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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Three people have died, including children, after a car was allegedly set alight in Brisbane’s Camp Hill, Queensland’s Police Minister Mark Ryan revealed this morning. Queensland police are on the scene of what they have described as a “major […]

The Origin And Evolution Of Love

  Why do we love? At best, it’s a mixed blessing, at worst, a curse. Love makes otherwise intelligent people act like fools; it causes heartache and grief. Lovers break our hearts, family sometimes drive us mad, friends can let us down. […]

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Tuesday, FEBRUARY 18 Supermarket giant Coles has admitted underpaying staff in its supermarket and liquor stores and has allocated $20 million to pay employees what they are owed. The company said it was reviewing arrangements for staff who were paid a salary […]

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MONDAY FEBRUARY, 17 The daughter of South Australian cooking legend Maggie Beer has died “unexpectedly” yet “peacefully” in her sleep at the weekend.  Saskia Beer was the eldest daughter of the Barossa Valley food icon, who shared a statement on social media […]

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 The head of the World Health Organisation’s health emergencies program, said a spike of some 14,000 cases in China reported on Thursday was a result of authorities reclassifying a backlog of cases using patients’ chest images, and not necessarily […]

#SheDiscovers What’s New This Week!

#SheSociety rounds up this week’s newest finds Bushfire Heroes Firefighter with Koala Pop! Vinyl Figure RSPCA National Bushfire Appeal – Bushfire Heroes Firefighter with Koala Pop! Vinyl Figure (Popcultcha Exclusive) Popcultcha and Funko are teaming up to help provide assistance to Australian […]

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY, 13 Police say they are baffled by the death of a Brisbane school teacher they believe was kidnapped before he was fatally hit by a truck on the Pacific Highway in northern New South Wales.  Emergency service crews were called […]

New Trial For Parkinson’s Sufferers

Melbourne’s Monash University and Alfred Hospital are seeking Parkinson’s Disease sufferers to take part in a trial of an innovative new machine that could improve the symptoms of people with the condition using gravity and movement. The trial aims to determine whether […]

Return To The Emerald City of Oz…

Two theatre powerhouses reunite for a special 50th anniversary production In 2020, Queensland Theatre celebrates 50 Seasons of Stories and, in a fortunate coincidence, it is also marks 50 years of play writing for the indomitable David Williamson, the most produced playwright in the history of Australian […]

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 The first vaccine targeting the new coronavirus could be 18 months away, and the outbreak could end up creating a global threat potentially worse than terrorism, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told […]

Could Valentine’s Day Be Losing Its Grip?

The special day, also known as Saint Valentine’s Day, is certainly undergoing a refit with a growing number of Gen Zs losing interest and either ignoring it altogether and/or giving it a new slant with an accompanying new name. Added to the […]

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 An Adelaide mother who has been in a coma for two months after being rescued from New Zealand’s White Island volcanic eruption in December has woken up to be told that her husband and daughter died in the disaster. Lisa […]

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MONDAY FEBRUARY, 10 Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are beginning to flock to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where the 2020 Academy Awards will take place.  1917, Joker, Parasite, Judy, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood and The Irishman are all among […]

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