/ 15 July 2021

Popular names, recipe tweaking, and see ya to Tony Smith

According to data from McCrindle, Charlotte, Amelia, Oliver and Noah are the 4 most popular names for Aussie babies born after 2010. Generation Alpha also has botanical themes with Daisy, Willow, Violet and Ivy all making appearances in the Top 100. Meanwhile, names like Madeline, Lilly, Christian and Aaron = so last decade…

Melbourne Liberal MP and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith will retire at the next election. Sure, he’s touted as the best parliamentary umpire for decades. But this is really just an opportunity to highlight his hoon-like tendencies

Fans of Coke No Sugar, hold your cans. Coca-Cola is in the process of tweaking the recipe to make it taste like full-throttle Coke. [Which is another occasion to insert the gritted teeth emoji…]

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