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When a film gets so-called “buzz” it means you walk into the cinema with sky-high expectations and you’re then either sorely disappointed or pleasantly surprised it lives up to the hype. The Invite, directed by Olivia Wilde, is getting its lion share of buzz at the moment and is already hailed as one of the…
World Cup FOMO is among the worst types of the affliction. It becomes unbearable as you continue waking in the middle of the night, seeing ridiculous scenes being beamed from North America, as your compatriots who have made the trip look giddy from the joy. And for many Norwegian and English fans, when the next…
A elderly man has been left with critical head injuries in Western Sydney in what police believe was an assault in the early hours of Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to Orchardleigh Street, Yennora about 4:40am after reports a man had suffered serious head injuries. He was taken to Westmead Hospital where he remains…
Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton has been removed from the the Bulldogs’ 40-16 loss to the Raiders on a medicab with coach Cameron Ciraldo confirming a recurrence of nerve issues in his neck and shoulder. Crichton was blindsided by Noah Martin after passing in a seemingly innocuous hit to his back and shoulder that left him…
Telstra has confirmed it will appear before a Senate inquiry to answer questions about the nationwide outage that blocked more than 600 Triple Zero (000) calls and caused major problems for businesses and transport networks. The Triple Zero service outage inquiry comprises senators from across the political divide and was established after the Optus network…
A WA Labor MP says his electorate office was “deliberately damaged” in a “targeted incident” on Friday night. Scarborough MP Stuart Aubrey took to social media to share his frustration after a vandal caused significant damage to the building on Scarborough Beach Road in Doubleview. “Incidents like this are naturally unsettling, but they won’t change…
The emergency lockdown of a central Queensland neighbourhood has been lifted. Police had declared a public emergency at 1:40pm on Saturday following reports of shots being fired at Granville Street in Emu Park, east of Rockhampton. The area within Pattison Street, Granville Street, William Street and Hill Street had been closed under the Public Safety…
It was the $400,000-a-year position that was never filled, but it was enough to lead the NSW corruption watchdog to the executive suite of the University of Wollongong (UOW). Much of the evidence heard by an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry over the last three weeks has focused on the UOW’s governance department. The…
A weekend of community sport in Melbourne’s northern suburbs began not with a whistle but with silence, as teams gathered to pay tribute to fallen footballer Nathan Fitzgerald. Saturday marked one week since the 27-year-old sustained serious head injuries in a reserves match in the Northern Football Netball League, leading to his death two days…
The Wallabies have slumped to their ninth loss in 10 Tests after going down 42-26 to France in the Nations Championship in Brisbane. France enjoyed a slice of history, recording its first victory over the Wallabies at Lang Park and posting its largest winning margin over its rivals on Australian soil. The French last won…