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17 January 2024

It was lucrative while it lasted, a royal portrait fiasco, and where’s the birth certificate

A Sydney man has been charged with using insider information to place some pretty lucrative bets on five Australian of the Year Awards between 2017 and 2021.

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16 January 2024

A change is coming, hearts are breaking over Brunei’s Prince, and that’s sooo fetch

We were happy to see our own Barbie, Margot Robbie break the pink code for red at the Critics Choice Awards.

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15 January 2024

A big bag’s revenge, going supersonic, and putting a potato back on its pedestal

Kenny the Kennebec potato has been restored to his former glory. Premier Jeremy Rockliff shared the good news after the tourist attraction toppled over in October.

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11 January 2024

Eco-conscious king behaviour, Modi angers his neighbour, and Morrison turns author

Luxury brands in the UK are nervous about losing their royal seal of approval. Hundreds of companies like Barbour and Burberry supply the royals – and many are worried King Charles might enforce higher sustainability standards before granting a warrant.

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10 January 2024

Bad hosting takes the cake, even the Queen podcasts, closure for Sinead

Queen Camilla’s new podcast has just launched – and HRH has revealed her hubby, King Charles, “can do all the voices” when reading Harry Potter to his grandkids. We only get about 2 minutes of Camilla in The Queen’s Reading Room – so don’t hold out for many big reveals.

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9 January 2024

An expensive injury, blame it on the cats, the only mouse we would live with

Matildas’ captain Sam Kerr’s ACL injury could cost her a $1 million/season contract with English club Chelsea…

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8 January 2024

Love shack flip, Monkey King career goals, and following in the footsteps of Mary…

If a new job is what you’re after, you might like the sound of this ‘Monkey King’ role… Spoiler alert: it involves dressing up in the Chinese mythical creature’s costume, sitting in a “warm cave”, and being hand-fed bananas by visitors.

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21 December 2023

Before you go dumping your old IKEA furniture, no one asked for this, an Aussie workplace love story

Before you go dumping your old Ikea furniture, maybe consider popping it into storage for a decade or 2… Some of the Swedish retail giant’s more unique vintage designs have just fetched more than $60,000 in an auction in Stockholm. Not sure if everyone’s Kallax shelves will make the cut, though…

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20 December 2023

A $1.7 million gown, no room for zoom, tabby cat videos from space

A new record has been set for one of Princess Diana’s famous dresses sold at auction… Her blue and black velvet Jacques Azagury gown, which she wore in 1985-86, sold for a cool $1,707,436 – 11 times the estimated price.

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It was lucrative while it lasted, a royal portrait fiasco, and where’s the birth certificate

A change is coming, hearts are breaking over Brunei’s Prince, and that’s sooo fetch

A big bag’s revenge, going supersonic, and putting a potato back on its pedestal

Eco-conscious king behaviour, Modi angers his neighbour, and Morrison turns author

Bad hosting takes the cake, even the Queen podcasts, closure for Sinead

An expensive injury, blame it on the cats, the only mouse we would live with

Love shack flip, Monkey King career goals, and following in the footsteps of Mary…

Before you go dumping your old IKEA furniture, no one asked for this, an Aussie workplace love story

A $1.7 million gown, no room for zoom, tabby cat videos from space

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It was lucrative while it lasted, a royal portrait fiasco, and where’s the birth certificate

A change is coming, hearts are breaking over Brunei’s Prince, and that’s sooo fetch

A big bag’s revenge, going supersonic, and putting a potato back on its pedestal

Eco-conscious king behaviour, Modi angers his neighbour, and Morrison turns author

Bad hosting takes the cake, even the Queen podcasts, closure for Sinead

An expensive injury, blame it on the cats, the only mouse we would live with

Love shack flip, Monkey King career goals, and following in the footsteps of Mary…

Before you go dumping your old IKEA furniture, no one asked for this, an Aussie workplace love story

A $1.7 million gown, no room for zoom, tabby cat videos from space

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China cracks down on karaoke

Aunty settles the bill

Elephant walkabout heads for home

The Squiz Today Podcast

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Friday Lites - 3 things we liked this week

A gripping podcast, a couple of action-packed shows, and the perfect snacky dinner for binging them…

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