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Polite Society Achieves in Two Years What Took Too Faced a Decade
WWD - New York
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July 23, 2025
Since launching about two years ago in August, Polite Society has carved out a presence in retail, driven by a fast-growing partnership with Ulta Beauty. The “clean” cosmetics brand, founded by Too Faced veterans Jerrod Blandino and Jeremy...
First Nations artists shape brand identity for AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™
Mumbrella
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July 22, 2025
Artists Shauna Hill and Grace Amidy have collaborated on the visual identity for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™, embedding First Nations culture into the heart of the tournament’s brand. The AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ is...
How traditional bush foods are transforming health and school attendance
Scimex Newsfeed
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July 21, 2025
From: Murdoch University How traditional bush foods are transforming health and school attendance A number of junior schools across Australia have adopted some form of cooking practice into their curriculums – but certain fundamentals are missing....
Surprise home of Australia’s first Japanese consulate under offer
Townsville Bulletin
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11-13 Victoria Street, North Ward A historic home that was the site of Australia’s first Japanese consulate is now under offer after being listed for $2.2 million. Located at 11-13 Victoria Street in North Ward, a suburb in the garrison city of...
Aldi Australia announces the return of hundreds of discontinued viral favourites - but only for a limited time
Daily Mail
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July 23, 2025
If you needed another excuse to plan your next Aldi run, this week's national announcement might just be it. The budget supermarket has just dropped its biggest Limited Time Only range of the year, featuring more than 250 fresh and returning...
Review: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL at State Theatre Centre
BroadwayWorld
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Jonathan Biggins brings his acclaimed one-man show THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL to the State Theatre Centre, offering audiences a captivating and often hilarious journey into the mind of former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating. Written by...
Western Derby: Best-ever goals in history of cross-town clashes between West Coast Eagles & Fremantle Dockers
The West Australian
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July 23, 2025
The 15th goal kicked in this weekend’s clash between Fremantle and West Coast will be the 1500th western derby goal of all time. To celebrate, we’ve gone back through the archives to pick out the 15 best-ever majors in derbies, ranging from...
United States Announces Leaving United Nations Cultural Body UNESCO
The Laotian Times
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July 23, 2025
AFP – On 22 July, the United States announced it has left UNESCO, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel and promotes “divisive” causes. “Continued involvement in...
Global investors drive PE deal boom in Australia 2Q25
Azzet
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July 22, 2025
Despite elevated interest rates and structural constraints, there are early signs of a resurgence in deal-making activity, with private equity investment in Australia doubling to $11 billion in the second quarter of 2025. According to JP Morgan’s...
The ‘underwater bushfire’ cooking Australia’s reefs
The Island
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July 23, 2025
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has started a special awareness campaign called “Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week” from July 14 to 18, 2025. The theme is “Pyramid is a trap – don’t get into the wrong track.” This campaign is meant to warn people...
Business owner with history of violence jailed for 'intimidating' victim
The Warnambool Standard
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July 23, 2025
Timothy Zagorac, who has run a plumbing maintenance company since 2002 and now lives in Queensland, pleaded guilty in the Hamilton Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, to using a carriage service to menace.
Creative Australia restores representatives for the 2026 Venice Biennale in a win for freedom of expression
Global Voices
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July 23, 2025
Michael D’Agostino and Khaled Sabsabi – Screenshot SBS News YouTube video: Creative Australia's chief executive refuses to resign following Biennale scandal. An about-face by Creative Australia, the government’s principal arts investment and...
State Library of QLD’s Incredible Rainbow Research Fellowship Is Now Open For Applications
Star Observer
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July 25, 2025
State Library of Queensland’s Rainbow Research Fellowship is now open for applications — and if you’re an LGBTQIA+ Queenslander with a passion for storytelling, history and community — you should definitely be applying. Now in its fourth year, the...
You actress Victoria Pedretti reveals shock engagement... after dating Netflix co-star
Daily Mail
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July 22, 2025
By EVE BUCKLAND FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 12:25 EDT, 22 July 2025 | Updated: 12:38 EDT, 22 July 2025 You star Victoria Pedretti has announced her engagement to filmmaker Ethan Delorenzo. The Love Quinn actress, 30, who previously dated her...
Gordon D’Arcy: Finn Russell epitomises difference between the Lions and Australia
The Irish Times
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There’s a strange sense of wanting it all from this Lions tour, a dominant win, thrilling rugby, every selection vindicated, every moment memorable. That’s an unforgiving list and perhaps it explains why, despite the Lions victory in the first...
Can Melbourne learn to love the Wallabies? Inside Australian rugby union’s fight for eyeballs in AFL heartland
The Independent
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July 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Bianca Censori covers up from head to toe — and totes a Birkin bag — at the airport with Kanye West
Page Six
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July 25, 2025
Bianca Censori was spotted strolling through the Seoul airport with husband Kanye West, completely covered up and toting a black Hermès Birkin bag. Media-Mode / SplashNews.com A stylish frequent flier. Bianca Censori was spotted strolling through...
Breaking Ground: Australia’s first Kho Kho Turf opens doors for future
The News Mill
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July 22, 2025
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Liverpool in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), Charishma Kaliyanda, highlighted the opening of a new Kho Kho court at Marsden Road Public School, a first in Australia, according to a release from KKFI. As...
I survived 10 years alone in an Australian rainforest. I didn't want to be found
SBS
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What happens when someone vanishes and what questions do they leave behind? Insight explores why some might choose to go missing, while also asking what it's like for those left wondering — families, friends, police. Watch Insight episode Gone...
Daily Telegraph headline about Labor and Hamas breached accuracy rules, Australian Press Council finds
The Guardian
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July 23, 2025
A Daily Telegraph headline that said “Labor backs Hamas” breached press standards while failing to take into consideration “heightened community sensitivities” due to the Israel-Gaza war, the Australian Press Council has found. In publishing the...