Waverley Council wants New Year’s Eve festival to return to Bondi Beach

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Waverley Council wants New Year's Eve festival to return to Bondi Beach

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Local officials hope to bring back a New Year's Eve festival on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach that last blasted beats out over the waves more than a decade ago.

Officials want to bring back a New Year's Eve festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach that last blasted beats out over the waves more than a decade ago.
Waverley Council opened an expression of interest process last month to revive the Shore Thing festival,… [4095 chars]

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Live updates: Tim Tszyu vs Joey Spencer, super welterweight boxing in Newcastle

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Live updates: Tim Tszyu vs Joey Spencer, super welterweight boxing in Newcastle

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tim Tszyu takes on American fighter Joey Spencer in a super welterweight clash at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre that has huge ramifications for the Australian boxer's career. Follow live.

(No Limit Boxing/Gregg Porteous)
Hello boxing fans and welcome to what will be a pivotal day in the career of Tim Tszyu, as he fights Joey Spencer in Newcastle.
Boxing is a sport that embraces hyperbole like no other, but make no mistake, this is a b… [711 chars]

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Agriculture department confirms US beef not banned in Australia

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Agriculture department confirms US beef not banned in Australia

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Cattle Australia says Donald Trump fails to recognise that the US has had access to the Australian market since 2019, provided it can demonstrate its beef comes from cattle born, raised and slaughtered in the US.

When explaining his decision to put 10 per cent tariffs on Australian imports, US President Donald Trump singled out beef.
"Australia bans — and they're wonderful people, and wonderful everything — but they ban American beef," he said.
"Yet we import… [3534 chars]

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Ukrainians told to leave the US in Homeland Security email blunder

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Ukrainians told to leave the US in Homeland Security email blunder

Source: 9News.com.au

Some Ukrainians living legally in the US under a Biden-era humanitarian parole program received a notice th…

Some Ukrainians living legally in the US under a Biden-era humanitarian parole program received a notice this week from the Department of Homeland Security telling them to leave the country — a message that prompted panic and later turned out to be e… [2855 chars]

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Denying MPs entry to Israel ‘unacceptable’, says Lammy

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Denying MPs entry to Israel 'unacceptable', says Lammy

Source: BBC

The foreign secretary says their detention is "counterproductive, and deeply concerning".

Denying two MPs entry to Israel 'unacceptable', says Lammy
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has criticised Israeli authorities after two Labour MPs were denied entry to the country, describing the move as "unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply con… [430 chars]

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Universal clues found in the musical melodies of ‘starquakes’

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Universal clues found in the musical melodies of 'starquakes'

Source: Earth.com

Starquakes in stars from cluster M67 reveal hidden pauses that mark major internal changes. These pauses improve how we estimate star ages.

In astronomy, a faint hum often carries hidden information about our universe. Some stars pulse with subtle fluctuations, and those signals can tell us a lot about how the Milky Way was formed. A new study links these gentle waves, or starquakes, to … [5007 chars]

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Coalition pledges to limit new international student enrolments to 240,000 per year

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Coalition pledges to limit new international student enrolments to 240,000 per year

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Peter Dutton will pledge to cap the number of international students able to start study in Australia each year at 240,000, after blocking Labor's attempts to introduce legislation to limit enrolments last year.

Peter Dutton has pledged to cap the number of international students able to start study in Australia each year at 240,000, after blocking Labor's attempts to pass legislation to limit enrolments last year.
If elected, the Coalition would also mandat… [3551 chars]

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The moment I knew: when he said I love you, it took me days to build up the nerve to respond

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

The moment I knew: when he said I love you, it took me days to build up the nerve to respond

Source: The Guardian

Despite her instant attraction to Lachlan Dearing, Angelina Thomson was lost for words when he declared his feelings for her. Then she plucked up the courage to say it back

Lachlan says he first noticed me when I was working as an usher at the Eternity Playhouse theatre in Sydney before Covid, but I first remember meeting him in December 2021 when we started rehearsals for A Chorus Line together.
I was instantly attract… [3567 chars]

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Body positivity advocates concerned about the resurgence of ultra-thin fashion trends

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Body positivity advocates concerned about the resurgence of ultra-thin fashion trends

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Less than 1 per cent of models during recent runway shows were plus-sized. Some fear it shows fashion is on a worrying trajectory away from inclusivity.

In 2020, Dutch model Jill Kortleve was the talk of couture's biggest designer houses.
Jill Kortleve walks the Spring/Summer 2021 Chanel runway in Paris. (Reuters: Benoit Tessier)
"Being the right fit for a brand is not about your size," she told Brit… [10772 chars]

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Abel Selaocoe brings not just his incredible cello music, but also singing, to his ACO tour

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Abel Selaocoe brings not just his incredible cello music, but also singing, to his ACO tour

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Abel Selaocoe's brother once told him that playing the cello would change his life. He was absolutely right. Today, he's an international sensation.

Almost every article written about South African cellist, singer and composer Abel Selaocoe starts by calling him "genre-defying".
But that's not how he sees his music.
"This is not like a fusing of anything. It's the influences that have surrounded … [5792 chars]

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