UQP acquires O’Keeffe’s third novel
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 Â Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired world rights to…
Australian man Patrick Dare’s HR meeting reveals frontal lobe dementia diagnosis
When Patrick Dare was called into his first-ever HR review at the age of 54, he finally had…
Partial solar eclipse 2025: Date, time, safe viewing tips and livestream details
On Monday morning, September 22 (local time), skywatchers in New Zealand, parts of Australia, several Pacific islands, and…
Screen Australia GBacks Antarctica Drama Shiver In $12.8M Fund Round
Screen Australia has announced AUS$12.8 million ($7.9m) funding round across 46 narrative projects, including Robert Connolly’s Shiver, the…
Hachette acquires Carmody’s dystopian romantasy
Monday, 22 September 2025 Â Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Hachette Australia has acquired The Shadows that Listen, a debut dystopian…
Primark nears an end to copycat row with owner of UGG boot brand in America
Australian makers of UGG-style boots since the 1970s changed name after lawsuit Are they UGGs or dupes? Primark…
Britain, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state – The Irish Times
Britain, Canada and Australia confirmed on Sunday their formal recognition of a Palestinian state. UK prime minister Keir…
A partial solar eclipse is coming. Will it be visible in US?
While the Northern Hemisphere was treated to the celestial phenomenon most recently in March, now it’s the bottom…
$8,800 pay day for temporary stint in job with ‘no experience required:’ ‘Need 1,300 people’
GrainCorp is hiring more than 1,300 people for work spanning the next few months as harvest season kicks…
Boats and jet skis scramble after hearing ‘distressing’ sound in latest whale entanglement
As jet skis and boats scrambled to help a distressed whale off Australia’s east coast, the animal’s cries…
Compact home in Melbourne by Jos Tan “celebrates city living”
Australian architect Jos Tan has completed Melville, a compact home in Melbourne with a simple, pale brick form…
New Type of Tektite Reveals 11-Million-Year-Old Asteroid Impact in Australia
Tektites are nearly pure glasses (practically no crystalline inclusions) created when a space rock slams into Earth, melting…