A HOUSE stuck in a retro time warp is set to be flogged for a staggering £800,000 after being bought at a fraction of the price. The home in Sydney, Australia, was sold to its current owner for just £5,000 back in 1968. Its interior has remained untouched from a time when The Beatles ruled […]
Energy bill warning as thousands risk debt or being cut off | The Sun
ENERGY customers are being warned that they could face debt collectors or have gas and electricity supplies cut off if they don’t pay bills. A social media movement known as the “Don’t Pay” campaign has called on Brits to stop paying bills following record profits amid the cost of living crisis. The campaign likens its […]
‘You can’t just sympathise’: Zelensky calls on more support to fight tyranny
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on China to join other nations in condemning Russia for waging war against his country amid signs that China is buying Russian oil in record volumes. Zelensky told an Australian audience on Wednesday that he was doing everything he could to ensure Russia was isolated from other countries but […]
Global conditions warrant defence review, but choice of former minister questioned
The former Defence Force chief leading Australia’s snap review of defence says global security conditions are the worst in his lifetime. However, there are reservations about the government’s decision to appoint former Labor defence minister Stephen Smith as one of the two lead reviewers. Former defence minister Stephen Smith will lead the review with Sir […]
Toddler dies of Marburg virus six days after his dad in new outbreak of Ebola-like disease | The Sun
A TODDLER who contracted the highly deadly Marburg virus in Ghana has died, officials say. Their 26-year-old dad also fell victim to the bug, which is similar to Ebola virus, days before. A third patient – the 24-year-old mum – is in isolation and no longer showing symptoms. In total, three cases of Marburg have […]
Rate hikes fail to dampen demand for coffee, muffins and new clothes
The Reserve Bank’s aggressive increases in interest rates may be softening the nation’s property market but consumers have yet to be cowed, sharply lifting their purchases from takeaway outlets, department stores and cafes. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday confirmed despite the large lift in official interest rates in a bid to […]
Jeremy Eden wins Archibald People’s Choice award for Samuel Johnson portrait
Artist Jeremy Eden’s portrait of actor Samuel Johnson has been judged people’s favourite in this year’s Archibald Prize. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning at the Art Gallery of NSW, concluding this year’s “Archies” season. Archibald Prize People’s Choice winner: Jeremy Eden’s portrait of Samuel Johnson. Credit:Jeremy Eden Blak Douglas won this year’s Archibald […]
Oscars Race: Ireland Submits ‘The Quiet Girl’ for Best International Feature Film
The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) has chosen Colm Bairéad’s Irish-Language film “The Quiet Girl” (“An Cailín Ciúin”) as Ireland’s entry for the Oscars’ best international feature film category at the 95th Academy Awards. Set in rural Ireland in 1981, the coming-of-age film follows Cáit (Catherine Clinch) as she is sent from her overcrowded, […]
FX’s John Landgraf Predicts That 2022 Will Now Be the ‘Peak’ of the ‘Peak TV’ Era
John Landgraf admits that he was wrong before about Peak TV — but he’s sticking his neck out again. “I’m going to foolishly make another prediction, which is that 2022 will be the high watermark” of scripted TV output, Landgraf told reporters on Tuesday during FX’s portion of the Television Critics Assn. press tour. “In […]
One of Taylor Hawkins’ Last Drumming Performances Can Be Heard on King Princesss Let Us Die: How the Collab Came to Be
King Princess’s sophomore album “Hold On, Baby” closes with the ’90s rock-inspired “Let Us Die” — a four-minute track that features some of the last bits of drumming from Taylor Hawkins, who died unexpectedly while on tour with the Foo Fighters in March. In an interview with Glamour, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter says the collaboration, “was […]