free Roam’ Songs
Featuring music from Super Circuit and Double Dash!! Since the arrival of the Mario Kart World album on Nintendo Music last month, Nintendo has released multiple “Free Roam” songs from the game. This week’s update for the app adds Free Roam songs based on Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Super Circuit. Here’s the…
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Incredible moment boy, 12, risks dangerous climb to rescue puppy stranded on apartment ledge
A 12-year-old boy has been praised after climbing to a dangerous height on an apartment building to rescue a puppy that had become stranded on a ledge. Footage of the daring, unaided climb has drawn comparisons to Spider-Man and highlighted both the boy’s bravery and the risks bystanders sometimes take to save animals in distress.…
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Sinaloa Cartel boss ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life, ordered to pay $15B in drug trafficking profits
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, co-founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, has been sentenced in a US federal court to life in prison and ordered to forfeit $15 billion in drug trafficking profits. The sentencing marks a major milestone in the US crackdown on one of the world’s most powerful drug trafficking organisations, which for decades…
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Young man jailed after alleged airport theft in Thailand – as mother begs for his freedom and shares his side of the story
A New Zealand teenager has been jailed in Thailand over an alleged theft at an airport, prompting his mother to publicly plead for his release and offer his account of what happened. She has disputed the circumstances leading to his arrest and detention, portraying the case as a misunderstanding rather than deliberate wrongdoing. The article…
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Revealed: One Nation’s gagging order memo which banned party leaks is immediately leaked to the Daily Mail – as Pauline Hanson clamps down after Seven’s Spotlight expose and White Australia policy row
A confidential memo issued by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party, instructing members not to leak information to the media, has itself been leaked to the Daily Mail. The clampdown follows a critical Spotlight investigation aired by Australia’s Seven Network and a separate controversy involving comments linked to the “White Australia” policy, both of which appear…
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Ridley Scott’s $630 million sci-Fi masterpiece makes a comeback on streaming for 1 very obvious reason
The Martian, Ridley Scott’s 2015 sci-fi drama starring Matt Damon, has climbed back into Prime Video’s top ten most-streamed films, sitting at number six according to Flix Patrol. The resurgence appears linked to the box-office success of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which also stars Damon and earned $264.1 million internationally in its opening weekend, prompting…