The protein craze sweeping the world is transforming Australia’s food industry, unlocking lucrative new opportunities for local food manufacturers. What started as a niche market for bodybuilders has burst out of the gym and into mainstream households. Today, supermarkets stock an astonishing range of protein-enhanced products, including yoghurt, pasta, bread, cereals, snacks, and even protein-infused…

Two young cattle industry workers have claimed victory at the iconic Battle of the Barkly, an eccentric obstacle course competition based on the day in the life of a station ringer. Ava Byrne and Tom Savage successfully navigated a greasy pole, jumped a fence, carried a tyre, and sculled a beer before returning to their…

In the past few years, Australia has unintentionally shown the world two great examples of how not to organise a major global sporting event. Brisbane winning the bid for the Olympics and Paralympics was met with some joy in 2021, but raised plenty of eyebrows with people in the midst of a pandemic with a…

Four men have been charged by NSW Police and will face court after an alleged home invasion and child abduction in the NSW Upper Hunter last month. NSW Police said on June 6 a group of men allegedly forced entry to a home on Richmond Street, Muswellbrook, in the early hours of the morning. Officers…

There is something very wholesome happening at ACT events when you are eating your food truck treats from a compostable plate, with compostable cutlery and sipping from a compostable cup. The ACT mandates reusable, recyclable and compostable packaging at all public events, but nearly all of it ends up in landfill because there is no…

The atmosphere can feel quite frosty around the corridors of Victorian Parliament but today it was literally an ice bath. The second annual Parliamentary Big Freeze saw government ministers, opposition frontbenchers and even the opposition leader take the plunge to raise money for the late Neale Daniher’s FightMND charity. FightMND chief executive Matt Tilley revealed…

Australian golfer Lucas Herbert has equalled the score for the lowest-ever men’s major round as he stunned the field to take the overall lead of the British Open at Royal Birkdale. The 30-year-old Victorian birdied six of his opening nine holes in the second round to become part of a select group to shoot a…