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Australia’s $69b habit exposed as online shopping hits record

Eight years ago, the biggest online shopping platforms were eBay, Etsy, Redbubble and Catch.com.au – but the e-commerce landscape looks very different since COVID-19.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 7:01 pm

A new Hunger Games book is coming, and I have one of only four advance copies. So, is it any good?

Sunrise on the Reaping hearkens back to the original trilogy, deftly combining the first book’s slaughter-heavy Games with the sequel’s rebellious spirit.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 7:01 pm

This Palestinian poet’s book might just break your heart

Mohammed El-Kurd’s book is an anguished testimony, a profoundly devastating unequivocal call to action.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 7:00 pm

Are the ‘woke elite’ merely using social justice to gain power?

American sociologist and journalism professor Musa al-Gharbi argues that many people’s “wokeness” tends to be symbolic and aesthetic rather than material.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 7:00 pm

Miles Franklin’s little known career after her brilliant breakthrough

A new biography uncovers the story of what Miles Franklin did after she found celebrity with her famous novel.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 7:00 pm

Authors offer notes of hope among the shadows of global gloom

At Adelaide Writers’ Week, authors from around the world commiserated about the state of well, everything, but also offered sage advice for seeking out wonder.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 7:00 pm

The world’s most extreme magician reveals the one thing he won’t attempt

Fearless endurance artist, magician and mentalist David Blaine learns from the masters in a new TV series, so we don’t have to.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 7:00 pm

Loss pervades this tale of the breakdown of a marriage - and the climate

With great skill, Madeleine Watts juxtaposes the inner life with ornate descriptions of the environment in this road-trip novel.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 7:00 pm

Superquiz, Wednesday, March 19

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 6:59 pm

Archer ban stands: Roos defender out for three; Lynch and Scrimshaw fail at tribunal

Jackson Archer will miss North Melbourne’s next three games after the AFL tribunal upheld his suspension for the collision that left Bulldog Luke Cleary concussed. And the one-game ban for Richmond’s Tom Lynch stands.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 6:11 pm

Lord Mayor backflips on promise of 50,000 free swimming lessons and $2 swims

Lord Mayor Nick Reece is backflipping on a pledge to provide 50,000 free swimming lessons and $2 swimming pool entry across the City of Melbourne’s pools.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 5:16 pm

First-time minister put in charge of WA's health system

Meredith Hammat has been given huge responsibility in WA Premier Roger Cook's cabinet reshuffle.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 5:03 pm

Teenagers charged over high-speed chase through Perth’s south

Footage from the police helicopter shows the car mounting footpaths, crossing onto the wrong side of the road while hurtling down narrow suburban streets, and narrowly missing oncoming traffic on major roads.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 4:42 pm

Best of cartoons, March 19, 2025

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

Read More 18 March 2025 | 4:17 pm

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