Watch Naomi Osaka’s delightful butterfly moment, mid-Australian Open
A new Naomi Osaka fan emerged at the 2021 Australian Open in the form of graceful, friendly butterfly. While Osaka was out on the court mid-match against Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur…
A 15-year-old poetry slam champion harnesses the voice of his generation to call for systemic change
At 12, Solli Raphael became the youngest winner of the Australian Poetry Slam with his insightful and inspiring rhetorical tongue twisters. Since then, Raphael has refined his message, echoing his…
Google’s Australian addition to its mobile AR puts koalas in your house
If you can’t go to Australia to pet the koalas, the koalas will now come to you — sort of. Google has added eight Australian animals to its collection of…
*Really* miss flying? Join over 100 other weirdos on this 7-hour ‘flight to nowhere’.
New seats on Qantas’ previously sold out “Great Southern Land” scenic joy flight have now been made available, giving travel-starved Australians another chance to pay almost AU$800 to board a…
Google tells Australians to get mad about proposed media laws in pointed open letter
In July, the Australian government released the first draft of a new code of conduct managing the way tech giants deal with local media companies, which includes requiring them to…
Australia says it found no evidence to suggest a TikTok ban is necessary
TikTok’s Australia business, however, is soon expected to be sold to Microsoft
$51 million in bushfire donations reveals a big problem with viral Facebook fundraisers
As Australia’s unprecedented bushfires destroyed over 31 million acres in early 2020, a Facebook fundraiser launched by comedian Celeste Barber went viral. Initially aimed at supporting rural New South Wales…
Social distancing on a reality TV show looks weird, but ‘MasterChef Australia’ is making it work
On Monday night, MasterChef Australia finally reached the point where social distancing rules came into effect during filming earlier this year. It made for a very different-looking kitchen than viewers…